Aug 2 (Reuters) - Mirabela Nickel Ltd MBN.AX :
* Mining operations at the santa rita mine will slow down commencing on 14 August 2015.
* Work areas primarily affected by the reduced activity level are mine operations, maintenance and planning
* Material movement will be limited to feeding the gyratory crusher from existing ore stockpiles and broken ore from the pit"
* Says production guidance remains unchanged at 16,500-18,000 tonnes of nickel contained in concentrate for year 2015
* Processing plant and other areas are expected to operate normally and nickel concentrate production will continue as per the 2015 budget
* Source text for Eikon ID:nASX8Xq79N
*