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Article: Selected 2004 Annual Report Summaries: Nickel

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BHP Billiton

NOTABLE: BHP Billiton. headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, is a diversified resources group. Bullion's nickel production is operated through its Stainless Steel Materials Business. * In 2004, Billiton's Cerro Matoso ferronickel plant produced a record 49 kt and its QNI Yabulu Refinery, which processes nickel and cobalt, posted a record 32.6 kt of production. Billiton produced a total of 81.7 kt of nickel in 2004. * Billiton approved a $1.05 billion project to develop a 13,000 kt/y mine and treatment plant near Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, that would produce mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide. A $350 million expansion project was approved for the QNI Yabulu Refinery in ...

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