[ferro-alloys.com]Nickel West production decreased by 15 per cent to 40 kt as operations were suspended following a fire atthe Kalgoorlie smelter in September 2018. The smelter returned to operation on 1 October 2018, with full repairs now expected to be completed in the March 2019 quarter. Planned maintenance at the Kwinana refinery was brought

forward to align with the smelter outage and, as a result, production guidance for the 2019 financial year remains unchanged and is expected to be broadly in line with the 2018 financial year.

(BHP official)

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