Leinster, Western Australia

Leinster is a town located in the northern goldfields area of Western Australia. It is found 4 km east of the Goldfields Highway in the Shire of Leonora. It is 968 kilometres (601 mi) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Leinster Nickel Operation is now part of the BHP Billiton Nickel West business group. The operation employs 992 workers and produces 40,000–45,000 tons of nickel in concentrate per year. Apart from the nickel operations, gold was also mined 41 km south-east of Leinster, at the Thunderbox Gold Mine, from 2002 to 2007 and again since 2016.

Leinster, Western Australia

Leinster is a town located in the northern goldfields area of Western Australia. It is found 4 km east of the Goldfields Highway in the Shire of Leonora. It is 968 kilometres (601 mi) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Leinster Nickel Operation is now part of the BHP Billiton Nickel West business group. The operation employs 992 workers and produces 40,000–45,000 tons of nickel in concentrate per year. Apart from the nickel operations, gold was also mined 41 km south-east of Leinster, at the Thunderbox Gold Mine, from 2002 to 2007 and again since 2016.