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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| NICKEL: WORLD PRODUCTION OF INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained nickel) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| Matte: | |||||||||||
| Australia4 | 31,085 | 27,531 | r | 59,186 | r | 51,081 | r | 66,295 | |||
| Botswana | 28,940 | 27,905 | r | 25,127 | r | 28,800 | r, e | 24,000 | e | ||
| Brazil5 | 8,328 | 8,518 | 14,308 | 13,703 | r | 14,345 | p | ||||
| Canada6 | 76,908 | 68,972 | 70,127 | 73,724 | 80,765 | p | |||||
| China7 | 1,530 | r | -- | 1 | -- | -- | |||||
| Finland | -- | 735 | 10,381 | 16,088 | 12,915 | ||||||
| Indonesia8 | 72,385 | r | 67,329 | r | 75,989 | r | 66,900 | r | 70,717 | ||
| New Caledonia | 13,564 | 13,902 | 13,917 | 13,780 | 13,417 | ||||||
| Philippines | 10,562 | 17,800 | 20,500 | 22,794 | 23,890 | ||||||
| Russia9 | 1,500 | r | 100 | r | 85 | r | 65 | r | 1 | ||
| Zimbabwe10 | 1,572 | r | 1,608 | r | 3,105 | r | 3,519 | r | 3,787 | ||
| Total | 246,000 | r | 234,000 | r | 293,000 | r | 290,000 | r, e | 310,000 | e | |
| Other: | |||||||||||
| Cuba:11 | |||||||||||
| Sulfide precipitate | 32,099 | r | 33,856 | r | 34,197 | r | 34,816 | r | 34,325 | ||
| Ammoniacal liquor precipitate and unspecifiede | 2,500 | r | 2,400 | r | 2,400 | r | 2,400 | r | 2,300 | ||
| Totale | 34,600 | r | 36,300 | r | 36,600 | r | 37,200 | r | 36,600 | ||
| New Caledonia, nickel hydroxide cake | -- | -- | 222 | 7,374 | r, 12 | 3,378 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea, mixed hydroxide product | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5,283 | ||||||
| Grand total, other | 34,600 | r | 36,300 | r | 36,800 | r | 44,600 | r | 45,300 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Includes data available through March 2, 2015. Data represent nickel content of matte and other intermediate materials produced. | |||||||||||
| 2World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 3Source: International Nickel Study Group (INSG) World Nickel Statistics. | |||||||||||
| 4Figures exclude toll-refined material. Total matte production on a contained nickel basis, in metric tons, was as follows: 2008-31,000;- | |||||||||||
| 2009-28,000 (revised); 2010-54,000 (revised); 2011-57,000 (revised); and 2012-66,000.- | |||||||||||
| 5Represents the output of the Fortaleza smelter. All of the Fortaleza matte is shipped to Finland for further processing. | |||||||||||
| 6Nickel content of reported exports. Matte from the smelter at Falconbridge typically assays 55% nickel. | |||||||||||
| 7Chinaʼs exports were estimated to have a nickel content of 63%. Total matte production on a contained nickel basis, in metric tons,- | |||||||||||
| was estimated as follows: 2008-114,000; 2009-143,000 (revised); 2010-139,000 (revised); 2011-166,000 (revised); and- | |||||||||||
| 2012-170,000.- | |||||||||||
| 8Represents the nickel output of the Soroako smelter. The Soroako matte is shipped to Japan for further processing and contains on- | |||||||||||
| average 78% nickel. | |||||||||||
| 9Primarily exports to China. Sources: International Nickel Study Group (INSG); United Nations Statistics Division. The average nickel- | |||||||||||
| content of the exported matte is estimated to be 25%. | |||||||||||
| 10Zimplats material shipped to the Impala Refinery at Springs, South Africa. | |||||||||||
| 11Corrected to remove coproduct cobalt. | |||||||||||
| 12Derived from both limonitic laterite and saprolitic laterite ores. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
