Leinster Nickel Mine
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Leinster Nickel Mine is a surface and underground nickel mine, 5 km north of Leinster, Western Australia. The deposit was discovered in 1971 and the mine opened in 1978, operated by the Agnew Mining Company. It was purchased by WMC Resources in 1988 which, in turn, was taken over by BHP in 2005.
Wikidata
Agnew Mine; Leinster Nickel Operations
WMC Resources, BHP Group, Australia,
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Location: -27.8139, 120.6992, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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Koonoonooka Sand Quarry ⓘ
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Leinster Nickel Mine ⓘ
mine in Western Australia
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | mine | Koonoonooka Sand Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Leinster Nickel Mine | WMC Resources, nickel mine, BHP Group | Wikidata | |