Report
Mathew Hodge
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

High-grade reserves underpin low costs, but reserve depletion is a significant challenge.

We raise our fair value estimate for Western Areas to AUD 1.90 per share from AUD 1.80 due primarily to the time value of money. Second quarter fiscal 2017 production was relatively strong with nickel in concentrate output rising 1% to 5,840 tonnes versus the previous quarter. Cash costs declined 7% to AUD 2.35 per pound of nickel in concentrate thanks to higher grades, better recoveries, and lower mining costs. First-half cash costs of AUD 2.44 per pound of nickel in concentrate are tracking to...
Underlying
Western Areas Limited

Western Areas Limited is an Australia-based mining company. The Company's principal activities include mining, processing and sale of nickel sulfide concentrate, the continued assessment of development feasibility of the high-grade nickel mines, and the exploration for nickel sulfides, other base metals and platinum group metals. The Company has nickel production assets in Australia and base metals development projects across Australia, Canada and Finland. The Company's Forrestania project includes two nickel mines, Flying Fox and Spotted Quoll; the Cosmic Boy Concentrator, which treats the ore and produces nickel concentrate for sale; a regional tenement package, and site infrastructure, including a 450-bed accommodation village, grid connected power, water management network, airstrip and nickel concentrate export facilities.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Mathew Hodge

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from Morningstar

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch