| Long Nickel Project |
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Long Nickel |
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Australia
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Province |
Western australia |
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Kambalda |
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PRODUCTION
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Latitude / Longitude |
31 S 11 / 121 E 40 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Long Nickel Project |
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| Title(s) of the Long Nickel Project |
 | Independence Group NL
Owner: 100% |
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| Title | Company Profile | All Projects | Company website | Company project page |
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| Independence Group's wholly owned subsidiary Lightning Nickel Pty Ltd ("Lightning"), acquired the Long Nickel Mine and the lease of related infrastructure and equipment from WMC Resources Ltd for $15 million in September 2002. |
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| Location of the Long Nickel Project |
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The mine is located at Kambalda in Western Australia.
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| History of the Long Nickel Project |
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Historic production from the Long Nickel Mine represents the second largest concentration of nickel in the Kambalda region, and qualified as one of WMC's longest operating nickel mines with a 21 year mine life. Total production to closure in 1999 was 5.43 million tonnes at an average reconciled grade of 3.7% per cent nickel (203,184 nickel tonnes).
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 |
| COPPER (lbs) | 1,333,796 | 1,419,776 | 1,536,621 | | | | |
| NICKEL (lbs) | 18,992,823 | 17,600,000 | 20,447,874 | 21,660,417 | 19,614,527 | 19,550,593 | 15,086,232 |
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Data last updated on : 6/30/2010
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Disclaimer
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