Nickel mining: the hidden environmental cost of electric cars

The extraction of nickel, mainly mined in Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Russia and the Philippines, comes with environmental and health costs ... says : "The mining of nickel-rich ores ...

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Indonesia's nickel prices surge amid probe into mining …

The higher cost of ore has pushed up nickel pig iron prices to 1,175 yuan ($161.22) per nickel unit on Wednesday, up 10% from a month earlier and the highest since March, according to MySteel.

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Top six countries with the largest nickel reserves in the …

4. Russia – 6.9 million tonnes. Russia is Europe's top destination for nickel reserves, with around 6.9 million tonnes, or 7% of the global total. It was also the world's third-biggest nickel-producing country in 2020, after Indonesia and the Philippines, mining approximately 280,000 tonnes of the metal during the year.

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Exclusive: Indonesian president pledges nickel mining clean …

Nickel mining and smelting has become a major part of Indonesia's economy, with billions of dollars of global investment flowing in to the country after the government banned exports of ...

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Crackdown on illegal mining forces Indonesia to import …

More than 53,000 tonnes of nickel ore and concentrates were shipped in May and June from the Philippines to Indonesia's Morowali region, where Tsingshan, …

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Indonesian miner to employ next-generation nickel

As Indonesia has the world's largest nickel reserves, Altilium reports that several parties have shown interest in building DNi Process plants, with the first plant likely to deliver at least ...

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Nickel Mining in Indonesia to 2023

Indonesia is a dominant player in the global nickel mining industry and had 21 million tonnes (Mt) of nickel reserves. Indonesia stood as the largest nickel producer in the world, with a volume of 560Kt (thousand tonnes) in 2018. In 2018, country exported 19.7Mt of nickel ore and concentrates, up by 304.8% from 2017. This increase was due …

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Indonesia's uncertain climb up the nickel value chain

This culminated in 2020 with the implementation of a complete export ban on nickel ore. The government was confident in implementing policies in the nickel sector because Indonesia was estimated to account for 37 per cent of global nickel production and 22 per cent of global reserves. Moreover, the government shifted its shares in mining …

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Eramet cuts Indonesia nickel ore target on permit delay

Mining group Eramet on Thursday reduced sharply its forecast for nickel ore production from its flagship Indonesian mine this year, citing a slowdown in permit approvals. The French firm also cut ...

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Crackdown on illegal mining forces Indonesia to import nickel ore

Prices of Philippine nickel ore have jumped 23 per cent to $65 per wet metric tonne since August and the premium for Indonesian nickel ore over the local price benchmark has surged from about $5 ...

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Ej Atlas

In 2008, mining operations began in Obi Island after South Halmahera Regent issued exploration permits for nickel mining .At the Kawassi site two subsidiaries of the Harita Group, PT Trimegah Bangun Persada (TBP) and PT Gane Permai Sentosa (GPS) operate mines and extract limonite and saprolite ore containing low …

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Top 9 Nickel-producing Countries (Updated 2024)

1. Indonesia Mine production: 1.8 million MT. Claiming first place for production by a long shot, Indonesia is a prime example of a country wanting to get in on the exploding market for nickel.

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Nickel IPOs surging thanks to Indonesian mining …

2 May, 2023. Nickel IPOs surging thanks to Indonesian mining boom. Author Avery Chen. Theme Metals. Trucks load ore from a nickel laterite mine near Kendari in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, in 2012. …

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Indonesia appeals WTO ruling on nickel ore export ban …

Nickel smelter in Sorowako, Indonesia. (Image by Marcelo Coelho, courtesy of Vale) . Indonesia has filed an appeal against the World Trade Organization to assert its right to ban exports of metal ...

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Indonesian nickel smelters turn to Philippines for ore as …

The Philippines mined 360,000 tons of nickel in ore in 2022, or 11% of global supplies, according to INSG. Rising demand for ore from the Philippines is also pushing up prices in China, as buyers ...

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Foreign-backed nickel hub in Indonesia causing mass …

JAKARTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Mining activity at a nickel industrial park linked to mainly Chinese companies has contributed to mass deforestation in Indonesia, a non-governmental group said in a ...

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The rush for electric vehicles is changing lives for better and …

High-pressure acid leach (HPAL) processing is used to extract the high-grade nickel required by electric car battery manufacturers from limonite ore, one of the lower-grade ores abundant in Indonesia.

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Five largest nickel mines in Indonesia in 2020

Here are the five largest nickel mines by production in Indonesia, according to GlobalData's mining database. 1. Sorowako Mine. The Sorowako Mine is a surface mine located in …

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Indonesia and China killed the nickel market

Nickel sulfide deposits, the principal ore mineral being pentlandite (Fe,Ni) 9 S 8, are formed from the precipitation of nickel minerals by hydrothermal fluids.They are also called magmatic ...

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The promise of nickel: Power and prosperity in Indonesia

Indonesia, Australia, and the Philippines are the world's largest nickel producers. Indonesia's nickel production has nearly tripled since 2020, and the country now accounts for more than 50% of ...

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Philippines to dethrone Indonesia as largest global nickel ore producer

By 2029, Fitch expects global annual nickel production to reach 2.8 million tonnes, up from 2.1 million tonnes in 2020. Indonesia surpassed the Philippines as the largest global producer in 2017 ...

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CRI Indonesia Report: Nickel Unearthed

This report examines the human, environmental, and climate impacts of nickel mining and smelting operations in Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia. Our research focused on communities living near the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park, as well as communities in and around nickel mining concessions. Climate Rights …

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Global nickel mining industry

Leading importers of nickel ore worldwide in 2021, by country (in million U.S. dollars) ... Premium Statistic Indonesia's nickel mine production 2010-2023 ...

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The five largest nickel mines in Indonesia

1. Sorowako Mine. The Sorowako Mine is a surface mine located in South Sulawesi. It is owned by Vale and produced an estimated 77.27 thousand tonnes of nickel in 2022. The mine will operate until 2045. Buy the profile here. 2. Weda Bay Project. Located in Maluku, the Weda Bay …

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Chinese companies are investing billions in Indonesia's nickel …

Indonesia's nickel industry has been mainly processing the metal for stainless steel, but many companies are shifting to refine nickel ore for electric vehicle batteries. Most of Indonesia's vast ...

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Indonesia's Nickel Export Ban: Impacts on Supply …

November 19, 2022. Indonesia is home to 22% of the world's nickel reserves, and its ban on nickel ore exports since 2020 has caused major shifts in the supply chains of strategic products such as electric vehicles …

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Indonesia's Vote: Three Takeaways for Climate Change

Coal, nickel, palm oil, rainforests. The riches of Indonesia matter to the rest of the world. Therefore, so does its presidential election. Early results on Wednesday in the world's third ...

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Nickel price crash seen extending Indonesia's grip on supply

Citigroup Inc. sees nickel falling to $15,500 a ton in the next three months. The bank recently slashed its forecast for average prices this quarter to $16,000 a ton, from $18,000 a ton. To be ...

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