Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Open Pit |
Commodities |
- Nickel
- Iron Ore
- Saprolite
- Limonite
|
Mining Method |
|
Production Start | ...  |
Mine Life | 2032 |
The Taganito mine produces direct shipping saprolite ore and limonite ore. |
Source:
p. 12,88,189,
Company Structure: 65% Nickel Asia Corporation (Filipino) and 33.5% Pacific Metals Co. Ltd. and 1.5% Sojitz Corporation (Japanese)
Contractors
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Summary:
Laterite nickel ores are a surface formation deposit which is found in hot and wet tropical areas which is enriched in iron and aluminum and develops by intensive and long lasting weathering of the underlying parent rock. Nearly all kinds of rocks can be disintegrated by the action of high rainfall and high temperatures. The dripping rain water causes suspension of primary rock minerals and decreases easily soluble elements as sodium, potassium, calcium, and silicon. This gives rise to a residual concentration of more insoluble elements predominantly iron, aluminum and nickel.
Summary:
Taganito mine does not process mined ore. It sells the ore to customers in Japan and China. Low-grade ore is sold to Coral Bay HPAL facility and Taganito HPAL facility.
Production:
Commodity | Units | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
Saprolite
|
wmt
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | 4,567,257 | 3,347,093 | 3,251,780 |
Limonite
|
wmt
| ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  | ......  |
All production numbers are expressed as ore.
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Operational Metrics:
Metrics | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
Ore tonnes mined
| ......  | ......  | 7,656,036 wmt | 9,668,802 wmt | 8,362,951 wmt | 6,744,842 wmt |
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Reserves at December 31, 2022:
Cut-off grades used to estimate Ore Resources are as follows: Saprolite: > 1.22% Ni,< 20.00% Fe; Limonite: > 20.00% Fe
Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade | Contained Metal |
Proven & Probable
|
81,421 kdmt
|
Nickel
|
1.13 %
|
919 kt
|
Proven & Probable
|
81,421 kdmt
|
Iron
|
34.1 %
|
|
Measured & Indicated
|
101,601 kdmt
|
Nickel
|
1.19 %
|
1,211 kt
|
Measured & Indicated
|
101,601 kdmt
|
Iron
|
33.33 %
|
|
Inferred
|
2,643 kdmt
|
Nickel
|
1.4 %
|
37 kt
|
Inferred
|
2,643 kdmt
|
Iron
|
18.73 %
|
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