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This is a list of countries by nickel production in 2022 based on data by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). [1] Countries. Rank Country/Region
Nickel [16] Indonesia Philippines: List of countries by nickel production: Niobium [17] Brazil Canada: List of countries by niobium production: Palladium [18] Russia South Africa: List of countries by palladium production: Platinum [19] South Africa Russia: List of countries by platinum production: Silver [20] Mexico China
According to the intergovernmental International Nickel Study Group, in 2017 the countries with the largest volume of nickel ore reserves are Australia (19.5 million metric tons), Brazil (10.5 million metric tons), Russia (7.5 million metric tons), New Caledonia (6.5 million metric tons), Cuba (5.5 million metric tons), and the Philippines (just under 5 million metric tons). [4]
The Jokowi administration banned nickel ore exports in January 2020 in a bid to establish more domestic smelters. Nickel is a product that is used in making stainless steel or batteries, and the ...
In 2019, it was reported that Indonesia possessed proven reserves of 698 million tonnes of nickel ore, with a potential 2.8 billion tonnes when accounting for unproven reserves. [23] The United States Geological Service reported Indonesia's nickel reserves to be 21 million tonnes, compared to the global reserve of ~100 million tonnes in 2023. [24]
This nickel is located at a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft). Shallower layers of 10–20 metres (33–66 ft) also contain nickel, but at half the concentration. They remain unexploited and constitute most of the nickel reserves of New Caledonia. [6] Wide-scale mining started in 1875 in Houaïlou and Canala communes. Early mining was done by ...
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A piece of nickel about 3 centimetres in size. LME Nickel stands for a group of spot, forward, and Futures contracts, trading on the London Metal Exchange (LME), for delivery of primary Nickel that can be used for price hedging, physical delivery of sales or purchases, investment, and speculation. Producers, semi-fabricators, consumers ...