Alliance Nickel

Name

Alliance Nickel

Legal name

Alliance Nickel Limited

Website

https://alliancenickel.au

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nickel and Cobalt Mining

NAICS

Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (212230), Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining (21223)

SIC

Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

Nickel Mining & Concentrates (IMAKAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Battery-Grade Chemical Processing (LiOH/Li2CO3, Ni/Co Sulfates, Mn Sulfate) (IMAKAFAI), Cobalt Mining & Refining (IMAKAFAC), Battery Raw Materials Mining & Refining (Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Graphite) (EUAFABAA)

Keywords

• Nickel mining operations
• Cobalt sulphate production
• Battery-grade materials
• Critical minerals supply
• Laterite ore processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Fremantle

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Battery-Grade Nickel Sulphate Sales: Alliance Nickel generates revenue through the sale of battery-grade nickel sulphate hexahydrate (NiSO4.6H2O) and cobalt sulphate heptahydrate (CoSO4.7H2O) produced from the NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project. The company is pre-revenue with first production targeted H1 2029. Average annual production of 20,000 tpa contained nickel and 1,600 tpa contained cobalt over the first 12 years.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alliance Nickel is a pre-production mining development company developing the 100%-owned NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project in Western Australia. It uses conventional open-pit mining combined with heap leaching and Direct Solvent Extraction (DSX) to produce battery-grade nickel sulphate hexahydrate (NiSO4·6H2O) and cobalt sulphate heptahydrate (CoSO4·7H2O) for the lithium-ion battery cathode supply chain. First production is targeted for H1 2029, with average annual output of 20,000 tpa contained nickel and 1,600 tpa contained cobalt over the first 12 years of a 35-year mine life.

Product overview

Alliance Nickel is a single-project mining development company focused on its 100%-owned NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project in Western Australia. The project produces two primary products: Nickel Sulphate Hexahydrate (NiSO4·6H2O) and Cobalt Sulphate Heptahydrate (CoSO4·7H2O), which are high-purity battery-grade materials destined for the lithium-ion battery supply chain for electric vehicles. The company uses heap leaching processing combined with Direct Solvent Extraction (DSX) technology to produce these finished sulphate products rather than intermediate concentrates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NiWest Nickel-Cobalt Project One of the largest and highest-grade undeveloped nickel-cobalt laterite deposits in Australia, located near Leonora in Western Australia adjacent to Glencore's Murrin Murrin operation. The project uses conventional open-pit mining and heap leaching technology to produce battery-grade nickel and cobalt sulphate products.
• Nickel Sulphate Hexahydrate (NiSO4·6H2O)

Quantifiable outcome

• A$6.1 billion LOM post-tax free cashflow
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stellantis N.V.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2023Alliance Nickel entered into a binding offtake agreement and share subscription agreement with Stellantis in April 2023. Stellantis secured approximately 40% of NiWest's forecast annual production over five years and made a €9.2 million equity purchase in Alliance Nickel. The partnership validated Alliance's development strategy and opened critical new funding options by securing a premier Tier 1 cornerstone customer and investor. However, Stellantis terminated the offtake agreement in November 2025 citing unmet contractual milestone dates and challenging market conditions, though expressed willingness to reopen negotiations.
• Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAlliance Nickel signed a non-binding term sheet with Samsung SDI for the future offtake of battery-grade nickel and cobalt sulphate products from the NiWest project. Samsung SDI is a world-leading battery and electronic material manufacturer redefining electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and IT devices, headquartered in the Republic of Korea. Samsung SDI is committed to sourcing 100% renewable electricity across its entire global operations by 2050.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nickel Mines Limited: ASX-listed nickel-cobalt producer operating HPAL processing at the Ranger/Ni-Co joint ventures with Tsingshan in Indonesia. Directly comparable as a battery-grade nickel sulphate producer and as a Western-focused Australian-listed equity story.
• Panoramic Resources Limited: Australian nickel-cobalt producer/developer with operations in Western Australia (Savannah mine). Directly comparable on geography, commodity mix, and battery-materials end market; an Alliance Nickel board member previously served as a director.
• Jervois Global (Jervois Mining): Nickel-cobalt developer with advanced projects (formerly ICO/Falcon Idaho) targeting battery-grade products. Comparable as a junior pre-production battery-materials developer pursuing offtake with cathode and OEM customers.
• Cobalt Blue Holdings: ASX-listed developer of the Broken Hill Cobalt Project producing battery-grade cobalt sulphate. Directly comparable as a single-asset Australian critical-minerals developer targeting EV cathode precursors with a completed feasibility study.
• Azure Minerals: Australian nickel-cobalt developer with advanced sulphide projects in Western Australia. Comparable as a junior ASX-listed developer pursuing battery-materials offtake and major-partner investments.

Broad incumbents

• BHP Group (Nickel West): BHP's Nickel West division operates integrated nickel mining, concentrating and refining in WA producing battery-grade nickel sulphate at Kwinana. Comparable incumbent producing the same product for the same end market from the same region.
• IGO Limited: Diversified ASX-listed critical-minerals producer with the Cosmos and Forrestania nickel operations and the Greenbushes lithium JV. Overlaps with Alliance Nickel in WA battery-materials supply and customer base.
• Eramet: French mining and metallurgy group producing ferronickel, nickel salts and high-purity nickel at Doniambo (New Caledonia). Comparable incumbent producing nickel sulphate for batteries with laterite/saprolite processing expertise.

Emerging players

• Lygend Resources: Chinese/Indonesian HPAL operator co-developing the Indonesia Morowali and Halmahera projects with Tsingshan producing nickel-cobalt intermediates. Sets competitive benchmarks for cost and scale but is the Indonesian/Chinese supply Alliance aims to displace for IRA-compliant markets.
• Talga Group: ASX-listed battery-materials company developing Vittangi graphite anode project in Sweden. Comparable as an ASX-listed single-asset battery-materials developer pursuing IRA/EU critical-minerals offtake with downstream cathode and OEM customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Alliance_Nickel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alliance-nickel

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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