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| NICKEL: NEW SULFIDE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BEFORE 2020, BY YEAR |
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Annual |
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production |
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Estimated |
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capacity |
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| Projected |
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Resource |
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resources |
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(metric tons |
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| year of first |
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Country and |
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grade |
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(thousand |
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of contained |
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| production |
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state/province |
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Project and company1
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(% nickel) |
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metric tons)2, 3
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nickel) |
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Nickel product |
| 2006 |
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Australia |
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Forrestania-Flying Fox, New Morning, |
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5.42 |
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1,200 |
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7,000 |
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Concentrates. |
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(Western Australia) |
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Diggers South |
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6.51 |
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1,400 |
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Western Areas NL |
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1.94 |
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9,400 |
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| 2006 |
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do. |
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Lanfranchi�Deacon, Helmut South, Winner |
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2.59 |
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2,400 |
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6,300 |
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Ore. |
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Sally Malay Mining Ltd., Donegal |
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Resources Ltd. |
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| 2006 |
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do. |
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Waterloo and Amorac |
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3.50 |
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299 |
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10,000 |
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Concentrates. |
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LionOre Australia Ltd.4
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| 2007 |
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Australia |
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Avebury |
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1.16 |
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3,300 |
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8,500 |
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Do. |
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(Tasmania) |
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Allegiance Mining NL |
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0.97 |
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13,000 |
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| 2008 |
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Australia |
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Prospero, Tapinos, Alec Mairs, Anomaly 1, |
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4.73 |
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2,700 |
�5�
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10,000 |
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Do. |
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(Western Australia) |
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Sinclair |
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0.62 |
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53,000 |
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Jubilee Mines NL6
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| 2008 |
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Canada |
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Podolsky, '2000' and Whistle Pit |
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0.75 |
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6,700 |
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3,300 |
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Ore. |
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(Ontario) |
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FNX Mining Company, Inc. |
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0.30 |
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3,200 |
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0.15 |
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4,900 |
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| 2008 |
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do. |
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Shakespeare |
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0.33 |
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12,000 |
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4,500 |
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Concentrates. |
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URSA Major Minerals Inc. |
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0.37 |
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1,800 |
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| 2009 |
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Brazil |
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Santa Rita |
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0.62 |
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9,600 |
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18,500 |
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Concentrates or matte. |
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(Bahia) |
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Mirabela Nickel Ltd. |
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0.56 |
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79,000 |
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0.51 |
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15,000 |
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| 2009 |
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Canada |
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Bucko Lake |
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1.84 |
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2,400 |
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5,700 |
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Concentrates. |
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(Manitoba) |
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Crowflight Minerals Inc. and Xstrata plc |
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2.01 |
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100 |
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2.23 |
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1,200 |
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| 2009 |
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Canada |
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Nickel Rim South |
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1.70 |
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14,000 |
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10,000 |
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Do. |
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(Ontario) |
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Xstrata Nickel |
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| 2009 |
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Finland |
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Talvivaara (Kuusilampi and Kolmisoppi) |
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0.27 |
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340,000 |
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33,000 |
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Bioleachate. |
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(Oulu) |
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Talvivaara Mining Company Ltd. |
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0.27 |
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78,000 |
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| 2009 |
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Finland |
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Kylylahti copper-cobalt |
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0.22 |
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7,900 |
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1,000 |
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Ni-Co hydroxide. |
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(Pohiois) |
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Vulcan Resources Ltd. |
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| 2009 |
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United States |
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NorthMet |
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0.08 |
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250,000 |
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7,100 |
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Byproduct concentrate |
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(Minnesota) |
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PolyMet Mining Corp. |
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0.08 |
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330,000 |
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of Ni-Co hydroxide. |
| 2009 |
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Vietnam |
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Ban Phuc |
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2.40 |
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1,010 |
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4,000 |
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Concentrates. |
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(Son La) |
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Asian Mineral Resources Ltd. |
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2.77 |
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220 |
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| 2009 |
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Zambia |
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Munali (Enterprise deposit) |
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1.23 |
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6,700 |
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8,500 |
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Do. |
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Albidon Limited |
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1.40 |
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1,300 |
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| 2009 |
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Zimbabwe |
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Hunters Road |
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0.56 |
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29,000 |
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2,000 |
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Do. |
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Bindura Nickel Corp. |
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0.50 |
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7,000 |
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| 2010 |
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Australia |
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Sherlock Bay |
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0.49 |
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33,000 |
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8,500 |
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Precipitated leachate. |
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(Western Australia) |
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Australasian Resources Ltd. |
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| 2010 |
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Canada |
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Fraser Morgan |
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1.86 |
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3,400 |
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7,500 |
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Concentrates. |
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(Ontario) |
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Xstrata Nickel |
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1.69 |
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1,600 |
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1.80 |
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2,400 |
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| 2010 |
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United States |
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Eagle |
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3.80 |
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3,600 |
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27,000 |
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Ore. |
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(Michigan) |
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Kennecott Minerals Company |
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2.20 |
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500 |
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| 2011 |
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Canada |
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Totten |
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0.74 |
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6,000 |
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8,200 |
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Concentrates. |
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(Ontario) |
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Vale Inco Limited |
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0.75 |
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550 |
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| 2011 |
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South Africa |
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Sheba's Ridge |
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0.18 |
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410,000 |
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23,700 |
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Do. |
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(Mpumalanga) |
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Ridge Mining plc and Anglo Platinum Ltd. |
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0.18 |
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310,000 |
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0.17 |
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53,000 |
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| 2012 |
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Australia |
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Honeymoon Well and Avalon (Bulong) |
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0.65 |
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120,000 |
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40,000 |
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Concentrates, initially. |
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(Western Australia) |
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LionOre Australia Ltd.4 and OM Group, Inc.7
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0.65 |
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120,000 |
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| See footnotes at end of table. |
| TABLE 14�Continued |
| NICKEL: NEW SULFIDE PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BEFORE 2020, BY YEAR |
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Annual |
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production |
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Estimated |
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capacity |
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| Projected |
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Resource |
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resources |
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(metric tons |
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| year of first |
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Country and |
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grade |
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(thousand |
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of contained |
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| production |
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state/province |
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Project and company1
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(% nickel) |
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metric tons)2, 3
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nickel) |
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Nickel product |
| 2012 |
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Australia |
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Yakabindie |
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0.58 |
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250,000 |
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40,000 |
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Ore. |
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(Western Australia) |
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BHP Billiton Group |
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0.60 |
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190,000 |
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| 2012 |
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Finland |
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Kuhmo (Peura-aho, Hietaharju, Vaara) |
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0.38 |
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7,700 |
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3,000 |
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Ni-Co hydroxide. |
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Vulcan Resources Limited and Polar |
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Mining OV |
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| 2012 |
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Russia |
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Kun-Manie (Vodorazdelny, Ikensoe, |
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0.61 |
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3,700 |
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16,000 |
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Concentrates. |
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(Amur) |
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Maly Krumkon, Falcon) |
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0.48 |
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48,000 |
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Amur Minerals Corp. |
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0.54 |
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17,000 |
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| 2012 |
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Tanzania |
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Kabanga |
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2.35 |
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9,300 |
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30,000 |
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Do. |
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(Kagera region) |
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Barrick Gold Corp. and Xstrata Nickel |
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2.80 |
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39,000 |
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| 2012 |
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United States |
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Mesaba |
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0.12 |
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300,000 |
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20,000 |
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Byproduct concentrate |
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(Minnesota) |
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Teck Cominco American, Inc. |
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of Ni-Co sulfide or |
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hydroxide. |
| 2013 |
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United States |
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Birch Lake, Maturi, Spruce Road |
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0.19 |
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100,000 |
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8,600 |
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Byproduct concentrate |
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(Minnesota) |
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Franconia Minerals Corp. |
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0.26 |
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83,000 |
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of Ni-Co hydroxide. |
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0.14 |
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28,000 |
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| 2014 |
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Canada |
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Maskwa |
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0.77 |
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590 |
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3,800 |
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Ore. |
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(Manitoba) |
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Mustang Minerals Corp. |
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0.59 |
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9,500 |
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0.40 |
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830 |
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| 2015 |
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Canada |
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Nunavik/South Raglan (Allammaq, Mesamax,�
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0.91 |
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16,000 |
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6,800 |
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Concentrates. |
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(Quebec) |
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Mequillon, Expo, Ivakkak, TK deposits) |
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0.87 |
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720 |
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Canadian Royalties Inc. |
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| 2015 |
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United States |
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Nokomis/Maturi Extension |
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0.20 |
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350,000 |
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10,800 |
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Byproduct concentrate |
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(Minnesota) |
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Duluth Metals Ltd.8
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0.18 |
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110,000 |
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of Ni-Co sulfide or |
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hydroxide. |
| 2017 |
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Canada |
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Kelly Lake |
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1.77 |
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11,000 |
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NA |
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Concentrates. |
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(Ontario) |
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Vale Inco |
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| 2018 |
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do. |
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Victoria |
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0.48 |
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10,000 |
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NA |
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Ore. |
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FNX Mining Company Inc. |
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0.46 |
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17,000 |
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| 2019 |
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do. |
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Kirkwood |
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0.52 |
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9,400 |
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NA |
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Do. |
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FNX Mining Company Inc. |
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0.73 |
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7,300 |
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| NA Not available. |
| 1Company names reflect organizational structure as of March 2008. BHP Billiton Group is a dual listed company comprising of BHP Billiton Limited���
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| and BHP Billiton Plc. |
| 2Gross weight, dry.
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| 3"Estimated resources" are rounded to no more than two significant digits. When two or more data sets are listed, the first resource data represent
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�measured resources; the second, indicated resources; and the third, inferred resources.�
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| 4Acquired by MMC Norilsk Nickel Group in August 2007.
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| 5Resources estimate includes the Sinclair deposit, 100 kilometers south of the Cosmos operations.
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| 6Acquired by Xstrata Nickel in February 2008.
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| 7Acquired by MMC Norilsk Nickel in March 2007.
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| 8Formerly Wallbridge America Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd., that was spun off in 2006.
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| Sources: Canadian Minerals Yearbook 2005; company annual reports, presentations, and press releases; and CRU International, Ltd. |
