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The Goro nickel processing plant is the world's fourth-largest nickel ore producer. It is a key economic driver for New Caledonia, but has had a difficult history, benighted by protests, arson attacks, and environmental damage. It also struggled to make money for its owner, Vale, despite millions in investment. In 2020, Vale announced it had ...
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The Prony Resources New Caledonia consortium announced March 31 it has completed acquisition of Vale Canada's Nouvelle-Calédonie S.A.S. (VNC) nickel and cobalt operation. Prony Resources is owned by New Caledonia entities together with international commodities trader Trafigura. This article was originally published by S&P Platts on the …
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Just a few short miles from the famous lagoons, lies a vast, sprawling, open-cut nickel mine. Known locally as Goro, named after a nearby town, this pit and its processing plant are proving to be a stress test for a country that is thought to contain a quarter of the world's known nickel reserves.
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At $16,350 per tonne, nickel futures on the LME have dropped by 12.6% in the past two days after China's Tsingshan Holding Group said it had signed a deal to supply battery grade nickel matte to Huayou Cobalt Co and CNGR Advanced Material Co. "If producers can use nickel pig-iron to supply the growing electric vehicle [EV] battery …
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Goro's earth is rich in nickel and cobalt, key ingredients in the lithium-ion batteries most commonly used for electric vehicles. To extract the useful minerals takes a lot of energy. That means a lot of hazardous emissions. First, giant excavators, loaders and trucks running on fossil fuels scoop up the earth and trundle it away.
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New Century Resources (NCZ) and Vale Canada (VCL) continue to progress the potential acquisition of the Goro Nickel and Cobalt Mine in New Caledonia. The Goro Nickel and Cobalt Mine is the largest nickel and cobalt high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) operation in the world. It also strategically lies within a top nickel producing region and ...
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Goro Nickel Mining Plant. The Goro Nickel Plant Project, located at New Caledonia, is a $160 million contract under the Inco Australia Pty. Ltd. The project scope involved Structural, Mechanical, Piping, Erection, Electrical, and Instrumentation Works. Construction started in November, 2006 and was substantially completed on July, 2009.
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Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie owns the Goro nickel-cobalt complex in the French territory of New Caledonia and Vale held a 95% interest in the unit, with Societe de Participation Miniere du Sud Caledonia SAS owning the remainder. ... Top 5 mined nickel producers' output drops 3.8% YOY. Market Intelligence analysts anticipate global primary …
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VNC had been dogged by environmental protest and refinery issues since its Goro nickel and cobalt mine started up in 2011. Vale financing. The transaction with Prony Resources involved a $1.1 billion support package for VNC, Vale said in a statement. Vale Canada Limited will contribute $555 million of this to ensure operational continuity, and ...
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The laterite nickel ore at Goro is composed of two layers–limonite and saprolite–between a cover of leached material and the bedrock below. The 10-20-m-thick cover has its own two layers: brittle iron oxide crust covers a high-hematite zone. Beneath these is the 10-m-thick limonite layer, which grades about 1.5% Ni.
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The multi-billion-dollar Goro plant is currently producing approximately 15,000 tonnes of refined nickel per year—one-quarter of its purported production capacity of 60,000 tonnes. The vast potential of the plant, and the large investment that it represents, will ensure the continuation of the project despite criticism of its environmental ...
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