Nickel production for the nine months ended March 2014 was broadly unchanged from the prior period, despite planned maintenance at both Cerro Matoso and the Nickel West Kwinana refinery in the March 2014 quarter.

On 31st October 2013, production at the Nickel West Leinster Perseverance underground mine was suspended following a significant seismic event. A subsequent review of the incident determined it was unsafe to resume operations.

The Rocky’s Reward open cut mine, near Leinster, will provide a temporary alternative ore supply to the integrated Nickel West asset. As a result, total saleable nickel production at Nickel West in the 2014 financial year is expected to remain broadly unchanged from the previous year, before declining by approximately 10% in the 2015 financial year.

• [Editor:Juan]