Western Areas Limited, formerly Western Areas NL, is an Australia-based nickel mining company. It is engaged in mining, processing and sale of nickel sulphide concentrate, the continued feasibility and development of the high grade nickel mines and the exploration for nickel sulphides, and platinum group metals. The Company mainly operates in nickel mining and exploration in Australia, and exploration in Finland. The Company�s core asset is Forrestania Nickel Project, which is located 400 kilometers east of Perth. Western Areas has a joint venture with Mustang Minerals to explore the East Bull Lake Project. Its other portfolios include Koolyanobbing, Sandstone, Lake King, Mt Alexander, Southern Cross Goldfields, Mt Jewell, Kawana and East Bull Lake. In December 2011, Outokumpu Oyj announced that it sold the Group's rights to royalties from Forrestania nickel and precious metals resources to the Company. In March 2012, Western Areas NL acquired Kagara Ltd 's nickel subsidiary, Kagara Ni