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| TABLE 14 | |||||||||||||
| NICKEL:� NEW SULFIDE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAR, BEFORE 2020 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| Annual | |||||||||||||
| Projected | Resource | Estimated | production | ||||||||||
| year of first | Country and | grade | resources | capacity | |||||||||
| production | state/province | Project and company1 | (% Ni) | (thousands)2 | (contained Ni) | Nickel product | |||||||
| 2005 | Canada | Voisey's Bay | 2.75 | 32,000 | 50,000 | Concentrates, initially. | |||||||
| (Labrador) | CVRD Inco Ltd. | 1.89 | 40,000 | ||||||||||
| 1.90 | 6,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Australia | Forrestania-Flying Fox, New Morning and | 5.59 | 1,200 | 7,000 | Concentrates. | |||||||
| (Western Australia) | South | 1.84 | 1,700 | ||||||||||
| Western Areas NL | 4.50 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Do. | Lanfranchi | 2.61 | 1,200 | 6,300 | Ore. | |||||||
| Do. | Sally Malay Mining Ltd. and Donegal Resources Ltd. | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | Do. | Waterloo and Amorac | 3.50 | 299 | 10,000 | Concentrates. | |||||||
| Do. | LionOre Australia Ltd. | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Australia | Avebury | 1.16 | 4,400 | 5,700 | Do. | |||||||
| (Tasmania) | Allegiance Mining NL | 1.00 | 8,400 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Canada | Podolsky, '2000', and Whistle Pit | 0.30 | 3,200 | NA | Ore. | |||||||
| (Ontario) | FNX Mining Company, Inc. | 0.39 | 1,200 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | United States | NorthMet | 0.11 | 810,000 | 7,100 | Byproduct concentrate | |||||||
| (Minnesota) | PolyMet Mining Corp. | of Ni-Co hydroxide. | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Australia | Cosmos South, Alec Mairs, Anomaly 1 | 0.74 | 36,000 | 10,000 | Concentrates. | |||||||
| (Western Australia) | Jubilee Mines NL | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Canada | Nickel Rim South | 1.80 | 13,000 | 10,000 | Do. | |||||||
| (Ontario) | Xstrata Nickel | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Finland | Kylylahti copper-cobalt | 0.20 | 7,400 | 1,000 | Ni-Co hydroxide. | |||||||
| Vulcan Resources Limited | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | Tanzania | Kabanga | 2.60 | 26,000 | 30,000 | Do. | |||||||
| (Kagera region) | Barrick Gold Corp. and Falconbridge Limited | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Vietnam | Ban Phuc | 2.40 | 1,010 | 4,000 | Do. | |||||||
| Asian Mineral Resources Limited | 2.77 | 220 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Zambia | Munali | 1.40 | 4,500 | 8,000 | Do. | |||||||
| Albidon Limited | 1.40 | 2,400 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Australia | Sherlock Bay | 0.49 | 33,000 | 8,500 | Precipitated leachate. | |||||||
| (Western Australia) | Australasian Resources Ltd. | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | United States | Eagle | 3.80 | 3,600 | NA | Ore. | |||||||
| (Michigan) | Kennecott Minerals Company | 2.20 | 500 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | South Africa | Sheba's Ridge | 0.18 | 409,000 | 23,700 | Concentrates. | |||||||
| (Mpumalanga) | Ridge Mining plc and Anglo Platinum Ltd. | 0.18 | 313,000 | ||||||||||
| 0.17 | 53,000 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Australia | Honeymoon Well and Avalon (Bulong) | 0.65 | 120,000 | 40,000 | Concentrates, initially. | |||||||
| (Western Australia) | LionOre Australia Ltd. and OM Group, In | 0.65 | 120,000 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Do. | Yakabindie | 0.58 | 290,000 | 40,000 | Ore. | |||||||
| Do. | BHP Biliton Group | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | Canada | Maskwa | 0.64 | 8,100 | 3,800 | Do. | |||||||
| (Manitoba) | Mustang Minerals Corp. | 0.46 | 990 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Russia (Amur) | Kun-Manie (Vodorazdelny, Ikensoe, Maly | 0.61 | 3,700 | NA | NA | |||||||
| Krumkon, and Falcon) | 0.47 | 33,000 | |||||||||||
| Amur Minerals Corp. | 0.47 | 17,000 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | United States | Mesaba | 0.12 | 300,000 | 20,000 | Byproduct concentrate | |||||||
| (Minnesota) | Teck Cominco American, Inc. | of Ni-Co sulfide or | |||||||||||
| hydroxide. | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Zimbabwe | Hunters Road | NA | (2) | NA | Ore. | |||||||
| Bindura Nickel Corp. | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Canada (Ontario) | Totten | 0.74 | 6,000 | 3,800 | Concentrates. | |||||||
| CVRD Inco Ltd. | 0.75 | 550 | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Canada (Quebec) | South Raglan (Mesamax, Mequillon, Expo, | 1.00 | 11,000 | NA | Do. | |||||||
| Ivakkak, TK deposits) | |||||||||||||
| Canadian Royalties Inc. | 1.60 | 950 | |||||||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||||
| TABLE 14�Continued | |||||||||||||
| NICKEL:� NEW SULFIDE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAR, BEFORE 2020 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| Annual | |||||||||||||
| Projected | Resource | Estimated | production | ||||||||||
| year of first | Country and | grade | resources | capacity | |||||||||
| production | state/province | Project and company1 | (% Ni) | (thousands)2 | (contained Ni) | Nickel product | |||||||
| 2017 | Canada (Ontario) | Kelly Lake | NA | NA | NA | Concentrates. | |||||||
| CVRD Inco Ltd. | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Do. | Victoria | NA | (3) | NA | Ore. | |||||||
| FNX Mining Company Inc. | |||||||||||||
| NA Not available. | |||||||||||||
| 1Company names reflect organizational structure as of February 26, 2007. BHP Billiton Group is a dual listed company comprising of BHP Billiton Limited and | |||||||||||||
| BHP Billiton Plc. | |||||||||||||
| 2Gross weight, dry. "Estimated resources" are rounded to no more than two significant digits. When two or more data sets are listed, the first resource data represent | |||||||||||||
| measured resources; the second, indicated resources; and the third, inferred resources.� | |||||||||||||
| 3Resource estimate in progress. | |||||||||||||
| Sources:� Canadian Minerals Yearbook 2004; company annual reports, presentations, and press releases; and CRU International, Ltd. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program