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TABLE 14
NICKEL: NEW SULFIDE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAREND 2017
 
Annual
production
Estimated capacity
Projected Resource resources (metric tons
year of first Country grade (thousand -of contained
production   (state/province)   Project and company1   (% nickel)   metric tons)2   nickel)   Nickel product
2012 Canada Raglan-Kikialik 3.10 1,800 24,000 Concentrate.
    (Quebec)   Xstrata Nickel (GlencoreXstrata since May 2013)                
2012 Finland Kevitsa 0.29 89,000 11,000 Do.
(Lappi) First Quantum Minerals Ltd. 0.32 150,000
            0.29   35,000        
2012 Finland Outokumpu Copper (Kylylahti mine and 0.20 1,400 450 Cobalt-nickel-
(Pohiois) Luikonlahti mill) 0.20 5,400 concentrate.
        Altona Mining Ltd.3   0.25   900        
2013 Canada Nunavik (South Raglan) [Allammaq, Expo, 0.93 560 6,800 Concentrate.
(Quebec) Ivakkak, Mequillon, Mesamax, Puimajuq 0.93 21,000
and TK deposits] 0.73 5,200
Canadian Royalties Ltd. (controlled by Jilin
        Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd.)4                
2013 China Tulaʼergen 1.10 100,000 3,000 Do.
(Xinjiang- (Qincheng Township)
Autonomous region/ Xinjiang Hami Hexin Mining Ltd.
    East Tianshan)                    
2013 Vietnam Ban Phuc 2.78 5 730 6,600 Do.
(Son La) Asian Mineral Resources Ltd. and Son La 2.60 5 960
Mechanical Engineering JSC 1.94 5 170
1.05 6 200
1.23 6 700
            1.14 6 400        
2014 Canada Fraser Morgan 1.94 4,400 6,000 Ore.
(Ontario) Xstrata Nickel (GlencoreXstrata since- 1.81 2,400
        May 2013)   1.70   1,800        
2014 Do. Totten (plus new Clarabelle mill addition) 1.33 8,400 8,200 Concentrate.
        Vale Canada                
2014 China Heishan 0.60 23,000 5,000 Do.
    (Gansu)   Jinchuan Group Co., Ltd.                
2014 United States Eagle 4.80 1,500 17,000 Do.
(Michigan) Sold by Rio Tinto Group to Lundin Mining 3.10 3,300
        Corp. in July 2013   1.00   49        
2015 Australia Cosmic Boy and Diggers7 1.46 8 2,100 7,000 Do.
(Western Australia) Western Areas Ltd. 2.40 9 380
            1.00 10 10,000        
2015 Do. Mt. Windarra and Cerberus 1.24 910 7,000 Do.
Poseidon Nickel Ltd. 1.72 3,000
            1.51 11 4,600        
2015 Canada Onaping Depth 2.67 15,000 10,000 Do.
(Ontario) Xstrata Nickel (GlencoreXstrata since- 3.60 1,200
        May 2013)                
2015 Canada Raglan-Qakimajurg 4.52 2,500 11,000 Do.
    (Quebec)   Xstrata Nickel (GlencoreXstrata since May 2013)                
2015 United States NorthMet 0.08 213,000 7,100 Concentrate, initially.
(Minnesota) PolyMet Mining Corp. and Glencore 0.07 590,000 Byproduct nickel-cobalt
        International AG   0.07   260,000       hydroxide, later.
2016 Canada Minago 0.56 11,000 11,000 Concentrate.
(Manitoba) Victory Nickel Inc. 0.51 43,000
            0.53   15,000        
2016 Canada Eagleʼs Nest-McFaulds Lake 2.08 5,400 15,000 Do.
(Ontario) Noront Resources Ltd. and Baosteel 1.50 5,600
Resources International Co., Ltd. 1.10 9,000
            0.31   1,600 12    
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 14-Continued
NICKEL: NEW SULFIDE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAREND 2017
 
Annual
production
- Estimated capacity
Projected Resource - resources (metric tons
year of first Country grade - (thousand -of contained
production   (state/province)   Project and company1   (% nickel)   metric tons)2   nickel)   Nickel product
2016 Canada Dumont 0.29 360,000 49,000 Ferronickel.
(Quebec) Royal Nickel Corp. 0.26 1,300,000
            0.26   510,000        
2016 Russia Kun-Manie (Ikensoe, Maly Krumkon, and 0.61 3,700 16,000 Concentrate.
(Amur) Vodorazdelny) 0.48 48,000
        Amur Minerals Corp.   0.54   17,000        
2017 Australia New Morning/Daybreak 3.70 5 320 3,000 Ore.
(Western Australia) Western Areas NL 3.50 5 93
0.90 6 1,100
            0.90 6 660        
2017 Do. Radio Hill (conventional heap leaching) 0.61 2,000 7,400 Nickel-copper-
        Fox Resources Ltd.   0.42   2,000       concentrate.
2017 Botswana Dikoloti 0.70 4,100 2,000 Nickel-cobalt sulfide.
(Selebi-Phikwe- The Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National
    region)   Corp. (81%) and Discovery Metals Ltd. (19%)                
2017 Canada Turnagain 0.22 230,000 24,000 Concentrate.
(British Columbia) Hard Creek Nickel Corp. 0.21 640,000
            0.20   980,000        
2017 Canada Makwa (formerly Maskwa) 0.61 7,200 3,600 Do.
    (Manitoba)   Mustang Minerals Corp.13   0.27   700        
2017 Canada Hart 1.40 1,500 9,000 Do.
(Ontario) Liberty Mines Inc. [Jilin Jien Nickel Industry 1.27 320
        Co., Ltd. (60%)]                
2017 Do. Kenbridge (open pit) 0.43 3,300 3,900 Do.
        Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd.   0.38   1,100        
2017 Canada Copper Cliff Mine (merger and expansion) 1.15 130,000 NA Ore.
(Sudbury) (formerly Copper Cliff Deep project)
        Vale Canada                
2017 Canada Wellgreen 0.31 450,000 14,000 Concentrate.
(Yukon Territory) Wellgreen Platinum Ltd. (formerly Prophecy
        Platinum Corp.)                
2017 Finland Kuhmo (Arola, Hietaharju, Peura-aho,- 0.55 14 6,000 3,000 Do.
(Oulu) Sika-aho, and Vaara)
        Altona Mining Ltd.3 and Polar Mining Oy                
2017 Russia Vuruchuaivench (10 kilometers southwest of 0.23 17,500 NA Metal.
(Kola Peninsula) Monchegorsk)
        MMC Norilsk Nickel-Kola MMC                
2017 Russia Maslovsky (Butter) 0.33 728,000 18,000 Concentrate.
(Taimyr Peninsula) Russian Platinum Co. (in late 2012 and 2013-
ownership of the deposit was contested by-
        MMC Norilsk Nickel-Polar Division)                
2017 Tanzania Kabanga 2.49 14,000 40,000 Concentrate.
(Kagera region) Barrick Gold Corp. (50%) and Xstrata Nickel 2.72 23,000
        (50%)   2.24   19,000        
2017 Tanzania Nachingwea Regional Exploration Project, 0.58 20,000 15 25,000 Do.
(Lindi and Mtwara including Ntaka Hill Nickel Sulphide Project 0.66 36,000
regions) IMX Resources Ltd. and.MMG Exploation
        Holdings Ltd.16                
2017 United States Nokomis/Maturi Extension 0.20 17 550,000 19,000 Byproduct nickel-cobalt
(Minnesota) Birch Lake, Maturi, Spruce Road 0.21 17 270,000 sulfide or hydroxide.
Twin Metals Minnesota LLC18 [Duluth Metals 0.17 19 180,000
Ltd. (60%) and Antofagasta PLC (40%)] 0.16 19 40,000
0.25 20 120,000
            0.21 21 120,000        
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 14-Continued
NICKEL: NEW SULFIDE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION, BY YEAREND 2017
 
Do. Ditto. NA Not available.-
1Company names reflect organizational structure as of March 25, 2015. BHP Billiton Group is a dual listed company comprising BHP Billiton Ltd. and-
BHP Billiton Plc. Vale Nickel is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vale S.A.
2Gross weight, dry. Rounded to no more than two significant digits and represent measured, indicated, and (or) inferred resources depending on the-
project. When two or more datasets are listed, the first resource data represent measured resources; the second, indicated resources; and the
third, inferred resources, unless otherwise specified.-
3Altona Mining Ltd. was created when Universal Resources Ltd. merged with Vulcan Resources Ltd. in February 2010.
4On March 22, 2012, Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. purchased 95.62% of the outstanding shares of Goldbrook Ventures Inc. In May 2012, the-
company acquired the remaining shares (4.38%) of Goldbrook Ventures Inc. This acquisition gave Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co., Ltd. 100% control-
of the Nunavik project.
5Massive sulfides.
6Disseminated sulfides.
7Includes Diggers Rocks, Diggers South, Purple Haze, and Seagull resources.
8Diggers areas-probable ore reserves.
9Cosmic Boy area-indicated resources.
10Diggers areas-indicated resources.
11Cerberus deposit.
12Inferred resources of East zone.
13Mustang Minerals Corp. was also evaluating the potential of resources at the nearby Mayville property.
14Kuhmo project area-total indicated and inferred resources.
15Measured and indicated resources.
16Continental Resources Ltd. and IMX Resources are in the process of merging to simplify development of the Ntaka Hill Nickel Project.
17Nokomis deposit-indicated and inferred resources.
18In March 2011, Twin Metals Minnesota LLC (TMM) acquired Franconia Minerals Corp., doubling the project's mineral and land assets.
19Birch Lake deposit-indicated and inferred resources.
20Maturi deposit resource.
21Spruce Road open pit resource.
Sources: Australian Mines Atlas 2011; Canadian Minerals Yearbook 2012; company annual reports, presentations, and press releases; CRU International,-
Ltd., and the International Nickel Study Group.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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