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Western Areas' Odysseus mine development reaches first ore

Western Areas Ltd has announced the first ore production at the Odysseus project, in Australia, where nickel ore has been intersected at the Odysseus south orebody. Significant progress has also been made with the shaft raise bore, which commenced 630m of back-reaming in January 2021 and has now broken through to surface.

 The raised bore head breaking through at surface at Western Areas’ Odysseus project in Australia

The raised bore head breaking through at surface at Western Areas’ Odysseus project in Australia

The first development ore at the Odysseus south orebody marks a significant milestone for the company's new long life nickel mine. The ore will be stockpiled during construction of the concentrator complex,...

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