Premier pledges support as BHP writes off $10 billion nickel project

The Premier says he's extremely concerned about the possibility of three thousand job losses in WA -- as BHP considers mothballing its nickel assets.

Several other miners have shuttered nickel operations in recent months because of the commodity's falling price, due to an oversupply in the market.

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