Xstrata Nickel Raglan Mine is one of the major business units of Xstrata Nickel.
Our property spans an area of nearly 70 kilometres from east to west and consists of a series of high-grade ore deposits composed mostly of nickel and copper.
The ore extracted from our mines is crushed, ground and then processed on site to produce a nickel-copper concentrate. Our concentrator has the capacity to treat 3,800 tonnes of ore per day and has an estimated annual production capacity of 30,000 tonnes of nickel-in-concentrate.
Our facilities include four underground mines, a concentrator, a power plant, administrative and accommodation facilities, a fresh water supply source and fuel tanks. A road network links our mining complex to a landing strip located at Donaldson, and to warehouses and seaport facilities located in Deception Bay.
We have almost 1,000 full-time workers, many of whom come from local Inuit communities.