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Approximately 750 people are employed by the refinery, which produces 32,000 tonnes of [[nickel]] and 1,900 tonnes of [[cobalt]] per year.<ref>[http://bhpbilliton.com/bb/ourBusinesses/stainlessSteelMaterials/yabuluRefinery.jsp BHP Billiton - Yabulu Refinery], accessed 10 June 2008.</ref> |
Approximately 750 people are employed by the refinery, which produces 32,000 tonnes of [[nickel]] and 1,900 tonnes of [[cobalt]] per year.<ref>[http://bhpbilliton.com/bb/ourBusinesses/stainlessSteelMaterials/yabuluRefinery.jsp BHP Billiton - Yabulu Refinery], accessed 10 June 2008.</ref> |
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*[[BHP Billiton Ravensthorpe Nickel Project]] |
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| Yabulu Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 603 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4818 | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Thuringowa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Yabulu is a small residential suburb approximately 25 kilometres north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census the population of Yabulu was 603.[1]
Yabulu is the site of a major nickel and cobalt refinery, owned by Clive Palmer. Facilities located at Yabulu include a Mobil service station.
Queensland Nickel Yabulu Refinery
The Yabulu refinery became operational in 1974 after completion of the Greenvale to Yabulu railway line. Mining at Greenvale took place between 1974 and 1992 during which nickel laterite ore was transported to the Yabulu refinery by rail and processed up until 1993. Importation of ore from mines in New Caledonia, Indonesia, and the Philippines commenced in 1986; ore from these countries continues to be processed to this day.[2]
Approximately 750 people are employed by the refinery, which produces 32,000 tonnes of nickel and 1,900 tonnes of cobalt per year.[3]
See also
References
- ^ The New Townsville City: Townsville State Suburbs, accessed 10 June 2008.
- ^ Nickel and Cobalt Refining by QNI Pty. Ltd. Yabulu, Qld, accessed 10 June 2008.
- ^ BHP Billiton - Yabulu Refinery, accessed 10 June 2008.
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