The impact of the closure of BHP’s Nickel West operations will be far and wide and “almost signals the end of the Australian nickel industry”, a prominent mining analyst says. The impact of the closure of BHP’s Nickel West operations will be far and wide and “almost signals the end of the Australian nickel industry”, a prominent mining analyst says. Industry, Mining and Metals Industry, Nickel, Rural and Remote Communities, Business, Economics and Finance Latest business news