Mining stoppage adds to Eramet's New Caledonia woes
Eramet subsidiary SLN's nickel mining operations in northern New Caledonia have been suspended, adding to difficulties at the loss-making business that saw a slide in first-quarter output.
Eramet subsidiary SLN's nickel mining operations in northern New Caledonia have been suspended, adding to difficulties at the loss-making business that saw a slide in first-quarter output.
Mining and trading giant Glencore is to stop financing a lossmaking nickel mine in New Caledonia, as growing Indonesian production of a key metal in electric car batteries squeezes rivals.
Discussions have sought to address the unprofitability of nickel processing in New Caledonia through plans to improve mining productivity and subsidise energy costs.
Leading producers of nickel in New Caledonia are Vale, Eramet, Glencore and Sumitomo Metal Mining. During 2020-2021, Vale 's output was up by 7%, Eramet 's …
Operations have started at the $7bn Koniambo Nickel project (Koniambo) in New Caledonia, which is jointly owned by Glencore and Société Minière du Sud Pacifique (SMSP).
Comprised an open-cut nickel mine and a pyrometallurgical plant, Koniambo Nickel Project is located in the North Province of New Caledonia and was officially inaugurated in November 2014.
New Caledonia is a widely recognised marine and terrestrial biodiversity hot spot. However, this unique environment is under increasing anthropogenic pressure. Major threats are related to land cover change and include fire, urban sprawling and mining. Resulting habitat loss and fragmentation end up …
The Goro nickel-cobalt mine is a fully-integrated open-pit mining operation in the French island territory of New Caledonia in the South Pacific.
Read more about Caledonia Mining Corporation's current Blanket mining area & it's background, regional geology and property geology.
Nickel Mining Company (NMC) is the joint venture between POSCO and SMSP, based in New Caledonia, which is in charge of supplying the Gwangyang plant in nickel ore. It is 51% owned by SMSP and employed 694 members of staff on December 31, 2020.
The trading giant declined to contribute more funds as part of a French government rescue package for the New Caledonian mining industry.
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc ("Caledonia" or the "Company") is a Zimbabwean focused exploration, development and mining corporation. Caledonia owns a 64% stake in the gold-producing Blanket Mine …
A fierce debate over the mining of nickel has recently engulfed one of Europe's last remaining colonies, France's tiny Melanesian archipelago of New Caledonia. Although nearly 20,000 kilometers from Paris, New Caledonia remains a French overseas territory—neither a French département nor entirely autonomous. The territory, originally …
Nickel mining is a key industry in New Caledonia, which holds as much as a quarter of the world's known reserves. Vale's plant is the second-largest employer in the southern province, with ...
New Caledonia's mining industry is struggling to compete against Indonesia, the world's largest nickel producer, due to decades of export restrictions and high energy costs that have made its nickel more expensive and less profitable to produce. "The nickel industry is inevitably intertwined with the independence debate in New …
Brazilian mining firm Vale has completed the divestiture of its stake in Vale New Caledonia to the Prony Resources New Caledonia consortium.
As appears from the literature, New Caledonia is probably the leader in the restoration of tropical ecosystems impacted by mining. This is due to early realisation of …
Caledonia Mining rallied 9.5% after results from its 2011 exploration program at its Nama copper-cobalt project in Zambia pleased investors.
PDF | New Caledonia is an island of the south-western Pacific Ocean which belongs to France. This island has a long geological history which goes back... | Find, read and cite all the research you ...
Caledonia Mining Corporation plc is a gold production, exploration and development company focused on Zimbabwe. Caledonia's shares are listed on the NYSE American LLC (CMCL), on AIM of the London Stock Exchange plc (CMCL), and the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) in Zimbabwe.
The aim of this study is to explore the use of lichens as biomonitors of the impact of nickel mining and ore treatment on the atmosphere in the New Caledonian archipelago (South Pacific Ocean); both activities emitting also Co, Cr and possibly Fe. Metal contents were analysed in thirty-four epiphytic lichens, collected in the vicinity of …
New Caledonia's nickel processing industry remains at a virtual standstill after weeks of unrest in the southern Pacific territory, with Eramet-owned SLN keeping …
The Goro Nickel mine is the largest mining projects in New Caledonia. Around 4 million tonnes of dry ore are expected to be removed each year at the Goro Nickel site in New Caledonia. Equipment for the …
When Captain Cook "discovered" New Caledonia in 1774, he found the islands occupied by a Melanesian people scattered along river valleys and the coast in small hamlets. ... top-down approach and the attitude of infallibility and cultural superiority assumed by many specialists working in New Caledonia. The proposed development of …
The Goro Nickel Project located on the South Pacific island of New Caledonia commenced production in August 2010 with an…
The aim of this study is to explore the use of lichens as biomonitors of the impact of nickel mining and ore treatment on the atmosphere in the New Caledonian archipelago (South Pacific Ocean); both activities emitting also …
Political leaders in New Caledonia on Thursday agreed new terms for the sale of Vale's nickel business, including a majority stakeholding for local interests, seeking to resolve unrest over the ...
New Caledonia is a widely recognised marine and terrestrial biodiversity hot spot. However, this unique environment is under increasing anthropogenic pressure. Major threats are related to land cover change and include fire, urban sprawling and mining. Resulting habitat loss and fragmentation end up in serious erosion of the local …
In New Caledonia, new environmental regulations were only adopted in 2008 (for the Northern Province) and in 2009 (for the Southern Province) (Le Meur and Mennesson, 2011). Mining competencies were transferred to the provinces since the Matignon Accords in 1988. In 2009, a new mining code was adopted (DIMENC, 2009). …
New Caledonia is the world's fourth-largest producer of nickel in 2023, with output up by 3% on 2022.