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The Murrin Murrin Mine is a major nickel-cobalt mining operation being conducted in the North Eastern Goldfields, approximately 45 km east of Leonora, Western Australia. The project was initiated as a joint venture between Murrin Murrin Holdings Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anaconda Nickel Limited (whose share was 60%) and Glenmurrin Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore International AG, which had a 40% share.[2] In 2003 Anaconda changed its name to Minara Resources Limited. In November 2011, Minara Resources was fully acquired and is now wholly owned by Glencore International.[3] The mine opened in 1999.[4]
Location | |
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Location | Leonora |
State | Western Australia |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 28°46′03″S 121°53′38″E |
Production | |
Products | Nickel, cobalt |
Production | Nickel: 31,100 t Cobalt: 2,100 t |
Financial year | 2023[1] |
History | |
Opened | 1999 |
Owner | |
Company | Glencore |
Website | Glencore website |
Year of acquisition | 2011 |
Murrin Murrin mines a laterite nickel ore formed by deep weathering of a peridotite ultramafic rock.
Significant problems and delays were encountered in the design, construction and commissioning of the ore process plant at Murrin Murrin.[5]
The designers, Fluor Daniel eventually had to pay the joint venture partners A$155 million in an out-of-court settlement. It was their second successful claim against Fluor, Murrin Murrin owners having been awarded $147 million from the first phase of their claim against Fluor, a sum which ultimately was reduced to $39.8 million. The Murrin Murrin project's original cost estimate of $1 billion had [clarification needed] $1.6 billion.[6]
Production of the mine:
Year | Nickel | Cobalt |
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2000[4] | 13,027 t | 904 t |
2001[4] | 25,991 t | 1,253 t |
2002[4] | 30,009 t | 1,838 t |
2003[7][8][9] | 28,147 t | 2,309 t |
2004[10] | 27,950 t | 1,982 t |
2005[10] | 28,240 t | 1,750 t |
2006[10] | 31,524 t | 2,096 t |
2007[10] | 27,585 t | 1,884 t |
2008[10] | 30,514 t | 2,018 t |
2009[11] | 32,977 t | 3,250 t |
2010[12] | 28,500 t | 1,900 t |
2011[12] | 28,500 t | 1,900 t |
2012[13] | 33,410 t | 2,390 t |
2013[14] | 40,000 t | 2,700 t |
2014[14] | 36,400 t | 2,700 t |
2015[15] | 37,500 t | 2,800t |
2016[15] | 35,300 t | 2,800 t |
2017[16] | 34,700 t | 2,700 t |
2018[16] | 35,500 t | 2,900 t |
2019[17] | 37,000t | 3,400 t |
2020[17] | 36,000 t | 2,900 t |
2021[17] | 30,000 t | 2,500 t |
2022[18] | 35,700 t | 3,000 t |
2023[1] | 31,100 t | 2,100 t |
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