Nickel

Question 1

Ni laterite deposits

Answer 1

nickel ores formed by intensive tropical weathering of olivine-rich ultramafic rocks
0.3% nickel

Question 2

properties of nickel

Answer 2

resists corrosion, useful for steel alloys

Question 3

laterites vs magmatic suphide

Answer 3

laterites at the surface - open pits

sulfide ores - more expensive underground mining

Question 4

nickel laterites in

Answer 4

new caledonia

Question 5

Laterite deposit vs grade data

Answer 5

50% = 1.3%

90% =0.83%

Question 6

nickel profile: highest in

Answer 6

saprolite ore