Australian multi-metals miner Mincor Resources has signed a nickel-ore tolling and concentrate agreement with Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton, the companies announced on August 5.
The agreement will give Mincor nickel-processing and sales rights to Nickel West, BHP Billiton's nickel-mining operation in the Kambalda district of Western Australia, specifically the right to process 600,000 tonnes per year of nickel sulfide at BHP's Kambalda nickel concentrator.Under the terms of the binding agreement, the nickel sulphide processed at Kambalda will be sold to BHP Nickel West for further downstream processing at its Kalgoorlie nickel smelter and Kwinana nickel refinery, also in Western Australia. The 600,000 tpy of nickel sulfide projected to come online...