Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Underground |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
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Processing |
- Crush & Screen plant
- Flotation
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Mine Life | 12 years (as of Jan 1, 2021) |
Venus underground mine is part of the Leinster underground mine complex, reached full production (transitioned to full production in September 2019, with ore hoisted to the Leinster concentrator). |
Latest News | BHP Nickel West gains approval for Venus mine December 10, 2018 |
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Deposit Type
- Intrusion related
- Metamorphic
Summary:
Steeply dipping disseminated and massive textured nickel-sulphide mineralisation associated with metamorphosed ultramafic lava flows and intrusions.
BHP Billiton’s Leinster Nickel Operation (LNO) is located 600 km north-east of Perth in the Eastern Goldfields Region of Western Australia. The LNO deposits are situated within the Wiluna Greenstone Belt and the orebodies are hosted in Komatite Ultramafic lava flows.
Summary:
Venus sub-level caving operation.
Processing
- Crush & Screen plant
- Flotation
Source:
Summary:
Nickel sulphide ore is mined at the Leinster underground mines (Venus underground mine is part of the Leinster underground mine complex) and processed through a concentrator and dryer at Leinster.
Concentration plant with a nominal capacity 3 Mtpa of ore.
Reserves at June 30, 2021:
Cut-off criteria:
Mineral Resources: UG Disseminated Sulphide - 0.40% Ni.
Ore Reserves: UG - 0.9% Ni.
Category | OreType | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
Probable
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Sulphide
|
8.6 Mt
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Nickel
|
1.5 %
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Measured
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Sulphide
|
1.31 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1.88 %
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Indicated
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Sulphide
|
6.1 Mt
|
Nickel
|
2.33 %
|
Inferred
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Sulphide
|
1.45 Mt
|
Nickel
|
2.33 %
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Total Resource
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Sulphide
|
8.9 Mt
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Nickel
|
2.32 %
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