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plan was that the new company would continue to operate the refinery and would pay the outstanding expenses incurred during the administration, but required the administrator to agree transfer the cash held in the
Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd bank account. In a sworn affidavit, Kelly-Anne Trenfield explained why the administrators would not agree to this transfer of cash. After the report by the administrators on Clive Palmer and Queensland Nickel on 11 April 2016, politicians and media from around the country criticised Palmer. In early April 2016 the administrators,
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however was revealed to have been achieved through the sacking of over 200 workers and reports of safety gaps leading to an explosion shortly before administration was announced. The reduction in production costs ensured that the QN Group of companies was still able to continue operations and employ people, despite the falling price of nickel on the world market.
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in 2009 and 2011—releasing 516 tonnes (508 long tons; 569 short tons) of toxic waste water on the latter occasion. In June 2012, Queensland Nickel stated it intended to release waste water, continuously for three months, "at least 100 times the allowed maximum level as well as heavy metals and other
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In April 2018 Palmer claimed the attacks were politically motivated and launched a counter claim and sued the liquidators for $ 1.8 billion in damages. In August 2019 Palmer settled and agreed to pay the entitlements of the sacked
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The refinery carried out two operations: ore processing and refining using the energy intensive Caron
Process. By design, the front-end of the refinery is where the ore is processed by drying and roasting whereas the back-end is where it is refined and prepared for sale to the international market.
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Queensland Nickel Sales, a joint venture between two of Clive Palmer's companies, QNI Resources Pty Ltd and QNI Metals Pty Ltd, with Mensink as director. The
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Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd terminated 237 workers. The company blamed poor nickel prices, which were at a twelve-year low and the refusal of the Queensland Government to support
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When the operation was first acquired by Palmer in 2009, the cost of production was over $ 8 per pound. During the course of the next five years, the manager and director Clive
Mensink (Palmer's nephew) was responsible for the reduction in the cost of production to $ 4.40 per pound. This price
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