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BHP Billiton is permanently shutting down its underground nickel mine at Leinster in Western Australia’s Goldfields, resulting in 200 job losses.

The mine has been operating since the late 1970s with BHP owning it since 2005.

The miner says it is no longer safe to mine in the sub-level cave of its Nickel West Perseverance mine, following a seismic event in October.

Read more at:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-17/bhp-shuts-down-leinster-nickel-mine/5161562