Nickel West (BHP): a nickel operation in Australia
Nickel West (BHP) is a sulphide mine producing nickel in 450 km north of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, operated by BHP. The sources report 30.2 kt total nickel, saleable product for FY2025 (Jul 2024 to Jun 2025); the basis is as reported by operator (BHP), 100%. The sources do not give a whole-operation figure in nickel content that can be compared with world output, so no share is computed.
Who owns and operates it?
| Owner | Interest | As of |
|---|---|---|
| BHP | 100% | 30 June 2026 |
How much does it produce?
| Period | Output | Basis | Where in the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 (Jul 2024 to Jun 2025) | 30.2 kt total nickel, saleable product | as reported by operator (BHP), 100% | printed p.11, same row, year to date Jun 2025; also p.7 summary · BHP Group Limited |
Status: suspended, as of 30 June 2026.
- BHP reports nickel as saleable product (concentrate, refined nickel, sulphate and intermediates), so no content figure is given. BHP's report for the year to June 2026 shows no nickel production for that year, and the operation is under temporary suspension.
How does it compare?
Other nickel operations on this site: Weda Bay Nickel, Société Le Nickel (SLN), Nickel Industries' four RKEF plants, Huayue Nickel Cobalt (nickel), Antam ferronickel, Kolaka, Taganito HPAL (THPAL), Coral Bay Nickel (CBNC), Nornickel group (Norilsk and Kola), Sudbury (Vale), Thompson (Vale), Voisey's Bay (Vale), Onça Puma. See where nickel comes from for the country totals, the country page for Australia, and BHP for its other operations here.
Sources
- BHP Group Limited: Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2026 (annual report (SEC 20-F), FY2026). Opened 3 November 2026; used: printed p.23 (OFR 4.4 Nickel); mining operations table for Nickel West.
- BHP Group Limited: BHP Operational review for the year ended 30 June 2026 (Form 6-K dated 16 July 2026) (stock-exchange filing (SEC 6-K), FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026) and FY2025 comparatives). Opened 3 November 2026; used: printed pp.7, 11 (Western Australia Nickel production tables).
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Nickel (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.
Method and limits
- Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
- Shares. A share divides output in nickel content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
- Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
- Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every nickel mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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