April 24 (Reuters) - Western Areas Ltd WSA.AX :
* FY18 NICKEL IN CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION SEEN MARGINALLY LOWER BY 0.5K NICKEL TONNES TO AROUND 21,000 NICKEL TONNES FOR YEAR
* FY18 EXPLORATION EXPENDITURE IS EXPECTED TO COME IN BETWEEN $3 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
* QTRLY TOTAL NICKEL MINED 6,236 TONNES