Yabulu, Queensland
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| Yabulu Townsville, Qld |
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| Population: | 603 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4818 | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Thuringowa | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Herbert | ||||||||||||
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[edit] Yabulu
Yabulu (Coordinates: ) is a small residential suburb approximately 25 kilometres north of the Townsville and Thuringowa urban centres, in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 Census, the population of Yabulu was 603.[1]
Yabulu is the site of a major nickel and cobalt refinery, owned by BHP Billiton. Facilities located at Yabulu include a Mobil service station.
[edit] BHB Billiton Nickel Refinery
The Yabulu refinery became operational in 1974 after completion of the Greenvale to Yabulu railway line. Mining at Greenvale took place in between 1974 and 1992, during which nickel laterite ore was transported to the Yabulu refinery by rail and processed up until 1993. Importation of ore from mines in New Caledonia, Indonesia, and the Phillipines commenced in 1986; ore from these countries continues to be processed to this day.[2]
Approximately 750 people are employed by the refinery, which produces 32,000 tonnes of nickel and 1,900 tonnes of cobalt per year.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ The New Townsville City: Townsville State Suburbs, accessed 10 June 2008.
- ^ Nickel and Cobalt Refining by QNI Pty. Ltd. Yabulu, Qld, accessed 10 June 2008.
- ^ BHP Billiton - Yabulu Refinery, accessed 10 June 2008.
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