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| TABLE 13 | |||||||||
| NICKEL: NEW LATERITE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAREND 2017 | |||||||||
| Estimated | Annual | ||||||||
| Projected | Resource | resources | production capacity | ||||||
| year of first | Country | grade | (thousand | (metric tons of | |||||
| production | (state/province) | Project and company1 | (% nickel) | metric tons)2 | contained nickel) | Nickel product | |||
| 2012 | Burma | Tagaung Taung3 | 2.02 | 40,000 | 22,000 | Ferronickel. | |||
| (Thabeikkyin, | China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., | ||||||||
| Mandalay) | Ltd. (CNMC), Government of Burma, and- | ||||||||
| Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. | |||||||||
| (TISCO) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Indonesia | Cilegon nickel pig iron complex | XX | XX | 8,000 | Nickel pig iron briquettes | |||
| (Port of Ciwandan, | Nickel ore sintering plant | (2.25%-4.05%- | |||||||
| Cilegon city, Banten- | Single blast furnace with a nickel pig iron | nickel). | |||||||
| province, Java island) | casting capacity of 250,000 metric tons/year | ||||||||
| PT Indoferro (subsidiary of Growth Steel Group) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Madagascar | Ambatovy (Ambatovy and Analamay deposits) | 1.04 | 78,000 | 4 | 60,000 | Nickel metal powder | ||
| (Moramanga) | Sherritt International Corp. (40%), Korea | 0.87 | 91,000 | and briquettes. | |||||
| Resources Corp. (27.5%), Sumitomo Corp. | 0.85 | 19,000 | |||||||
| (27.5%), and SNC-Lavalin Inc. (5%)- | 1.01 | 42,000 | |||||||
| 2012 | Papua New Guinea | Ramu- | 0.93 | 42,000 | 31,000 | Nickel-cobalt hydroxide | |||
| (Madang) | Metallurgical Corporation of China, Ltd. | 1.07 | 30,000 | ||||||
| consortium (85%),5 Highlands Pacific Ltd. | 1.04 | 71,000 | |||||||
| (8.56%), and Mineral Resources Development | |||||||||
| Co. (6.44%) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Philippines | Adlay-Cagdianao-Tandawa (mine expansion) | 1.61 | 5,800 | 20,000 | Direct shipping ore. | |||
| (Surigao del Norte | Surigao Integrated Resources Corp. (assignment | 1.58 | 13,000 | ||||||
| and Surigao del Sur) | from CTP Construction and Mining Corp.) | ||||||||
| and Shenzhou Mining Group Corp. | |||||||||
| 2012 | Philippines | Acoje and Zambales-Stage 1 | 0.93 | 22,000 | 6 | 24,000 | Do. | ||
| (Zambales) | David M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) Holdings, Inc., | 0.96 | 16,000 | 6 | |||||
| ENK PLC (formerly European Nickel PLC),7 | 1.08 | 4,800 | 8 | ||||||
| and Montemina Resource Corp. (MRC)9 | 1.18 | 24,000 | 8 | ||||||
| 1.22 | 18,000 | 10 | |||||||
| 2013 | New Caledonia | Koniambo (saprolite ores)/ North Plant | 2.54 | 21,000 | 60,000 | Ferronickel. | |||
| (Northern) | Soci-t- Mini-re du Sud Pacifique S.A. (51%)- | 2.45 | 54,000 | ||||||
| and Xstrata Nickel (49%) | 2.50 | 83,000 | |||||||
| 2013 | Philippines | Taganito mine and hydrometallurgical processing | 1.06 | 100,000 | 11 | 30,000 | Nickel-cobalt sulfide. | ||
| (Surigao del Norte | plant | 0.68 | 102 | 11 | |||||
| and Surigao del Sur) | Mine ownership-Nickel Asia Corp. (65%),- | ||||||||
| Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (33.5%), and Sōjitsu- | |||||||||
| Kabushiki-gaisha (SOJITZ) Corporation (1.5%) | |||||||||
| Hydrometallurgical processing plant ownership- | |||||||||
| Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (62.5%),- | |||||||||
| Nickel Asia Corp. (22.5%), and Mitsui & Co., | |||||||||
| Ltd. (15%) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Cuba | Las Camariocas-Yamaguey | 1.32 | 110,000 | 21,000 | Ferronickel. | |||
| (Holguin) | Quality Cuba S.A. (Ferroniquel S.A.and the | ||||||||
| Government of Venezuela) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Indonesia | East Halmahera (PT Feni Haltim) | 2.17 | 9,100 | 12 | 27,000 | Do. | ||
| (Tanjung Buli, East | PT Antam (Persero) Tbk | 2.21 | 550 | 12 | |||||
| Halmahera, North | |||||||||
| Maluku) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Philippines | Agata (includes Bolobolo-Karihatag and Agata | 0.80 | 680 | 6 | 7,500 | Phase I, direct shipping | ||
| (Agusan del Norte) | South) | 0.95 | 13,000 | 6 | ore. | ||||
| Mindoro Resources Ltd. | 1.00 | 250 | 6 | ||||||
| 1.11 | 1,700 | 8 | 14,000 | Phase 2, nickel-cobalt | |||||
| 1.16 | 540 | 8 | hydroxide. | ||||||
| 1.18 | 29,000 | 8 | |||||||
| 2016 | Australia | NiWest (Eucalytus, Hepi, Mt. Kilkenny, and | 1.04 | 34,000 | 25,000 | Metal. | |||
| (Western Australia) | Wanbanna) | 0.99 | 22,000 | ||||||
| Heap leaching and solvent extraction plant | 0.96 | 19,000 | |||||||
| GME Resources Ltd. | |||||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||
| TABLE 13-Continued | |||||||||
| NICKEL: NEW LATERITE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAREND 2017 | |||||||||
| Estimated | Annual | ||||||||
| Projected | Resource | resources | production capacity | ||||||
| year of first | Country | grade | (thousand | (metric tons of | |||||
| production | (state/province) | Project and company1 | (% nickel) | metric tons)2 | contained nickel) | Nickel product | |||
| 2016 | Indonesia | Mandiodo | 2.12 | 3,200 | 13 | 20,000 | Ferronickel. | ||
| (Southeast Sulawesi,- | PT Antam (Persero) Tbk | 2.09 | 1,800 | 13 | |||||
| North Konawe- | 1.49 | 18,300 | 14 | ||||||
| regency) | 1.46 | 12,800 | 14 | ||||||
| 2016 | Do. | North Konawe | 1.50 | 100,000 | 20,000 | Do. | |||
| Jilin Horoc NonFerrous Metal Group Co., Ltd. | |||||||||
| PT Billy Indonesia, and Government of | |||||||||
| Southeast Sulawesi | |||||||||
| 2016 | Do. | North Konawe nickel pig iron complex | XX | XX | 48,000 | Nickel pig iron briquettes | |||
| Ibris Nickel Pte. Ltd. of Singapore and Yong-Xing | (~8.0% nickel) | ||||||||
| Alloy Material Technology Taizhou Co. Ltd. | |||||||||
| (Zhaoyang Industrial Park, Jiangsu, China) | |||||||||
| Rotary kiln electric furnace smelter with a | |||||||||
| production capacity of 600,000 metric tons/year | |||||||||
| 2016 | Philippines | Mindoro I/Sablayan (Buraboy, Kisluyan, and | 0.85 | 17,000 | 53,000 | Metal. | |||
| (Mindoro Oriental) | Shabo areas) | 0.86 | 210,000 | ||||||
| Aglubang Mining Corp. (local partner) and | 0.87 | 120,000 | |||||||
| Intex Resources ASA | |||||||||
| 2016 | Philippines | Acoje and Zambales-Stage 2 | 0.98 | 7,100 | 15 | 24,000 | Nickel-cobalt hydroxide. | ||
| (Zambales) | David M. Consunji, Inc. (DMCI) Holdings, Inc., | 0.98 | 2,600 | 15 | |||||
| ENK PLC (formerly European Nickel PLC),7 | |||||||||
| and Montemina Resource Corp. (MRC)9 | |||||||||
| 2016 | Turkey | -aldağ | 1.13 | 33,000 | 21,000 | Do. | |||
| (Manisa) | -aldağ Nikel Madencilik San. ve Tic. A.Ş., a | ||||||||
| subsidiary of OreMine Madencilik (OreMine- | |||||||||
| Resources) San. ve Tic. A.Ş. | |||||||||
| 2017 | Australia | Lucky Break (Circular Laterite and Dingo Dam) | 0.82 | 590,000 | 730 | Nickel carbonate. | |||
| (Queensland) | Metallica Minerals Ltd. (50%) and Metals- | 0.82 | 48,000 | Cathode, later. | |||||
| Finance Ltd. (50%) | 0.75 | 490,000 | |||||||
| 2017 | Do. | Marlborough (Coorumburra, Slopeaway, and | 0.99 | 12,000 | 63,000 | Metal. | |||
| Whereat)16-Stage 1 | 0.91 | 43,000 | |||||||
| Gladstone Pacific Nickel Ltd. | 0.70 | 70,000 | |||||||
| 2017 | Do. | SCONI (formerly NORNICO-Greenvale) [Bell- | 0.80 | 17,000 | 10,000 | Do. | |||
| Creek, Greenvale, Kokomo, Lucknow, and- | 0.58 | 48,000 | |||||||
| Minnamoolka deposits] | 0.41 | 24,000 | |||||||
| Metallica Minerals Ltd.- | |||||||||
| 2017 | Australia | Barnes Hill, Mount Vulcan, and Scott's Hill | 1.01 | 2,500 | 4,800 | Cathode. | |||
| (Tasmania) | Proto Resources & Investments Ltd.17 and | 0.93 | 300 | ||||||
| Metals Finance Ltd. | |||||||||
| 2017 | Australia | Mt. Thirsty (north-northwest of Norseman) | 0.60 | 17,000 | 9,000 | Nickel-cobalt hydroxide | |||
| (Western Australia) | Barra Resources Ltd. (50%) and Conico Ltd. | 0.51 | 15,000 | intermediate. | |||||
| (formerly Fission Energy Ltd.) [50%] | |||||||||
| 2017 | Australia | Wingellina (high pressure acid leach project) | 1.00 | 69,000 | 40,000 | Nickel-cobalt hydroxide. | |||
| (junction of the | Metals X Ltd. and Samsung C&T Corp. | 0.97 | 99,000 | ||||||
| Western Australian, | 0.97 | 16,000 | |||||||
| South Australian, | |||||||||
| and Northern | |||||||||
| Territory borders) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Cameroon | Mada and Nkamouna | 0.68 | 60,000 | 18 | 3,200 | Cobalt-nickel sulfide. | ||
| (East Province) | Geovic Cameroon PLC. (60%) and National | 0.67 | 21,000 | 18 | |||||
| Investment Corp. (40%) | 0.19 | 20,000 | 18 | ||||||
| 0.59 | 40,000 | 19 | |||||||
| 0.58 | 180,000 | 19 | |||||||
| 2017 | Indonesia | North Konawe | 1.50 | 100,000 | 20,000 | Ferronickel. | |||
| (Southeast Sulawesi,- | Jilin Horoc Non-Ferrous Metal Group Co., Ltd., | ||||||||
| North Konawe- | PT Billy Indonesia, and Government of- | ||||||||
| regency) | Southeast Sulawesi | ||||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||
| TABLE 13-Continued | |||||||||
| NICKEL: NEW LATERITE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAREND 2017 | |||||||||
| Estimated | Annual | ||||||||
| Projected | Resource | resources | production capacity | ||||||
| year of first | Country | grade | (thousand | (metric tons of | |||||
| production | (state/province) | Project and company1 | (% nickel) | metric tons)2 | contained nickel) | Nickel product | |||
| 2017 | New Caledonia | Nakety-Bogota20 | 1.47 | 88,000 | 21 | 52,000 | Ore. | ||
| (Nakety-Bogota) | Soci-t- Gestion-Exploitation des Mines de- | 1.50 | 140,000 | 22 | |||||
| Nickel (GEMINI S.A.), Soci-t- Mini-re- | |||||||||
| Georges Montagnat S.A., and Soci-t- des- | |||||||||
| Mines de la Tontouta (Ballande Group) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Philippines | Romblon (Sibuyan Island-Bato, Binaya-an, | 1.56 | 7,300 | 9,000 | Direct shipping ore. | |||
| (Romblon) | and Taclobo | ||||||||
| Pelican Resources Ltd. | |||||||||
| 2019 | Indonesia | Central Saluwesi (La Sampala) | 1.62 | 160,000 | 46,000 | Nickel-cobalt hydroxide. | |||
| (Sulawesi) | Rio Tinto Group | ||||||||
| 2019 | Tanzania | Dutwa (Ngasamo Hill and Wamangola) | 0.92 | 110,000 | 23 | 9,000 | Nickel-cobalt hydroxide | ||
| (Northern/Lake | African Eagle Resources plc | 0.93 | 100,000 | 24 | or sulfide. | ||||
| Victoria) | 0.81 | 5,400 | 25 | ||||||
| Do. Ditto. XX Not applicable. | |||||||||
| 1Company names reflect organizational structure as of March 3, 2015. | |||||||||
| 2Gross weight, dry. Rounded to no more than two significant digits and represent measured, indicated, and (or) inferred resources depending on the | |||||||||
| depending on the project. When two or more datasets are listed, the first resource data represent measured resources; the second, indicated resources; and | |||||||||
| the third, inferred resources, unless otherwise specified. | |||||||||
| 3The new Tagaung Taung Mine is a joint project of the China Nonferrous Metal Mining (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNMC), Taiyuan Iron and Steel, and the- | |||||||||
| Government of Burma. The joint venture began recovering laterite ore on March 27, 2011.- | |||||||||
| 4Represent mineral resources of only the Ambatovy deposits. Significant additional resources are associated with the Analamay deposits, northeast of the- | |||||||||
| Ambatovy mine area. | |||||||||
| 5Metallurgical Group Corp. of China Ltd. Is owned by Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd. (61%), Jinchuan Group Ltd. (13%), Jilin Jien Nickel Industry | |||||||||
| Co., Ltd. (13%), and Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. (13%). | |||||||||
| 6Limonite. | |||||||||
| 7In June 2010, European Nickel PLC and Rusina Mining NL merged to form ENK PLC. | |||||||||
| 8Saprolite. | |||||||||
| 9Montemina Resource Corp. (MRC) has a 60% interest in the Zambales (laterite) part of the project. | |||||||||
| 10Zambales-laterite.- | |||||||||
| 11Dry metric tons of limonite. Exclude saprolite resources. | |||||||||
| 12Proved and probable resources of nickel in saprolite, dry weight basis. | |||||||||
| 13Measured and indicated resources of nickel in saprolite, dry tonnage. | |||||||||
| 14Measured and indicated resources of nickel in limonite, dry tonnage. | |||||||||
| 15Acoje saprolitic rock only. | |||||||||
| 16The Marlborough ores would be supplemented with ores from the mines of Soci-t- des Mines de la Tontouta and Soci-t- Miniere Georges Montagnat in- | |||||||||
| New Caledonia. | |||||||||
| 17Proto Resources & Investments Ltd. was also evaluating the Waite Kauri North laterite deposit near Leonora in Western Australia. | |||||||||
| 18Nkamouna deposit. | |||||||||
| 19Mada deposit-first datum is indicated resources; and second is inferred resources. | |||||||||
| 20Ore would be shipped to Queensland for blending with ores from the Marlborough project and subsequent processing. | |||||||||
| 21Nakety only. | |||||||||
| 22Bogota only. | |||||||||
| 23Dutwa (Ngasamo Hill and Wamangola)-combined indicated and inferred resources. | |||||||||
| 24Dutwa (Ngasamo Hill and Wamangola)-total indicated resources. | |||||||||
| 25Dutwa (Ngasamo Hill and Wamangola)-total inferred resources. | |||||||||
| Sources: Company annual reports, presentations, and press releases; CRU International, Ltd. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
