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Apr.20 (LTIT) ¨CMarket research company BMI Research forecasts that South Africa will remain among the top ten nickel producers in the world, with an estimated 49 500 t expected to be produced this year.
South Africa has several nickel-producing mines, with one of the largest being the Nkomati mine, in Mpumalanga, with an estimated 408.6-million tonnes of reserves. Two new nickel mining projects are also spearheaded by mining companyUru Metals, namely the Zebediela nickel sulphide project, in Limpopo, and the Burgersfort nickel project, in Mpumalanga.
In its Industry Trend Analysis for nickel from 2018 to 2027, published last month, BMI Research explains that theZebediela mine has an estimated 1.5-billion tonnes of inferred and indicated resources and will be able to produce 20 000 t/y of nickel.
The growth of the South African nickel mining sector through new projects follows the projected growth of the international nickel market.
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