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Queensland Nickel administrators fail to sell Clive Palmer-owned cattle station | Queensland Nickel administrators fail to sell Clive Palmer-owned cattle station |
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A Clive Palmer-owned cattle station put up for sale by the administrators of the embattled Queensland Nickel has been passed in at auction. | A Clive Palmer-owned cattle station put up for sale by the administrators of the embattled Queensland Nickel has been passed in at auction. |
The 6,258-hectare Mamelon station, near Rockhampton, was bought by QNI Metals for about $8m in 2010 and was meant to be sold to help raise funds for the previous operator of the Yabulu refinery. | The 6,258-hectare Mamelon station, near Rockhampton, was bought by QNI Metals for about $8m in 2010 and was meant to be sold to help raise funds for the previous operator of the Yabulu refinery. |
But it was passed in on Wednesday, five days after the first scheduled sale was delayed when new mining agreements came to light at the last minute. | But it was passed in on Wednesday, five days after the first scheduled sale was delayed when new mining agreements came to light at the last minute. |
Before the delay, Ben Forrest, of the real estate company Colliers International, said the sale had attracted interstate and Chinese interest. | Before the delay, Ben Forrest, of the real estate company Colliers International, said the sale had attracted interstate and Chinese interest. |
Proceeds from the sale was supposed to put a dent in about $100m of creditor debt believed to be owed by Queensland Nickel, which had been operating the Yabulu nickel refinery. | Proceeds from the sale was supposed to put a dent in about $100m of creditor debt believed to be owed by Queensland Nickel, which had been operating the Yabulu nickel refinery. |
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