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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]
Typical nickel laterite ore deposits are very large tonnage, low-grade deposits located close to the surface.They are typically in the range of 20 million tonnes and upwards (this being a contained resource of 200,000 tonnes of nickel at 1%) with some examples approaching a billion tonnes of material.
As a result of these metal deposits, the Sudbury area is one of the world's major mining communities, and has fathered Vale Inco and Falconbridge Xstrata. The Basin is one of the world's largest suppliers of nickel and copper ores. Most of these mineral deposits are found on its outer rim. [citation needed]
A 2023 survey showed that 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission were found in Greenland. ... Greenland in mid-2019 and has been looking for nickel deposits ...
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 deposits are generally found in two forms, either as sulfide or laterite. Sulfide type nickel deposits are formed in essentially the same manner as platinum deposits. Nickel is a chalcophile element which prefers sulfides, so an ultramafic or mafic rock which has a sulfide phase in the magma may form nickel sulfides.
About 60% is in laterites and 40% is in sulfide deposits. Also, extensive nickel sources are found in the depths of the Pacific Ocean, especially in an area called the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the form of polymetallic nodules peppering the seafloor at 3.5–6 km below sea level.
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