Age Group Assoc Deposits less 10km AtmLeach? Caron? Co grade Co pr grade% Co re grade% Co to grade% Comments Country CountryCode DepositArea DepositLength km DepositShape DepositThick m DepositWidth km DiscoveryDate FeNi smelt? Hill HPAL? Includes Karst? LateriteRockProfile LateriteThick m LatitudeDecimal LatitudeDegrees LatitudeMinutes LatitudeSeconds Linear? LongitudeDecimal LongitudeDegrees LongitudeMinutes LongitudeSeconds LowRelief? NameDeposit Ni CutoffGrade% Ni grade Ni pr grade% Ni re CutoffGrade% Ni to CutoffGrade% Ni to grade% NiBearingMinerals Nire grade% OtherBedrock OtherMinerals OtherNames Overburden m OwnerOperator Plateau? ProductionTonnage Recovery Ni% References ReserveStandard ReserveTonnage ResourceStandard ResourceTonnage Source TonnGrade SourceBedrock StartupDate StateProvince Status Subtype Tectonic setting TotalTonnage Weathering Age c n.d. yes 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Albania ALBN 51 0 blanket on hill top and gentle slope n.d. 0 n.d. yes "Eocene sediments; ferruginous (goethite) laterite, 46 m; argillaceous saprolite (3.5% NiO), 10 m; coarse saprolite (3.8% NiO in serpentine), 5 m" >15 40.67833333 40 40 42 20.96027778 20 57 37 Devolli n.d. n.d. 1.2 "chlorite, goethite, hematite, lizardite, lithiophorite, nontronite, pyrolusite, smectite, talc" 1.2 "carbonate rocks, chert, mafic volcanics, plagiogranite, sandstone (TriassicJurassic) " "chromite, magnetite, quartz, siderite " Koko n.d. Joint Venture European Nickel PLC (Devolli) with Balcan Resources Inc. (Koko deposit) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC 35.6 European Nickel PLC (2010) serpentinized harzburgite 2020 "exploration, pre-feasibility study" "(I) clay silicate (oxide, Mg silicate)" "Alpine Helenides orogenic system, MirditaSub-Pelagonic zone of Upper JurassicCretaceous ophiolite" 35.6 Early Cretaceous (pre-Eocene) b n.d. yes 0.142 0.142 "Production 620,000 wet t at 19.1% moisture and 15.7% Fe. Source ultramafic rocks contain average 0.2% Ni and 0.015% Co. Laterite simplified profile is shown. " Australia AUQL 1.9 1.9 blanket on hill top >10 1.3 1965 yes "ferricrete, 10 m; ferralite (limonite zone), 20 m; upper ferruginous silicified saprolite, 6 m; lower coarse saprolite, 6 m" >40 -23.03944444 -23 -2 -22 150.3030556 150 18 11 Brolga 1.59 n.d. 1.59 "antigorite, chlorite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, lizardite, nontronite, pimelite, smectite, todorokite" "amphibolite, gabbro" "chalcedony, opal, quartz, spinel, tridymite " 10 Queensland Nickel Pty. Ltd 0.62 80 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Parianos and others (1998) "harzburgite, serpentinized layered dunite" 1993 Queensland "mined out, 1995 mining ceased" (III) oxide (Mg silicate) "Late Paleozoic New England orogen, Marlborough ultramafic block, obducted thrust sheet" 0.62 Oligocene b low-sulfide quartz-Au veins 0.12 0.1 0.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Australia AUWA 31 20 discontinuous blanket along strike of faulted source rock 65 2 1968 yes "alluvium, 2 m; ferruginous zone (Mn-oxide Co-rich horizon in the base), 515 m; clay nontronite zone (2% Ni),15 m; saprolite (0.71% Ni in upper part), 1050 m; saprolitic peridotite" 100 -30.6875 -30 -41 -15 yes 121.8244444 121 49 28 yes Bulong 0.8 1.57 n.d. n.d. 1.0 "asbolane, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, maghemite, nontronite, Mn-oxides, montmorillonite, Ni-Co chalcophanite, Ni-Co todorokite, saponite, serpentine, smectite" 1 "metabasalt, metakomatiite, metasedimentary rocks (Archean) " "calcite, chromite, dolomite, quartz" 14 Preston Resources Ltd.; Resolute Samantha Ltd. in 19941996 98.2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 6.9 n.d. 140 Bauchau (1999); Donegan (2006) "serpentinized peridotite, dunite, of layered mafic-ultramafic complex " 1998 Western Australia mining operations "(II) Mg silicate (oxide, clay silicate)" "Archean Yilgarn craton, Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt" 140 Late EoceneOligocene b low-sulfide quartz-Au veins 0.08 0.04 0.04 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Australia AUWA 21 18 discontinuous blanket along strike of faulted source rock 40 1.5 1993 yes "alluvial silt and clay, 03 m; lateritic duricrust, 010 m; ferruginous clay zone (0.46 to 1.26% Ni), 3870 m; silica-cobalt-manganese oxide zone (mean 0.96% Ni and 0.12% Co), 14 m; limonitic talcose clay (0.41% Ni), 626 m " 85 -30.37777778 -30 -22 -40 yes 121.1538889 121 9 14 yes Cawse 0 1 n.d. n.d. 0.7 "chlorite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, lizardite, Mn-oxides, nontronite, smectite, talc" 0.7 "basalt, gabbro, granite gneiss, komatiite (Archean)" "chromite, dolomite, magnesite, magnetite, quartz" 13 Norilsk Nickel Australia 91 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### measured and indicated resource 48 inferred 217 Hellsten and others (1998) serpentinized komatiitic dunite (cumulates) 1999 Western Australia "open-cast mining operations, currently suspended" (III) oxide "Archean Yilgarn craton, Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt" 217 Late EoceneOligocene b n.d. 0 0 Poorly studied occurrence. Australia AUSA 0.16 2 linear band-shaped blanket along strike of ultramafic layers n.d. 0.1 1953 limonitic ochre n.d. -26.00694444 -26 0 -25 yes 129.1830556 129 10 59 yes Claude Hills n.d. n.d. 1.5 "limonite, Ni-bearing ochre, saponite" 1.5 "gneiss, norite, olivine gabbro (Proterozoic)" "magnesite, quartz" thick Metals X Ltd. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 4.57 PIRSA Minerals (2010) "dunite, pyroxenite, serpentinite (layered complex, 1080 Ma)" n.d. South Australia exploration (III) oxide "Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Musgrave fold belt, mafic-ultramafic layered Giles complex" 4.57 Tertiary b n.d. yes 0.12 0.05 0.12 "Source serpentinite contains 0.28% NiO and 0.01% CoO (Fletcher and Couper, 1975)." Australia AUQL 3.3 2.3 blanket on terracing plateau 8 (up to 20) 1.8 1957 "ferruginous pisolitic duricrust, 38 m; limonitic (homogenous montmorillonite-goethite) horizon (0.8% Ni), 37 m; siliceous saprolite of upper zone (5% Ni, 0.2% Co), 510 m; coarse saprolite of lower zone (0.40.8% Ni, 0.020.03% Co), 510 m" 35 -18.97027778 -18 -58 -13 144.9347222 144 56 5 Greenvale 1.56 0.5 0.5 1.56 "chlorite, goethite, montmorillonite, serpentine, talc " 0.8 "gabbro, metasedimentary rocks, schist (Proterozoic)" "chalcedony, opal, magnesite, quartz " 8 Metallica Minerals Ltd. yes 40 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "indicated and inferred" 37.7 "resource of 2010, Metals Place (2010); production, Business Spectator (2009); " "serpentinized harzburgite, serpentinized peridotite, serpentinite" 1974 Queensland past production 19741992; additional exploration (III) Mg silicate (oxide) "Proterozoic Georgetown inlier, Boiler Gully and Sandalwood mafic-ultramafic complexes " 40 Late CretaceousTertiary (?) b lateritic chrysoprase 0.06 0.06 0.06 Australia AUQL 66 28 linear band-shaped blanket along discontinuous ridge 70 3 1962 yes "ferruginous rubble, soil, and (or) Tertiary argillic sediments, 010 m; ferruginous laterite , 010m; silcrete and argillaceous saprolite enriched by Ni and Co depending upon clay content, 050 m; coarse saprolite, 235 m" 115 -23.00833333 -23 0 -30 yes 149.8916667 149 53 30 Marlborough 0 0.82 n.d. n.d. 1.02 "chrysoprase, garnierite, goethite, kaolinite, Mn-oxide, nontronite, saponite, sepiolite, serpentine, smectite, talc " 1.02 "gabbro-dolerite, granite, volcanics " "quartz, magnesite" 12 Gladstone Pacific Nickel Ltd. 92 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### open pit proven and probable 72 estimated 210 "reserve, Gladstone Pacific (2005); resource estimated by Foster and Eggleton (2002)" "serpentinized harzburgite, dunite (Cambrian)" n.d. Queensland "exploration, feasibility study" "(I) clay silicate, Mg silicate, (oxide) " "Late Paleozoic New England orogen, Marlborough ultramafic block, obducted thrust sheet" 210 Late CretaceousTertiary b Au-quartz veins; Cu-Zn VMS; Ni laterite ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Australia AUWA 68 11.5 blanket on plateau 20 7.5 1975 yes "Murrin Murrin North, Murrin Murrin South " "colluvium; ferruginous zone with plastic clay, 515 m; smectite zone (1.5% Ni), 1025 m; saprolite (<0.2 to >1.0% Ni), 10 " 40 -28.76777778 -28 -46 -4 121.8911111 121 53 28 Murrin Murrin "chlorite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, lizardite, maghemite, montmorillonite, nontronite, palygorskite, saponite, smectite, talc " "felsic volcanics and volcaniclastics, gabbro, granitoid, mafic volcanics, pyroxenite " "calcite, dolomite, magnesite, magnetite, opal, quartz" 10 "Anaconda Nickel Ltd. (60%), Glencore International AG (40%)" yes 83 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" 1998 Western Australia open-cast mining operations (I) clay silicate "Archean Yilgarn craton, Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt" Late EoceneOligocene b "low-sulfide quartz-Au veins, Ni laterite " 0.08 0.08 "Average Co grade reaches 0.34% in association with 3.4% Mn and 45% SiO2 in the southern site (so called Linger and Die deposit) at 0.1% Co cutoff grade (Marston, 1984). " Australia AUWA 2.5 0 blanket on plateau 50 0 1966 yes "ferruginous duricrust and calcrete, 15 m; ferruginous clay with silica bands up to several meters thick (enriched lower part of the horizon contains 2.5% Ni, and 1% Co), 50 m; saprolite, 40 m" >100 -30.23972222 -30 -14 -23 120.9955556 120 59 44 Ora Banda n.d. n.d. 1.35 "Co-Ni todorokite, Co-Ni chalcophanite, Co-cryptomelane, limonite, montmorillonite, nontronite, serpentine" 1.35 "basalt, gabbro, granite gneiss, komatiite (Archean)" "chalcedony, magnesite, quartz" Siberia 5 historic Western Mining Corp. Ltd. yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 30 Marston (1984) "dolerite dike, komatiitic dunite, peridotite, pyroxenite" 1978 Western Australia mined out (I) clay silicate (Mg silicate) "Archean Yilgarn craton, Norseman-Wiluna greenstone belt" 30 Late EoceneOligocene b Ni sulfide in ultramafic rocks 0.029 0.027 0.027 "The source Archean dunite contains >20% Mg and 0.3% Ni. Co mineralization is strongly associated with Mn (Porter, 2004). " Australia AUWA 24 10 blanket on gently undulated plateau 3 1964 yes "Halleys, Hale-Bopp,Shoemaker-Levy" "ferruginous and siliceous duricrust, 3 m; silcrete, 10 m; ferruginous laterite (goethite-limonite zone) enriched in Ni and Co, 25 m; argillaceous saprolite (one third ore in upper part), 20 m" 50 to 80 -33.64638889 -33 -38 -47 120.3947222 120 23 41 Ravensthorpe 0.3 0.66 0.3 0.3 0.61 "clay minerals, goethite, limonite, serpentine " 0.61 "gneiss, schist, tonalite (Precambrian)" quartz 13 sold 12/09/2009 by BHP Billiton to First Quantum Minerals yes 83 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC (proven and probable) 235 "JORC, measured+indicated+inferred" 386 BHP Billiton (2008); Co grade calculated from Mining-Technology (2010) "serpentine-talc-magnesite rocks, serpentinized dunite, serpentinized peridotite (komatiite olivine cumulate rocks)" 2008 Western Australia open-cast mining operations "(III) oxide (clay silicate, Mg silicate) " "Archean Yilgarn craton, Ravensthorpe greenstone belt" 386 Early Tertiary (before overlapping Late Tertiary sandstone) b n.d. 0.074 0.074 Lateritic ochres are enriched in Co and Mn. Australia AUWA 12 10 Linear blanket along strike of ultramafic layers 40 1.5 1953 yes "low grade saponitic ochre with goethite; nickeliferous limonitic ochre (~0.9% Ni, 47% Fe2O3); siliceous saprolite" 150 -26.06444444 -26 -3 -52 yes 128.9691667 128 58 9 yes Wingellina 0.5 0.5 0.95 "chrysoprase, goethite, kaolinite, limonite, Mn-oxides, Ni-bearing ochre, saponite" 0.95 "gneiss, norite, olivine gabbro (Proterozoic)" "magnesite, quartz" 0 Metals X Ltd. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC ? 213.2 "Metals X Ltd. (2010), Minweb (2007)" "dunite, pyroxenite, serpentinite (layered complex, 1080 Ma)" 2020 Western Australia "explored, feasibility study" (III) oxide "Paleo-Mesoproterozoic Musgrave fold belt, mafic-ultramafic layered Giles complex" 213.2 Tertiary b n.d. 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Brazil BRZL 4.2 4.3 linear chain of six enriched blanket sites along fault 1.25 1960s yes "lateritic overburden, 2.5 m; ferruginous saprolite; argillaceous saprolite (the most enriched level, 2.22.7% NiO); coarse saprolite cut by garnierite veins" 25 (18 m at flat area) -15.10027778 -15 -6 -1 yes -49.00083333 -49 0 -3 Barro Alto 0.9 1.7 0.9 0.9 1.51 "garnierite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, limonite, maghemite, serpentine " 1.51 "anorthosite, meta-sediments, meta-volcanics (Meso- to Neoproterozoic)" "chalcedony, quartz" 2.5 Anglo American Brazil ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, proven+ probable " 39.5 "JORC, measured+indicated+inferred " 120.6 Anglo-American Brazil (2009) serpentinized peridotite 2011 Gois "development, approved project" (II) Mg silicate (clay silicate) "Meso- to Neoproterozoic Braslia fold belt, Gois magmatic arc" 120.6 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0 0 Brazil BRZL 0.43 1.1 blanket on hill summit 14 0.5 n.d. yes "lateritic overburden; red laterite with ferruginous concretions and abundant quartz, 0.10.3% Ni, 2 m; orange argillaceous saprolite, 4 m; green argillaceous saprolite, up to 3.54% Ni, 12 m; weathered dunite with garnierite veins, 8 m" 14 -19.88972222 -19 -53 -23 -41.735 -41 -44 -6 Ipanema n.d. n.d. 1.2 "asbolane, antigorite, chrysotile, chlorite, garnierite, goethite, hematite, smectite, talc " 12 "chromitite, gabbro, gneiss, granite, granodiorite, quartzite, tonalite (Proterozoic)" "chromite, magnesite, quartz" Santa Cruz 2 n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "historic, measured" 4 Angeli and others (2000); de Medeiros Delgado and others (1994) "anorthosite, dunite, harzburgite, peridotite (17194 Ma, U-Pb)" n.d. Minas Gerais past producer (II) Mg silicate (clay silicate) Proterozoic Montequeira fold belt 4 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0.13 0.13 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Brazil BRZL 35 18 blanket on hill n.d. 2.5 1970s yes yes yes saprolite and siliceous lateritein the northern and central parts of the deposit area; ferruginous lateritein the southern part n.d. -6.213055556 -6 -12 -47 -52.86305556 -52 -51 -47 Jacar n.d. n.d. 1.19 "chlorite, garnierite, goethite, hematite, limonite, Mn-oxide, serpentine, smectite, talc" 1.19 "metabasalt, metachert, schist (Neoproterozoic)" "chrysoprase, Cr-spinel. quartz" n.d. Anglo-American Brazil 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC 495 Anglo-American Brazil (2010) "serpentinized dunite, serpentinized peridotite " 2015 Para "exploration, pre-feasibility study" (III) oxide (Mg silicate) Neoproterozoic Araguaia ophiolitic fold belt (oceanic rift) 495 ?CretaceousCenozoic b REE carbonatite 0 0 Brazil BRZL 6 dissected blanket on plateau 35.5 n.d. yes? "kaolinitic overburden, partially allochthonous, 10 m; ferruginous silicified saprolite (<1% NiO), 20 m; argillaceous saprolite (2% Ni), 5.5 m; coarse saprolite (2% Ni), 30 m " 65 -24.73083333 -24 -43 -51 -48.08055556 -48 -4 -50 Jacupiranga 0 1.4 n.d. 1.4 "chlorite, garnierite, goethite, serpentine, smectite" "granodiorite, schist (Precambrian) " quartz 30 CVRD? yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 13 de Oliveira and Trescases (1985) "carbonatite, ijolite, peridotite, serpentinized dunite (Cretaceous)" 1939 (till 1945) So Paulo mining operations during WW II; exploration "(II) Mg silicate (oxide, clay silicate) " Cretaceous Paran ultramafic-alkaline province at Brazilian shield 13 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0 0 "Test of ammonium solution leaching showed the best results (Radaelli, 2000). " Brazil BRZL 2.4 3 blanket on hill top 515 1 yes yes? "lateritic overburden, 13 m; silcrete, 1 m; argillaceous saprolite, 310 m; coarse saprolite with garnierite veins, 25 m " 18 -15.53194444 -15 -31 -55 -51.67138889 -51 -40 -17 Morro de Engenho 0.8 0.8 1.1 "clay minerals, garnierite, serpentinite" 1.103 gneiss (Precambrian) 3 Superintendncia Regional de Goinia 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### measured+ indicated+inferred 38.6 Medeiros Delgado and others (1994); Radaelli (2000) "dunite, peridotite, pyroxenite (Mesozoic)" Gois exploration (II) Mg silicate Mesozoic South Goia alkaline mafic-ultramafic province 38.6 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0 0 0 "The mine shut down in 1998 (Dalvi and others, 2004). Ratio of oxide ore/Mg silicate ore = 1/2. " Brazil BRZL 0.3 0.9 blanket on hill top and slope >20 0.4 1935 yes yes "lateritic overburden, 4 m; silcrete, 20 m; ferruginous silicified laterite (0.40.5% NiO; 33% of tonnage), 5 m; decomposed serpentinite with garnierite veins (0,43.9% NiO; 67% of tonnage), 20 m " 50 -20.74277778 -20 -44 -34 -46.86944444 -46 -52 -10 Morro do Niquel 1.3 n.d. n.d. 1.3 "chlorite, garnierite, limonite, serpentine " 1.47 metamorphic rocks (Precambrian) quartz Pratapolis 25 Anglo American Brazil 6.9 86 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 31 Singer and others (1993); approximate production estimated from Dalvi and others (2004) and Langer (1979) "serpentinite (komatiite, peridotite ) " 1962 Minas Gerais past production (II) Mg silicate (oxide) "Meso- to Neoproterozoic Braslia fold belt, Morro do Ferro greenstone belt" 31 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0 0.06 0 0.06 "Historic resource 60 Mt at 1.45% Ni (Medeiros Delgado and others, 1994), with approximate Co grade calculated from INV Metals (2007). Tonnage-grades estimated at <30% Fe (Anglo-American Brazil, 2009). CODEMIN was the first operator since 1982. " Brazil BRZL 6.1 4.6 "blanket on top of two close hill-sites, Jacuba and Angiquinho " 45 1.7 1980 yes yes "Jacuba, Angiquinho" "silcrete and/or lateritic overburden, 3 m; ferruginous laterite, 4 m; argillaceous saprolite with asbolane, 810 m; coarse saprolite, 8 to 18m; partially decomposed source rock with garnierite-smectite veins, 7 to 13 m" 50 -14.35333333 -14 -21 -12 -48.39583333 -48 -23 -45 Niquelandia 0.9 1.33 1.45 0.9 n.d. 1.43 "asbolane, beidellite, chlorite, garnierite, limonite, montmorillonite, saponite, serpentine, smectite" 1.27 "amphibolite, anorthosite, gabbro, gneiss, quartzite (Meso- to Neoproterozoic)" quartz 7 Anglo American Brazil 49.4 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC 3.7 JORC 6.9 Anglo-American Brazil (2009) "harzburgite, peridotite, pyroxenite, serpentinized dunite (~320 ppm Ni and 1660 ppm Cr)" 1982 Codemin) Gois mining operations "(II) Mg silicate (clay silicate, oxide)" "Meso- to Neoproterozoic Braslia fold belt, Goias massif, mafic-ultramafic layered intrusion, 730 sq. km" 56.3 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Brazil BRZL n.d. 20 Puma West ridge 5.7 km long; Ona ridge 20 km long 47 0 1970s yes "silcrete; ferruginous laterite (1.66% Ni, 2.2 m; argillaceous saprolite (2.7% Ni), 29.4 m; coarse saprolite, >20 m " 50 -6.514444444 -6 -30 -52 yes -51.05027778 -51 -3 -1 Ona-Puma Project "chlorite, goethite, hematite, serpentine " "metabasalt, metachert, talc-schist (Neoproterozoic)" quartz 3 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD or Vale) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "pyroxenite, serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" 2011 Para "exploration, feasibility study" (II) Mg silicate (oxide) Neoproterozoic Araguaia ophiolitic fold belt (oceanic rift) ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0 0 Quatipuru ultramafic complex is 40 km long and 1.5 km wide. Brazil BRZL n.d. 0 blanket on gentle hill top and slope 6 0 1970s yes "silicified lateritic concretionary soil; ferruginous laterite, 4 m; coarse saprolite, 2 m" 6 -8.618055556 -8 -37 -5 -49.69694444 -49 -41 -49 Quatipuru n.d. n.d. 1.3 "limonite, serpentine" 1.3 "graywacke, limestone, sandstone (Neoproterozoic)" n.d. n.d. CVRD (now Vale S.A.) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 13 Bennel (2010) "dunite, harzburgite, serpentinized peridotite with chromitite pods (Neoproterozoic, 75749Ma, Sm-Nd)" n.d. Para "explored, idle" (III) oxide (Mg silicate) Neoproterozoic Araguaia ophiolitic fold belt (oceanic rift) 13 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. yes 0.06 0.06 "The current NI 43-101 total resource 140 Mt at 1.06% Ni and 0.06% Co includes Santa Fe and Ipora deposits that are not divided in INV project (2008), the Ipora deposit is located at 55 km south. " Brazil BRZL 38 9.5 blanket on plateau 17 6 "red lateritic overburden, 14 m; ferruginous saprolite, 02 m; coarse saprolite with garnierite veins, 15m " 18 -15.66888889 -15 -40 -8 -51.12 -51 -7 -12 Santa Fe n.d. n.d. 1.5 "chlorite, garnierite, goethite, hematite, nontronite, serpentinite, smectite" 1.5 gneiss (Precambrian) quartz 3 "International Nickel Ventures Corp., Teck Cominco Ltd." yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 61 Trescases and others (1981) "dunite, peridotite, pyroxenite (Mesozoic)" Gois exploration (II) Mg silicate Mesozoic South Goia alkaline mafic-ultramafic province 61 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0 0 Significant silicification. Brazil BRZL 6.3 4 blanket on plateau 20 2 n.d. "ferruginous silcrete, 10 m; argillaceous saprolite, 15 m; coarse saprolite, 5 m " 30 -9.556111111 -9 -33 -22 -42.78361111 -42 -47 -1 So Joo do Piau n.d. n.d. 1.57 "chlorite, lizardite, smectite" 1.57 "gabbro, metamorphic rocks (Precambrian)" "chromite, magnetite, quartz" 10 CVRD yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 20 Oliveira and others (1992) "serpentinized dunite, pyroxenite" n.d. "exploration, pre-feasibility study " (I) clay silicate (Mg silicate) "So Francisco craton, Mesoproterozoic Riacho do Pontal mobile belt" 20 Tertiary b Ni laterite 0.05 0.05 Laterite profile is open to north and south. Mineralized intersections average 18 m. Brazil BRZL 3.5 5 blanket on gentle hill 18 1 2004 yes Vale dos Sonhos "limonite (12%); saprolite; transitional Ni-bearing laterite" 49 (049) -6.846111111 -6 -50 -46 -49.325 -49 -19 -30 Serra do Tapa 1.2 1.2 1.5 "limonite, serpentine" 1.5 "metabasalt, metachert, talc-schist (Neoproterozoic)" quartz Araguaia n.d. "Falconbridge, Xstrata Nickel" 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### inferred 60.3 "Falconbridge (2005), Flewelling (2006)" "pyroxenite, serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" n.d. Para "exploration, scoping study in 2008" (II) Mg silicate (oxide) Neoproterozoic Araguaia ophiolitic fold belt (oceanic rift) 60.3 ?CretaceousCenozoic b Ni laterite 0.07 0.07 Laterite profile is open to north and south. Mineralized intersections range 221 m (average 8 m). Brazil BRZL 1.9 4 blanket on gentle hill 8 0.6 2004 yes "limonite; saprolite; transitional Ni-bearing laterite" 19 -6.968888889 -6 -58 -8 -49.25944444 -49 -15 -34 Vale dos Sonhos 1.2 1.2 1.5 "limonite, serpentine" 1.5 "metabasalt, metachert, talc-schist (Neoproterozoic)" quartz Araguaia n.d. "Falconbridge, Xstrata Nickel" 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### inferred 13 "Falconbridge (2005), Flewelling (2006)" "pyroxenite, serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" n.d. Para "exploration, scoping study in 2008" (II) Mg silicate (oxide) Neoproterozoic Araguaia ophiolitic fold belt (oceanic rift) 13 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0.026 0.026 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Brazil BRZL 6.3 4 blanket over two adjoining hill tops 50 2 1974 yes yes "silcrete (<0.25% Ni), 050 m; ferruginous laterite (0.61.5% Ni), 030 m; coarse saprolite (0.53.0% Ni), 20 m; weathered serpentinite" 100 -6.236388889 -6 -14 -11 -49.75027778 -49 -45 -1 Vermelho 0.25 0.8 0.25 0.8 "chlorite, goethite, hematite, serpentine " "gabbro, metabasalt, metachert, talc-schist (Neoproterozoic)" quartz 50 CVRD 96 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 290 da Costa and Belther (2007); cobalt grade calculated from Vale (2005) "pyroxenite, serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" in few years Para development preparation "(III) oxide, Mg silicate " Neoproterozoic Araguaia ophiolitic fold belt (oceanic rift) 290 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0.065 0.065 54 holes has been drilled on 200x200 m grid. 550 to 750 g/t Co in nickel ore. Brazil BRZL 0.9 1.5 blanket on plateau 40 0.8 2004 "(1) Main Zone: silcrete lenses, 115m; saprolite, 40 m. (2) North-East Zone: ferricrete; limonite, 710 m; saprolite " 40 -7.7875 -7 -47 -15 -49.35111111 -49 -21 -4 Vila Oito 0.9 0.9 1.26 n.d 1.26 "gabbro, meta-arenite, phyllite (Neoproterozoic)" n.d. 15 Lara Exploration Ltd. yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### inferred 12.9 Bennell (2010) "pyroxenite, serpentinized peridotite" n.d. Para exploration (II) Mg silicate (oxide) Neoproterozoic Araguaia ophiolitic fold belt (oceanic rift) 12.9 ?CretaceousCenozoic b n.d. 0.08 0.08 "0.17% Cu in the resource. 91% Cu and 90% Co extraction by metallurgical test (High Beam, 2009). Limonite and saprolite ores are present in approximately equal proportions (Spilpunt, 2007). " Burundi BRND n.d. 0 blanket on plateau 27 0 1972 yes "lateritic soil; duricrust; ferralite or limonite zone (1.17% Ni, 1.12 g/t Pt), 15 m; saprolite (1.33% Ni, 0.56 g/t Pt), 12 m " 60 -3.787222222 -3 -47 -14 30.18777778 30 11 16 Musongati 0.8 0.8 1.31 "antigorite, chrysotile, goethite, nontronite, pimelite " 1.31 "granite, phyllite, quartzite (Mesoproterozoic) " chromite n.d. Samancor Chrome Ltd. from 12/2009; till 2007 Argosy Minerals Inc. yes 95 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### indicated 185 Yager (2006); High Beam (2009) "lherzolite, serpentinized dunite (olivine-rich cumulates with 0.3% Ni, dissemination of Fe-Ni sulfides, chromite (up to 10%) and PGM enrichment)" n.d. prefeasibility study (?) "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" "Mesoproterozoic Kibaran fold belt, Kabanga-Musongati mafic-ultramafic alignment, layered igneous massifs (1,275 Ma) of Bushveld type" 185 early Tertiary b n.d. 0.03 0.03 "Limonite and saprolite ores are present in approximately equal proportions (Spilpunt, 2007). " Burundi BRND 2.7 5 blanket on plateau n.d. 0.7 1972 "lateritic soil; duricrust; ferralite or limonite zone; saprolite" 60 -3.276388889 -3 -16 -35 30.09 30 5 24 Nyabikere 0.8 0.8 1.45 "antigorite, chrysotile, goethite, nontronite, pimelite " 1.45 "granite, phyllite, quartzite (Mesoproterozoic) " chromite n.d. Samancor Chrome Ltd. from 12/2009; till 2007 Argosy Minerals Inc. yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### inferred 46.4 Yager (2006); High Beam (2009) "lherzolite, serpentinized dunite (olivine-rich cumulates with 0.3% Ni, dissemination of Fe-Ni sulfides, chromite (up to 10%) and PGM enrichment)" n.d. past grass root exploration "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" "Mesoproterozoic Kibaran fold belt, Kabanga-Musongati mafic-ultramafic alignment, layered igneous massifs (1,275 Ma) of Bushveld type" 46.4 early Tertiary b n.d. 0.04 0.04 "Limonite and saprolite ores are present in approximately equal proportions (Spilpunt, 2007). " Burundi BRND n.d. 0 blanket on plateau n.d. 0 1972 "lateritic soil; duricrust; ferralite or limonite zone; saprolite" 60 -3.561944444 -3 -33 -43 29.91083333 29 54 39 Waga 0.8 0.8 1.38 "antigorite, chrysotile, goethite, nontronite, pimelite " 1.38 "granite, phyllite, quartzite (Mesoproterozoic) " chromite Samancor Chrome Ltd. from 12/2009; till 2007 Argosy Minerals Inc. yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### inferred 35 "lherzolite, serpentinized dunite (olivine-rich cumulates with 0.3% Ni, dissemination of Fe-Ni sulfides, chromite (up to 10%) and PGM enrichment)" n.d. past grass root exploration "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" "Mesoproterozoic Kibaran fold belt, Kabanga-Musongati mafic-ultramafic alignment, layered igneous massifs (1,275 Ma) of Bushveld type" 35 early Tertiary b Ni laterite yes 0.25 0.2 0.2 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cameroon CMRN 8 4 blanket on plateau over lenticular massifs 71 2.1 1987 Mada ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 90 3.266388889 3 15 59 13.81305556 13 48 47 Nkamouna 0 0.69 n.d. n.d. 0.61 "asbolane, ernienickelite, garnierite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, kerolite, limonite, maghemite, montmorillonite, nontronite, serpentine, talc" 0.61 "amphibolite, gabbro, schist, tonalite " "chalcedony, chromite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" 16 Geovic Mining Corp. yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "Nl 43-101, proven +probable" 54.7 "Nl 43-101,measured+indicated+inferred" 323.1 Geovic Mining Corp. (2009) "serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" n.d. "exploration, feasibility study" (II) Mg silicate (clay silicate) Neoproterozoic Yaounde nape thrust onto Archean Congo craton 323.1 Tertiary b n.d. 0 0 0 Source peridotite contains 0.20.3% Ni. The deposit has one of the highest laterite Ni grade around the world. The reserve is not included in lower grade resources. Colombia CLBA 3.3 2.5 blanket on gentle hill 30 1.7 1958 yes yes "ferruginous duricrust, 20 m; ferruginous laterite (1.5% Ni), 5 m; argillaceous saprolite (9% Ni, main ore horizon), 30 m; silicified weathered serpentinite, coarse saprolite, >25 m" 80 7.905 7 54 18 -75.55333333 -75 -33 -12 Cerro Matoso 1.5 2.4 1.0 1.0 1.79 "chamosite, gibbsite, goethite, kaolinite, limonite, maghemite, pimelite, sepiolite, serpentine, smectite, talc" 1.2 sedimentary and volcanic rocks (Cretaceous and Tertiary) "chalcedony, magnetite, quartz, siderite" 20 BHP Billiton 95 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 40 historic 41 Gleeson and others (2004); Gomez and others (1979) "serpentinized dunite, lherzolite, harzburgite " 1982 Crdoba mining operations "(I) clay silicate (oxide, Mg silicate) " Cretaceous Cauca ophiolite complex of Pre-Andean orogeny 81 late Eocene b n.d. 0.11 0.11 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cte dIvoire (Ivory Coast) IVCO n.d. 0 blanket on plateau 35 0 1980s "ferruginous laterite, 19 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite, 635 m; weathered serpentinized dunite, 6 m " 50 7.743888889 7 44 38 -7.615555556 -7 -36 -56 Tiuba-Biankouma n.d. n.d. 1.46 "antigorite, beidellite, carbonate, chlorite, garnierite, goethite, hematite, nontronite, saponite, talc" 1.46 gneiss (Archean) "chromite, magnetite, olivine, quartz " Sipilon n.d. "Xstrata Nickel(former Falconbridge Ltd., 85%), SODEMI" yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### indicated+inferred 293 "MBendi (2002), Szczesniak (2000)" "harzburgite, serpentinized dunite " n.d. explored "(II) Mg silicate, clay silicate (oxide) " Archean Liberian charnockitic province 293 Tertiary a n.d. 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cuba CUBA 14.1 0 blanket on plateau 3.1 0 1939 "lateritic soil; ferruginous laterite; nickeliferous saprolite; weathered serpentinized peridotite" n.d. 22.79055556 22 47 26 -83.44833333 -83 -26 -54 Cajlbana n.d. n.d. 1.11 n.d. 1.11 "basalt, chert, limestone, siltstone (Cretaceous)" n.d. n.d. NICHROMET Extractions Inc.; Graynic Metals Ltd. yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### potential 44.8 Martinez and others (2009) "serpentinized dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite" n.d. Pinar del Ro grass root exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" "Mesozoic Guaniguanico terrane, Bahia Honda allochthon, Cajalbana ophiolites " 44.8 MioceneQuaternary a Ni laterite; podiform Cr 0.13 0.18 0.18 "The historic resource presents a pre-mining estimation. Co grade calculated. Chromitite contains 10.3 ppb Pt and 41.6 ppb Ru, totally 90.4 ppb PGE and 6.1 ppb Au (Lazarenkov and others, 2001)." Cuba CUBA 17 11 blanket on plateau 11 2 1920s yes "ferricrete with Fe-concretions (0.3% Ni, 43.8% Fe), 11 m; ferruginous stratified saprolite (0.791.24% Ni, 41.7% Fe), 40 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite (1.13% Ni, 24.1% Fe) 11 m; weathered serpentinite" 70 20.6025 20 36 9 -74.955 -74 -57 -18 Moa 0 1.27 n.d. n.d. 1.79 "asbolane, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, limonite, montmorillonite, nontronite, serpentine" 1.79 "diabase, gabbro, ophiolitic melange (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous)" "calcite, chalcedony, chromite, magnesite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" Moa Bay 11 Sherritt International Corp. (10%) and General Nickel Co. of Cuba (10%) yes 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 19.8 historic 290 Freyssinet and others (2001); Linchenat and Shirokova (1964) "serpentinized dunite, harzburgite" 1919 Holgun mining operations (III) oxide (clay silicate) "Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Mayari-Baracoa ophiolitic belt, Moa-Baracoa ultramafic massif (1,100 sq. km)" 290 MiocenePliocene a Ni laterite; podiform Cr yes 0.1 0.1 0.1 "Cobalt recovery ~30% (Delvi and others, 2004). Mayari-Nicaro mafic-ultramafic massif 610 sq. km in area. " Cuba CUBA 13 11 blanket on plateau 713 1.5 1920s "ferruginous pisolitic laterite (0.13% Ni, 43% Fe), 08 m; ferruginous ochreous laterite (0.81.3% Ni, 42% Fe), 130 m; argillaceous (nontronite) saprolite, serpentinite fragments (1.1% Ni, 16% Fe), 6 m; weathered serpentinite, 040 m" 50 20.62611111 20 37 34 -75.54277778 -75 -32 -34 Nicaro 0 1.14 n.d. n.d. 1.0 "garnierite, goethite, hematite, hydrargillite, hydrogoethite, halloysite, nontronite, montmorillonite, serpentine " 1 "diabase, gabbro, ophiolitic melange (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous); carbonate sediments (Tertiary)" "calcite, chalcedony, chromite, magnesite, magnetite, olivine, quartz, zeolite " Leviso River 8 Government property yes 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 60 n.d. 200 Porter GeoConsultancy (2000) "carbonatized serpentinite (0.120.24% Ni), serpentinized dunite, harzburgite" 1944 Oriente (Holgun) mining operations (III) oxide (clay silicate) "Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Mayari-Baracoa ophiolitic belt, Mayari-Nicaro massif" 200 MiocenePliocene a Ni laterite; podiform Cr 0.1 0.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Cuba CUBA 108 23 blanket on plateau 10 7 1920s yes "ferricrete containing Fe-concretions (0.46% Ni, 41.9% Fe), 17 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite (0.861.3% Ni, 47% Fe), 10 m " 17 20.53916667 20 32 21 -75.71861111 -75 -43 -7 Pinares de Mayari n.d. n.d. 1.1 "gibbsite, goethite, halloysite, montmorillonite, nontronite, serpentine " 1.1 "diabase, gabbro, ophiolitic melange (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous); carbonate sediments (Tertiary)" "chromite, magnesite, magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, quartz" "Pinares, Mayari" 7 Government property yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 400 Index Mundy (2009); Co grade calculated "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, harzburgite" 2011 Holgun mining operations (III) oxide "Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Mayari-Baracoa ophiolitic belt, Mayari-Nicaro massif" 400 MiocenePliocene a Ni laterite; podiform Cr yes 0.11 0.11 "Capacity 31,100 t/y Ni." Cuba CUBA 9.4 4 blanket on plateau 21 3 n.d. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 60 20.62583333 20 37 33 -74.89222222 -74 -53 -32 Punta Gorda 0 1.3 n.d. 1.3 "asbolane, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, limonite, montmorillonite, nontronite, serpentine" "diabase, gabbro, ophiolitic melange (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous)" "calcite, chalcedony, chromite, magnesite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" 11 Government property yes 82 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 310 Porter GeoConsultancy (2000) "serpentinized dunite, harzburgite" 1986 Holgun mining operations (III) oxide (Mg silicate) "Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Mayari-Baracoa ophiolitic belt, Moa-Baracoa ultramafic massif (1,100 sq. km)" 310 MiocenePliocene a n.d. 0 0 "Cuban-Chinese San Felipe exploration and subsequent mining project approved in 2006 for ~10,000 t/y nickel production." Cuba CUBA 88 16 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 7 n.d. yes "ferricrete; ferruginous laterite; saprolite; weathered serpentinite" >20 21.54611111 21 32 46 -77.96777778 -77 -58 -4 San Felipe n.d. n.d. 1.3 "gibbsite, goethite, hematite, limonite, serpentine" 1.3 "diabase, gabbro (160 24 Ma), metamorphic and sedimentary rocks (Cretaceous) " quartz 1 "QNI Ltd. (71%), Geominera (21%)" 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 234 McCutcheon (1999); MBendi (2008) "harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite, serpentinite melange, serpentinized dunite, websterite" 2016 Camagey exploration (III) oxide Mesozoic Camagey ultramafic massif partially overlain by Cretaceous sedimentary rocks of Bahamas platform 234 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 A part of the national park. Cuba CUBA n.d. 0 blanket on plateau n.d. 0 n.d. laterite n.d. 20.53527778 20 32 7 -74.70444444 -74 -42 -16 Taco Bay n.d. n.d. 1.27 "clay minerals, goethite, hematite, limonite" 1.27 "diabase, gabbro, ophiolitic melange (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous)" "chromite, magnesite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" Cantarrana-La Delta? n.d. n.d. yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 22.6 Singer and others (1993) "serpentinized dunite, harzburgite" n.d. Holgun idle? (III) oxide ? "Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Mayari-Baracoa ophiolitic belt, Moa-Baracoa ultramafic massif (1,100 sq. km)" 22.6 MiocenePliocene a Ni laterite 0 0 0.01 to 0.036% Co content is not included in the resource estimation. Dominican Republic DMRP 1.7 1.8 blanket on gentle hill top 20 1.2 1941 yes yes "ferruginous overburden, 2.9 m; ferruginous laterite, 12.7 m; argillaceous soft saprolite, 1.64 m; coarse (hard) saprolite, 37.6 m; weathered peridotite, 47.6 m" 20 18.88305556 18 52 59 -70.28305556 -70 -16 -59 Cumpi Hill 0.8 0.8 1.34 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, maghemite, sepiolite, serpentine, talc " 1.34 "diabase, gabbro, ophiolitic melange (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous)" "dolomite, magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, quartz" Cerro de Maimon 3 Globe Star 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "NI 43-101, indicated+inferred" 7.8 Globe Star (2008) "dunite, harzburgite, serpentinite" 2019 exploration "(II) Mg silicate (clay silicate, oxide)" "Cretaceous-Tertiary island arc, Hispaniola fault zone along northern slope of Cordillera Central obducted by ultramafics " 7.8 MiocenePleistocene a n.d. 0 0 0 0 The Falcondo deposit reserve and resource estimated 2007. Dunite layering is typical. Dominican Republic DMRP 63.6 18 blanket on hill summit (with highly eroded slopes) 40 4.1 1919; 1941 yes yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 55 18.92916667 18 55 45 -70.35194444 -70 -21 -7 Falcondo 0 1.21 1.1 n.d. n.d. 1.19 "gibbsite, goethite, falcondoite, garnierite, limonite, serpentine, smectite" 1.51 "amphibolite, diorite, gabbro, schist, tonalite (pre-CretaceousCretaceous)" "chromite, olivine, quartz, " 1 Xstrata Nickel (81%) 72 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven+probable 51.2 measured+indicated+inferred 15.8 Xstrta Nickel (2008) "harzburgite (0.21% Ni), serpentinized dunite, serpentinite " 1971 mining operations (II) Mg silicate (oxide) "Cretaceous-Tertiary island arc, Hispaniola fault zone along northern slope of Cordillera Central obducted by ultramafics " 139 MiocenePleistocene b Ni laterite 0 0 "Unaltered ultramafic rocks contain 0.10.3% Ni, 0.010.02% Co, and 0.008% Cu; rocks of lateritic profile contain 0.81.6% Ni. " Ethiopia ETHP n.d. 0 blanket at hill top and gentle slope n.d. 0 n.d. yes "Chabessa, Kilta, Tulla, Ula Ulo, Ujima, and others" "ferruginous laterite with Ni-bearing goethite; argillaceous saprolite with Ni-bearing montmorillonite; coarse saprolite and weathered serpentinite with Ni in garnierite " n.d. 5.51 5 30 36 38.91 38 54 36 Sidamo n.d n.d 1.3 "antigorite, chrysotile, garnierite, goethite, lizardite, montmorillonite, pimelite, talc" 1.3 "actinolite schist, chlorite schist, talc schist (Neoproterozoic)" "actinolite, chromite, magnetite (0.96% Ni, 0.44% Cr)" n.d. n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 17 Tadesse and others (2003) "peridotite, serpentinite " n.d. prospect "(II) Mg silicate (clay silicate, oxide)" Neoproterozoic Sidamo suture zone 17 Tertiary c n.d. 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Greece GREC 26 6.7 discontinuous blanket along Late Cretaceous unconformity 7 4.9 1870 yes yes "Late Cretaceous limestone; transported ferruginous pisolitic material with hematitic ore and chert clasts, 4 m; massive goethite (relic of fossil in situ laterite), 3.5 m; altered serpentinite" n.d. 38.50055556 38 30 2 23.26194444 23 15 43 Agios Ioannis 0 1.2 n.d n.d. 0.77 "bastnaesite, chlorite, illite, gibbsite, goethite, halloysite, hematite, lanthanite, lizardite, nepouite, talc, takovite " 0.77 "chert, limestone, dolomitic limestone, shale (Upper TriassicCretaceous)" "Cr spinel, quartz" Hagios Ioannis 20 LARCO (General Mining & Metallurgical Company) yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven (mineable) 9.4 measured+ indicated+inferred 66.2 LARCO (2006) "serpentinized harzburgite, serpentinite, ophiolite melange " 1929 mining operation (open pit and underground) (III) oxide "Alpine Helenides orogenic system, Pelagonic zone with Upper JurassicCretaceous ophiolite nappe, weathered and overlapped by Late CretaceousTertiary sediments " 66.2 Early Cretaceous c n.d. 0 0 0 Ore production 1.21.5 Mt/year at 1.01.03% Ni. The deposit is presented by stratiform tabular bodies of Early Cretaceous lithified laterite (averaging 1% Ni and 51% Fe2O3) buried under younger carbonate sediments. Greece GREC 188 24 discontinuous blanket along Late Cretaceous unconformity 6 12 n.d. yes "Late Cretaceous limestone; transported ferruginous pisolitic material with hematitic ore and chert clasts, 6 m; silcrete, 07 m; altered serpentinite" n.d. 38.59805556 38 35 53 23.7075 23 42 27 Evia 0 1.03 n.d. n.d. 0.83 "chlorite, illite, lizardite, goethite, hematite, talc " 0.83 "chert, limestone, dolomitic limestone, shale (Upper TriassicCretaceous)" "Cr spinel, quartz" "Euboea, Euboia, Evvoia" 20 LARCO (General Mining & Metallurgical Company) yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven (mineable) 29.3 measured+ indicated+inferred 228.3 LARCO (2006) "serpentinized harzburgite, serpentinite, ophiolite melange " 1969 mining operations (III) oxide "Alpine Helenides orogenic system, Pelagonic zone with Upper JurassicCretaceous ophiolite nappe, weathered and overlapped by Late CretaceousTertiary sediments " 228.3 Early Cretaceous c Ni laterite 0 0 0 "Ore production 0.250.3 Mt/year at 1.3% Ni. The deposit is presented by stratiform tabular bodies of Late Cretaceous lithified laterite (1.48% Ni, 0.020.16% Co, and 27.8% Fe2O3) buried under transgressively overlaying Eocene limestone and clastic rocks." Greece GREC 2.0 2 blanket on hill top and gentle slopes n.d. 1.3 1990s yes yes "Eocene sediments; transported ferruginous pisolitic laterite (0.91% Ni); massive goethite 1.05%Ni); coarse saprolite (2.3% Ni); unweathered peridotite (0.30.4% Ni)" n.d. 40.57277778 40 34 22 21.09722222 21 5 50 Kastoria 0 1.3 n.d. n.d. 1.32 "chlorite, goethite, hematite, lizardite, nontronite, smectite, talc" 1.32 "chert, carbonate rocks, mafic volcanics, plagiogranite, sandstone (TriassicJurassic) " "chromite, lithiophorite, magnetite, pyrolusite, quartz, siderite" n.d. LARCO (General Mining & Metallurgical Company) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven (mineable) 2.9 measured+ indicated+inferred 5.5 LARCO (2006) serpentinized harzburgite 1996 mining operations "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" "Alpine Helenides orogenic system, MirditaSub-Pelagonic zone of Upper JurassicCretaceous ophiolite, weathered and overlapped by Tertiary molassa " 5.5 Early Cretaceous (pre-Eocene) b n.d. "Prospect, preliminary estimated 40 Mt at 1.21.7% Ni (Graynic Metals, 2009b). " Guatemala GUAT n.d. 0 blanket on hill summit 225 0 n.d. yes "lateritic cover and limonitic clay zone, 15 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite (1.021.71% Ni), 25 m; weathered serpentinized peridotite " 40 15.08833333 15 5 18 -90.51388889 -90 -30 -50 Baja Verapaz "clay minerals, limonite, serpentine" sedimentary and volcanic rocks n.d. 215 "Graynic Metals Ltd., Nichromet Extractions Inc." 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### serpentinized peridotite n.d. exploration "(I) clay silicate, oxide" Mesozoic-Cenozoic fault system along south border of North-American plate Tertiary b n.d. 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Guatemala GUAT 127 27 blanket on elevated terraces and hill summit 12 6 1955 yes yes "Fenix East, Fenix West" "lateritic cover, 8 m; limonite zone (11.7% Ni, 50% Fe, 2% MgO), 25 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite (1.52.2% Ni, 20% Fe, 20% MgO), 12 m; weathered serpentinized peridotite (0.25% Ni, 6% Fe, 35% MgO)" 40 15.52666667 15 31 36 -89.39111111 -89 -23 -28 Exmibal 2.14 1.6 1.6 1.9 "clay minerals, limonite, serpentine" 1.89 sedimentary and volcanic rocks n.d. Izabal 8 HudBay Minerals Inc. (aquired in 2008) 1.4 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### NI 43-101 (measured+ indicated+inferred) 45.9 Yahoo Finance (2010) serpentinized harzburgite 1977 past production; feasibility study update (III) oxide (Mg silicate) "Cenozoic Matagua fault zone with serpentinized harzburgite bodies obducted to the north onto the Maya continental block (Lewis and others, 2006)" 47.3 Tertiary b Ni laterite; podiform Cr; bauxite yes 0.08 0.08 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Guatemala GUAT 15.5 0 blanket on elevated terraces and hill summit n.d. 0 mid-1950s yes "ferruginous cover; limonitic clay zone (mottled zone) (0.541.4% Ni); argillaceous saprolite (1.182.54% Ni), 22.4 m; weathered serpentinized peridotite " >22 15.43305556 15 25 59 -89.66444444 -89 -39 -52 Sechol 1.0 1.0 1.47 "garnierite, gibbsite, goethite, kaolinite, limonite, serpentine, smectite, " 1.47 sedimentary and volcanic rocks (Paleozoic-Mesozoic) "chromite, magnetite, quartz" n.d. Anfield Nickel Corp. 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### NI 43-101 (indicated and inferred) 36.1 Anfield Nickel (2010) serpentinized peridotite 2013 exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Mesozoic-Cenozoic fault system of Motagua suture zone along south border of North-American plate 36.1 Tertiary b Ni laterite; podiform Cr yes 0.15 0.15 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### India INDA n.d. 0 blanket on plateau 10 0 n.d. "lateritic overburden (transported), 010 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite, 09.5 m; coarse ferruginous saprolite, 050 m; weathered serpentinite, > 1 m " 70 21.01333333 21 0 48 85.73944444 85 44 22 Bhimatangar 0.7 1.03 0.7 1.03 "chlorite, hematite, goethite, kaolinite, limonite, nepouite, sepiolite, serpentinite, smectite" "gabbro, granite, layered chromitite, quartzite (Archean) " "chromite (5% in laterite Ni ore), cryptomelane, imogolite, olivine, pyrolusite, quartz " TISCO <10 Tata Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO) yes 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### probable+possible 63.9 Sahoo (2006) "serpentinized dunite, peridotite " n.d. Orissa past exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Mesoarchean Sukinda ultramafic belt at eastern periphery of Indian shield 63.9 Late CretaceousTertiary b Ni laterite; podiform Cr yes 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### India INDA 1.5 (?) blanket on plateau n.d. "lateritic overburden (transported), 010 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite, 09.5 m; coarse ferruginous saprolite, 050 m; weathered serpentinite, > 1 m " 70 21.03388889 21 2 2 85.76 85 45 36 Kaliapani 0.5 0.88 0.5 0.88 "chlorite, hematite, goethite, kaolinite, limonite, montmorillonite, nepouite, sepiolite, serpentinite, smectite" "gabbro, granite, layered chromitite, quartzite (Archean) " "chromite, imogolite, pyrolusite, quartz " <10 Orissa Mining Co. yes 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### probable+possible 64.6 Mineral Exploration Corp Ltd. (1977) "harzburgite, peridotite, serpentinized dunite," n.d. Orissa past exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Mesoarchean Sukinda ultramafic belt at eastern periphery of Indian shield 64.6 Late CretaceousTertiary b Ni laterite; podiform Cr yes 0.08 0.08 "Co grade calculated; Ni-bearing laterite contains 2.12.74% Cr2O3 (Sahoo, 2006).Two boreholes were drilled at the site. Around 85% Ni along with 2.5% Fe could be extracted at 700 C using 25 wt.% sulfuric acid (Swamy and others, 2003). " India INDA n.d. blanket on plateau n.d. "ferruginous duricrust, 26 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite, enriched in Ni, 1016 m; argillaceous saprolite, enriched in Ni, 610 m; silico-ferruginous zone, 12 m; friable ferruginous saprolite, >14 m" 60 21.05861111 21 3 31 85.85638889 85 51 23 Kansa 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.8 "goethite, hematite, kaolinite, nontronite" "gabbro, granite, layered chromitite, quartzite (Archean) " "chromite, gibbsite, quartz, serpentine" 26 state property yes 85 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proved+probable 40.88 Sahoo (2006) "harzburgite, peridotite, serpentinized dunite" n.d. Orissa past exploration (III) oxide Mesoarchean Sukinda ultramafic belt at eastern periphery of Indian shield 40.88 Late CretaceousTertiary b Ni laterite; podiform Cr yes 0.08 0.08 "Co grade calculated; Ni-bearing laterite contains 0.239.28% Cr2O3 (Sahoo, 2006)." India INDA n.d. blanket on plateau n.d. "Kamarda, Sukerangi" "lateritic overburden, 010 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite, 09.5 m; coarse ferruginous saprolite, 050 m; weathered serpentinite, > 1 m " 70 21.05472222 21 3 17 85.81694444 85 49 1 Saruabil 0.5 0.92 0.5 0.92 "goethite, hematite, limonite, kaolinite, smectite" "gabbro, granite, layered chromitite, quartzite (Archean) " "chromite, quartz, serpentine" <10 state property yes 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### probable+possible 18.4 Sahoo (2006) "harzburgite, peridotite, serpentinized dunite" n.d. Orissa past exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Mesoarchean Sukinda ultramafic belt at eastern periphery of Indian shield 18.4 Late CretaceousTertiary b n.d. 0 0 No geologic data on the deposit. India INDA n.d. 0 blanket on hill n.d. 0 n.d. yes laterite n.d. 21.67777778 21 40 40 86.48083333 86 28 51 Simlipal 0.5 0.5 1.0 n.d. 1 "chromitite, gneiss, granite, mafic rocks (3.33.1 Ga)" n.d. n.d. state property 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 27 Sahoo (2006); Singer and others (1993) ultramafic rocks n.d. Orissa past exploration (III) oxide ? Mesoarchean Singhbhum craton 27 Late CretaceousTertiary a Ni laterite 0 0 "The 2001 resource consists of 93.91 Mt (wet) of saprolite at 1.8% Ni, and 100.6 Mt (wet) of limonite ore at 1.2% (Antam, 2009; Goliath, 2007). " Indonesia INDS n.d. 0 blanket on hill summit 8 0 n.d. yes yes yes "Gee, Pakal " "ferricrete; ferruginous (limonite) laterite; argillaceous saprolite; coarse saprolite; serpentinized harzburgite (0.28% Ni)" 10 0.844444444 0 50 40 128.2738889 128 16 26 Buli n.d. n.d. 1.1 "garnierite, limonite, serpentine, smectite, talc" 1.1 gabbro "brucite, chalcedony, chromite, enstatite, magnetite, olivine" Tanjung Buli n.d. PT Aneka Tambang 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC 194.6 Antam (2009); Goliath (2007) "harzburgite, serpentinized dunite (pre-Late Cretaceous)" n.d. "North Maluku, Halmahera" mining operations "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Neogene Talaud orogenic belt; Halmahera-Waigeo ophiolite terrane 194.6 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Indonesia INDS n.d. 0 blanket on hill summit and slope n.d. 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" n.d. -2.486944444 -2 -29 -13 140.3733333 140 22 24 Cycloops n.d. n.d. 1.31 "limonite, serpentinite, smectite, talc" 1.31 n.d. "chromite, enstatite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" Jayapura n.d. PT Aneka Tambang 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 13 Singer and others (1993) "dunite, harzburgite" n.d. Papua abandoned in late 1970s "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Halmahera-Waigeo ophiolite terrane eastern extension 13 Miocenepresent a n.d. yes? 0.08 0.08 "1981 resource contained 160 Mt grading 1.64% Ni, 0.12% Co, and 31.7% Fe at 1.1% Ni cutoff (Mining Magazine, 1981). Predicted Co recovery 24.941%. BHP has decided to drop the Gag Island project (Australian Business, 2008)." Indonesia INDS 72 11.1 blanket on hill summit and slope 12 8 1912 yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" 30 -0.452222222 0 -27 -8 129.8822222 129 52 56 Gag Island n.d. n.d. 1.31 "limonite, serpentinite, smectite, talc" 1.31 n.d. "chromite, enstatite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" n.d. BHP Billiton (71%) and PT Aneka Tambang (21%) 84.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 240 MBendi (2010) "dunite, harzburgite" 2020 North Maluku "explored, post-feasibility study" "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Halmahera-Waigeo ophiolite terrane 240 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 Indonesia INDS n.d. 0 blanket on hill tope and slope n.d. 0 n.d. yes yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" n.d. -0.076388889 0 -4 -35 129.4338889 129 26 2 Gebe Island 0 2.2 n.d. 2.2 "limonite, serpentinite, smectite, talc" n.d. "chromite, enstatite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" n.d. Aneka Tambang TBK PT 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 27 Kuck (1997) "dunite, harzburgite" 1979 North Maluku mined out (closure 2004) "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Halmahera-Waigeo ophiolite terrane 27 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite 0.09 0.09 "94% Co recovery. Significant scandium content of the ore (PR Newswire, 2010). Historic resource 117 Mt at 1.36% Ni and 0.12% Co (Cock and Lynch, 1999)." Indonesia INDS 176 16 blanket on plateau and slope 8 14 1995 yes "ferricrete (0.8% Ni and 0.18% Co), 1.8 m; ferruginous saprolite (1.22.2% Ni, 1% Co, 1525% Fe2O3), 5 m; argillaceous saprolite (1.52.5% Ni, 15% Fe2O3), 1.5 m; coarse saprolite (0.50.8% Ni), 2 m; serpentinized harzburgite (0.28% Ni)" 11 -0.494722222 0 -29 -41 127.9422222 127 56 32 Halmahera/Weda Bay n.d. n.d. 1.49 "garnierite, limonite, serpentine, smectite, talc " 1.49 "anorthosite, conglomerate, gabbro, diabase dike (pre-Late Cretaceous)" "brucite, chalcedony, chromite, enstatite, magnetite, olivine" 0 Joint Venture of Weda Bay Minerals (90%) and PT Aneka Tambang (10%) yes 98 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### measured+ indicated+inferred 277 Bacardats (2006) "harzburgite, serpentinized dunite " 2013 North Maluku mining operations planned "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Neogene Talaud orogenic belt; Halmahera-Waigeo ophiolite terrane 277 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0.08 0.08 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Indonesia INDS 84 0 blanket on plateau n.d. 0 2000 yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" n.d. -2.703888889 -2 -42 -14 121.9277778 121 55 40 La Sampala 1% Ni oxide; 1.6% Ni saprolite 1% Ni oxide; 1.6% Ni saprolite 1.62 "goethite, limonite, smectite, serpentine " 1.62 "chert, gabbro, limestone " "chromite, quartz" Sulawesi Nickel Project Rio Tinto Indonesia yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, inferred" 162 Media Releases (2008) "dunite, lherzolite, serpentinized harzburgite " 2019 Sulawesi exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cenozoic Central Sulawesi orogenic belt; Jurassic (?) ophiolite obducted in Oligocene 162 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 "In typical laterite profile limonitic laterite contains 1.5% Ni and 43% Fe, saprolite 2.2% Ni (Carnegie, 2007). In 2009 Tsingshan Holding Group (China) postponed the Obi nickel development project. " Indonesia INDS 21 9 blanket on plateau and slope n.d. 3 n.d. "ferruginous laterite (1.5% Ni and 43% Fe); saprolite (2.2% Ni)" n.d. -1.453611111 -1 -27 -13 127.4794444 127 28 46 Obi n.d. n.d. 1.2 "limonite, serpentine, smectite, talc" 1.2 "chert, diorite, limestone, clastic rocks (Cretaceous-Cenozoic)" "chromite, magnetite, olivine" n.d. Carnegie Minerals Plc (50%) and PT Aneka Tambang (50%) yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 88 Singer and others (1993) serpentinized harzburgite 2011 (?) North Maluku exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Halmahera-Waigeo ophiolite terrane 88 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 0 The deposits is depleated. Reserve tonnage indicates wet ore. Indonesia INDS 80 17 blanket on hill summit and slope n.d. 6 1909 yes yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite (main ore)" n.d. -4.198611111 -4 -11 -55 121.6041667 121 36 15 Pomalaa 0 1.83 n.d. n.d. 1.28 "garnierite, gibbsite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, goethite, serpentine, smectite, talc" 1.28 "chert, gabbro pegmatite, metamorphic rocks (Late Mesozoic)" "chromite, magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, quartz" n.d. PT Aneka Tambang 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven 3.6 historic 130 Freyssinet and others (2005); Reuters (2007); Singer and others (1993) serpentinized harzburgite 1938 Sulawesi mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" "Cenozoic Central Sulawesi orogenic belt, southern arm; Jurassic? ophiolite obducted westward in Oligocene" 130 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Indonesia INDS 35 9 blanket on plateau n.d. 5 n.d. yes? "laterite; saprolite" n.d. -3.171944444 -3 -10 -19 115.2863889 115 17 11 S.E. Kalimantan n.d. n.d. 1.5 "goethite, limonite " 1.5 "chert, limestone, mafic volcanics, ophiolitic melange, schist (Middle JurassicLower Cretaceous)" n.d. Meratus Range n.d. PT. Kreasitama Rimba Persada (?) yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 56 Singer and others (1993) "serpentinized dunite, harzburgite" n.d. Kalimantan mining operations (II) Mg silicate JurassicCretaceous Meratus ophiolite complex related to subduction of oceanic plate 56 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 0 "19772007 Production tonnage and nickel grade are approximately estimated; the 2007 resource is shown. Historic resource was defined as 250 Mt at 1.75% Ni (Singer and others, 1993)." Indonesia INDS 28 9 "blanket on hill summit, slope and terrace " 10 4 1901 yes yes Petea "ferricrete (waste), 46 m; ferruginous laterite (1.2% Ni, 45% Fe), 4 m; saprolite, coarse saprolite (2.2% Ni, 22% Fe), >5 m; serpentinized harzburgite (0.25% Ni) " >15 -2.526944444 -2 -31 -37 121.3477778 121 20 52 Soroako 0 1.78 1.8 0 1.79 "asbolane, garnierite, gibbsite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, lithiophorite, goethite, serpentine, smectite, talc" "chert, gabbro pegmatite, limestone (Cretaceous)" "chromite, magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, quartz" Sorowako PT Vale Inco 74 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven+probable 190 Ginting (2008); INCO (2005) serpentinized harzburgite 1977 Sulawesi mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Cenozoic Central Sulawesi orogenic belt; Jurassic? ophiolite obducted westward in Oligocene 264 Miocenepresent c n.d. 0.059 0.059 "Two nickeliferous sites delineated during Soviet time, South (21 orebodies) and North (2 orebodies), divided by the Irtysh River. Prospective resources of C2 and P1 categories are 120,8 Mt at 0.99% Ni and 0.044% Co (Bekem Metals, 2006). " Kazakhstan KAZN 12 0 blanket on hill summit and slope 6 (0.815) 0 1958 yes "lateritic overburden; argillaceous (nontronite) saprolite, 210 (up to 30) m; coarse saprolite, 1520 (up to 50) m" 60 50.61222222 50 36 44 78.75527778 78 45 19 Gornostai 0.8 0.8 0.91 "goethite, kaolinite, limonite, nontronite, serpentine" 0.91 "gabbro, ophiolite, sedimentary rocks (DevonianCarboniferous) " "chromite, magnetite, olivine, quartz" Gornostayevskoye Kaznickel; Bekem Metals Inc. ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### indicated+inferred 9.7 "PRNewsWire (2007), Bekem Metals (2006) " serpentinized peridotite n.d. Semey exploration "(I) clay silicate, Mg silicate" Middle-Late Paleozoic Chara ophiolite zone 9.7 Mesozoic c "podiform Cr, (PGE) " 0.054 0.063 0.054 "88% Co extraction. Fragments of nickeliferous laterite spread over whole 900 sq. km area of the ultramafic massif at 47 explored and mined sites. The current resource is related only to two sites, Karaobinskoe and Novo-Shandashinskoe. " Kazakhstan KAZN blanket on plateau 1930s yes "Karaobinskoe, Novo-Shandashinskoe" "NeogeneQuaternary clay and loam, 115 m; ferruginous laterite (0.4% Ni, 0.040.07% Co), 3 m; argillaceous saprolite (0.72,3% Ni), 37 m (up to 20 m in ore pockets); leached silicified serpentinite (0.71.3% Ni), 1020 m; " 30 50.33666667 50 20 12 58.28027778 58 16 49 Kempirsai 1.15 0.8 n.d. 1.14 "beidellite, chlorite, garnierite, goethite, kerolite, Mn-hydroxide, montmorillonite, nontronite, saponite, serpentine, talc " 1.02 "schist (Proterozoic); chert, conglomerate, gabbro, gabbro-diabase, sandstone, siltstone (Paleozoic) " "chromite, dolomite, gypsum, magnesite, magnetite, opal" 115 "Bekem Metals Inc., KKM" yes 171 93 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, measured+indicated " 8.7 "PRNewsWire (2007), Bekem Metals (2006); Bekem Metals (2010); Glazkovski and others (1978) " "dunite, harzburgite, pyroxenite, sepentinized dunite, wehrlite (Late Paleozoic) " 1980s (until 1996) "Aqtobe, Urals" past production; additional exploration "(I) clay silicate, Mg silicate " "Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt, Sakmara allochthon" 179.7 Mesozoic c yes 0 0 0 Kazakhstan KAZN n.d. 0 blanket on plateau 17 0 1952 "lateritic overburden, 13 m; ferruginous saprolite, 10 m; ferruginous argillaceous saprolite" 20 51.8325 51 49 57 60.89972222 60 53 59 Shevchenko 0.6 0.79 0.6 0.6 0.84 "hematite, limonite, nontronite, serpentine" 0.84 n.d. n.d. 3 Oriel Resources Ltd. (90%) yes 90 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "NI 43-101, proven+probable" 104.4 "JORC, measured+indicated" 107.4 Oriel Resources (2005) serpentinite (Devonian) 2011 "Kostanai, Urals" development "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Paleozoic microcontinent of East-Urals uplift 107.4 Mesozoic c n.d. 0.05 0.07 0.07 "The pre-mining resource is shown (Republic, 2002). Original estimation of the Cikatova and Glavica deposits 26.7 Mt at 2.22.5% Ni (Jankovi_, 1982)." Kosovo (Serbia) KSOV 9.5 4.3 blanket on hill top and slope 1030 2.8 n.d. yes yes "ferricrust; ferruginous laterite; argillaceous (nontronite) saprolite (4.4% Ni); altered serpentinite" 240 42.22361111 42 13 25 21.25583333 21 15 21 Cikatova 0 1.29 n.d. n.d. 1.31 "clay minerals, garnierite, goethite, limonite, nontronite, saponite" 1.31 ophiolite (MiddleUpper Jurassic) "chalcedony, opal" Dushkaja n.d. International Mineral Resources (IMR) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven 6.35 historic 13 Kosovo-Mining (2010); Republic (2002) "harzburgite, serpentinite" 1984 past production (stopped 1999) (I) clay silicate (Mg silicate) Cenozoic accreted Vardar zonea collage of overthrusted ophiolite and sedimentary sheets framing Serbo-Macedonian massif 13 Early Cretaceous c n.d. 0.05 0.05 0.05 "The pre-mining resource is shown (Republic, 2002). Original estimation of the Cikatova and Glavica deposits 26.7 Mt at 2.22.5% Ni (Jankovi_, 1982)." Kosovo (Serbia) KSOV 0.9 2 blanket on hill top and slope 1030 0.6 n.d. yes yes "ferricrust; ferruginous laterite; argillaceous (nontronite) saprolite (4.4% Ni); altered serpentinite" 240 42.54361111 42 32 37 21.00972222 21 0 35 Glavica 0 1.55 n.d. n.d. 1.33 "clay minerals, garnierite, goethite, limonite, nontronite, saponite" 1.33 ophiolite (MiddleUpper Jurassic) "chalcedony, opal" Glogovac n.d. International Mineral Resources (IMR) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven 6.24 historic 7.5 Kosovo-Mining (2010); Republic (2002) "harzburgite, serpentinite" 1984 past production till 1999 (I) clay silicate (oxide) Cenozoic accreted Vardar zonea collage of overthrusted ophiolite and sedimentary sheets framing Serbo-Macedonian massif 7.5 Early Cretaceous c n.d. 0.06 0.06 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Macedonia MACA 0.6 1.3 tabular steeply dipping bed along tectonized contact of serpentinite and limestone 1733 0.6 before 1941 yes schistose riebeckite-talcose and massive and schistose nickeliferous magnetite and hematite ores 40 41.17055556 41 10 14 21.98777778 21 59 16 R_anovo 0 1.04 n.d. 1.04 "clinochlore, hematite, lizardite, maghemite, millerite, riebeckite, sepiolite, talc " "gabbro-pegmatite, quartzite, schist (Paleozoic?); limestone (Albian-Cenomanian); volcanic rocks (Tertiary)" "albite, chromite, digenite, dolomite, magnetite, phlogopite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, quartz, stilpnomelane" n.d. FENI (bought by French Incorporation SCMM) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven 43 Boev and others (2009); MKF (2010) "dunite, harzburgite, serpentinite (Jurassic)" after 1970 mining operations "(III) oxide, Mg silicate " Cenozoic accreted Vardar zonea collage of overthrusted ophiolite and sedimentary sheets dividing Pelagonian and Serbo-Macedonian massifs 43 Early Cretaceous b Ni laterite 0.099 0.064 0.091 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Madagascar MDGS 6.3 4 blanket on hill summit and slope 40 2 1960 yes yes "ferricrete, 3 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone), 14 m; argillaceous saprolite, >20 m; coarse saprolite" 40 (20100) -18.86777778 -18 -52 -4 48.35305556 48 21 11 Ambatovy 0.8 1.04 0.6 0.60.8 0.96 "garnierite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, psilomelane, serpentine, talc" 0.69 "gabbro, syenite (Cretaceous); gneiss (Precambrian) " "chromite, quartz" Moramanga n.d. "Sheritt Interanational (40%), Sumitomo Corp. (27.5%), Korea Resources (27.5%" 96.5 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "NI 43-101, proven+probable" 125 "measured+ indicated (additional)" 39.4 SNC-Lavalin (2006) "dunite, serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" 2013 development "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" "Precambrian Madagascar tectonic belt; Cretaceous basaltic province, Antampombato-Ambatovy alkaline-ultramafic complex" 164.4 Tertiary b Ni laterite 0.104 0.104 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Madagascar MDGS 5.5 3.5 blanket on hill summit and slope 2 n.d. yes "ferricrete, 3 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone), 14 m; argillaceous saprolite, >20 m; coarse saprolite" 40 (20100) -18.84555556 -18 -50 -44 48.37083333 48 22 15 Analumay 0.8 0.8 0.99 "garnierite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, psilomelane, serpentine, talc" 0.99 "gabbro, syenite (Cretaceous); gneiss (Precambrian) " "chromite, quartz" n.d. "Sheritt Interanational (40%), Sumitomo Corp. (27.5%), Korea Resources (27.5%" 96.5 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "NI 43-101, indicated" 56.3 SNC-Lavalin (2006) "dunite, serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" n.d. development "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" "Precambrian Madagascar tectonic belt; Cretaceous basaltic province, Antampombato-Ambatovy alkaline-ultramafic complex" 56.3 Tertiary b n.d. 0 0 Small ultramafic massif. Madagascar MDGS n.d. 0 blanket on hill 0 1950s yes "boulder dominated ferruginous laterite (0.611.77% Ni), 46 m; argillaceous saprolite (3.55.9% Ni), 12 m " 17.5 -20.9075 -20 -54 -27 46.9975 46 59 51 Valozoro n.d. n.d. 1.75 "garnierite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, limonite, serpentine, talc " 1.75 gneiss (Precambrian) "chalcedony, chromite, psilomelane, quartz" n.d. Diamond Fields International Ltd. (100%) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 3.7 Yager (2005) "serpentinized peridotite, harzburgite" n.d. exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Precambrian Madagascar tectonic belt; Cretaceous basaltic-ultramafic province 3.7 Tertiary b n.d. 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Myanmar (Burma) MYAR n.d. 0 blanket on hill summit and slope n.d. 0 1961 yes yes "ferruginous laterite; argillaceous saprolite " n.d. 23.45944444 23 27 34 94.0125 94 0 45 Mwetaung 0 1.19 n.d. n.d. 1.09 "limonite, serpentine, smectite " 1.05 ophiolite (Triassic) n.d. n.d. Kingbao (Jingbao) Mining Co. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### probable 30 potential 80 Yoma Bank (2005); Mines and Communities (2005) serpentinized harzburgite 2006 Chin experimental mining; exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate " Cretaceous-Cenozoic arc of Inda-Burma Ranges containing Triassic ophiolite and serpentinized harzburgite. 110 Tertiary b n.d. 0 0 "Ratio waste:ore = 0.97. Ultramafic massif 95 sq. km in area. Limonite ore grade 1.24% Ni is lower than cutoff grade 1.4% Ni, it is considered uneconomic (Schellmann, 1989b). " Myanmar (Burma) MYAR 3.5 0 blanket on hill summit (rough and dissected area) 8 0 1981 yes yes "lateritic overburden (average 0.72% Ni, 1.02% Cr2O3), 4.4 (up to 11) m; ferruginous, limonite, zone (average 1.24% Ni), 59 m; saprolite zone (average 1.41% Ni),1050 m; serpentinized harzburgite (average 0.3% Ni)" 60 23.56111111 23 33 40 96.15888889 96 9 32 Tagaung Taung 1.4 2.15 1.4 2.15 "chlorite, garnierite, goethite, hematite, illite, kaolinite, limonite, serpentine, smectite, talc " "schist, quartzite (Precambrian); sedimentary rocks, ophiolite (Mesozoic)" "chromite, olivine, pyroxene, quartz " TISCO and CNMC ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 40 Soe and Myint (1998); Schellmann (1989b) "dunite, serpentinized harzburgite" 2011 explored (II) Mg silicate Cretaceous-Cenozoic arc of Inda-Burma Ranges containing Triassic ophiolite and serpentinized harzburgite 40 Tertiary a Ni laterite 0.12 0.11 0.11 The resource is additional to the reserve. Cobalt recovery 91%. New Caledonia NCAL 19 7.6 blanket on gentle hill top and slope 40 3.2 1865 yes yes "ferricrete (0.3% Ni, 0.01% Co, 52% Fe), 5 m; ferruginous laterite (0.81.2% Ni, 0.010.06% Co, 4050% Fe), 1020 m; limonite zone (1.21.7% Ni, 0.10.5% Co, 4050% Fe), 15 m; saprolite (1.2>3.0% Ni, 0.050.5% Co, 1540% Fe), 10 m " 4550 -22.30472222 -22 -18 -17 166.9322222 166 55 56 Goro 0 1.48 n.d. n.d. 1.57 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, Mn-Ni oxide, nepouite, pimelite, serpentine " 1.62 n.d. "amphibole, enstatite, forsterite, magnetite, opal, quartz, siderite" 5 Vale Inco (74%) 93 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven+probable 120 measured+ indicated+inferred 203 Scales (2009) "dunite, lherzolite, peridotite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 2009 mining operations (III) oxide (Mg silicate) Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 323 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 0 "The reserve consists of saprolite ore only. Limonitic ore composes 27% of the resource, present in inferred category only, in future operations it will be processed by HPAL." New Caledonia NCAL 20.4 10 blanket on hill summit 550 2.6 1880s yes yes yes "ferricrete; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone), 5 m; argillaceous saprolite, >20 m; coarse saprolite " 50 -21.04083333 -21 -2 -27 164.8205556 164 49 14 Koniambo 2 2.4 "1.5 saprolite, 1.2 limonite" 1.5 saprolite; 1.2 limonite 1.97 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, Mn-Ni oxide, nepouite, pecoraite, pimelite, serpentine" 1.97 n.d. "amphibole, enstatite, magnetite, olivine, opal, quartz" n.d. Socit Minire du Sud Pacifique (SMSP) (51%); Xstrata Nickel (49%) 96.7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven and probable 62.5 measured+indica- ted+inferred 386.8 XSTRATA Nickel (2008) "dunite, lherzolite, peridotite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 2012 development (II) Mg silicate (oxide) Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 386.8 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite 0.08 0.08 "Ni and Co grades are approximate, based on Troly and others (1979). " New Caledonia NCAL 38 16 blanket on plateau at wide hill summit n.d. 3 n.d. yes "ferricrete; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone); argillaceous saprolite; coarse saprolite" 40 -21.41527778 -21 -24 -55 165.7386111 165 44 19 Kouaoua 2.5 n.d. 2.5 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, Mn-Ni oxide, nepouite, pecoraite, pimelite, serpentine, willemseite " gabbro "amphibole, enstatite, forsterite, magnetite, opal, quartz, siderite" n.d. "Socit le Nickel (SLN), subsidiary of Eramet group " yes 30 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "ERAMET (2007), Mbendi (2010) " "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 1890; 1977 mined out "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 30 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite 0.12 0.12 Wet ore tonnage is shown. Raw limonitic ore would be transported directly to Japan and Australia. New Caledonia NCAL 8.2 8 blanket on gentle hill summit and slope 40 1.3 n.d. yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 50 -21.51388889 -21 -30 -50 166.0522222 166 3 8 Nakety "0.8% Ni limonite, 1.4% Ni saprolite " "0.8% Ni limonite, 1.4% Ni saprolite " 1.48 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, Mn-Ni oxide, nepouite, pecoraite, pimelite, serpentine, willemseite " 1.48 gabbro "amphibole, enstatite, forsterite, magnetite, opal, quartz, siderite" 3 Socit des Mines deTontouta (SMT) and Socit Mtallurgique le Nickel (SMN) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC 229 Freyssinet and others (2005); Co grade and cutoff from The Free Library (1998) "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 2017 mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide " Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 229 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite 0.08 0.08 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### New Caledonia NCAL 31 10 blanket on hill summit n.d. 4 n.d. yes yes "ferricrete; ferruginous laterite; argillaceous saprolite; coarse saprolite" n.d. -21.22166667 -21 -13 -18 165.0416667 165 2 30 Nepoui 2.5 n.d. 2.5 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, Mn-Ni oxide, nepouite, pecoraite, pimelite, serpentine, willemseite " gabbro "amphibole, enstatite, forsterite, magnetite, opal, quartz, siderite" n.d. "Socit le Nickel (SLN), subsidiary of Eramet group " 16 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### ERAMET (2007); ESCAP (2003) "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 1970 past production (closed 1983) "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 16 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### New Caledonia NCAL 10.8 6 blanket on gentle hill summit n.d. 2.3 n.d. yes yes "ferricrete; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone); argillaceous saprolite; coarse saprolite" 15 -21.30944444 -21 -18 -34 165.7352778 165 44 7 Poro n.d. n.d. 1.45 "Co-rich asbolane, chlorite, cryptomelane, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, lithiophorite, nepouite, Ni-rich asbolane, pecoraite, pimelite, ramsdellite, serpentine, talc, todorokite, willemseite " 1.45 gabbro "amphibole, enstatite, forsterite, magnetite, opal, quartz, siderite" n.d. "Socit le Nickel (SLN), subsidiary of Eramet group " 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 105 "Intex Resources (2008), Llorca (1993) " "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 1968 past production (closed 1983) "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 105 Miocenepresent a podiform Cr 0 0 New Caledonia NCAL 5.5 3.5 blanket on plateau at wide hill summit 20 2 yes "ferricrete; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone); argillaceous saprolite" 20 -20.25166667 -20 -15 -6 164.0391667 164 2 21 Poum n.d. n.d. 1.68 "Cr spinel, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, lithiophorite, Mn-oxide, pimelite, serpentine " 1.68 "chromitite, gabbro, shale (Eocene)" chromite n.d. "Socit le Nickel (SLN), subsidiary of Eramet group " yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 76 Singer and others (1993) "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 76 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite 0 0 The deposit is similar to the neighboring Goro deposit. Index Mundy (2009) reported 1.5% Ni grade in ore. New Caledonia NCAL 3.5 3.4 blanket on plateau 40 1.3 n.d. yes "ferricrete, 5 m; ferruginous overburden, 1020 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone), 15 m; saprolite, 10 m " 40 -22.31638889 -22 -18 -59 166.8061111 166 48 22 Prony n.d. n.d. 1.4 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, Mn-Ni oxide, nepouite, pimelite, serpentine " 1.4 n.d. "amphibole, enstatite, forsterite, magnetite, opal, quartz, siderite" 5 "Socit le Nickel (SLN) (50%), subsidiary of Eramet group; South Province (50%) " yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 400 Singer and others (1993) "dunite, lherzolite, peridotite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 2015 exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 400 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite 0.1 0.1 0.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### New Caledonia NCAL 47 10.7 blanket on gentle hill summit 40 5.6 n.d. yes yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 50 -21.61527778 -21 -36 -55 166.1819444 166 10 55 Thio 2.25 n.d. n.d. 2.4 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, Mn-Ni oxide, nepouite, pecoraite, pimelite, serpentine, willemseite " 2.4 gabbro "amphibole, enstatite, forsterite, magnetite, opal, quartz, siderite" 3 "Socit le Nickel (SLN), subsidiary of Eramet group " 48 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### approximate max-imum 208 " Freyssinet and others (2005), maximum resource; ERAMET (2007), production" "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite (Eocene obduction)" 1880 mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 208 Miocenepresent a podiform Cr 0.09 0.09 "Cobalt grade is approximate, based on Llorca (1993) data range 0.010.32% Co. Podiform Cr deposit was mined intermittently in 19021989." New Caledonia NCAL 23.6 10 blanket on gentle hill (Tibaghi dome) 30 3 early 1970s yes yes "ferricrete, 58 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone), 1020 m; saprolite, 3050 m; coarse saprolite, 1020 m " 1560 -20.44472222 -20 -26 -41 164.2172222 164 13 2 Tibaghi n.d. n.d. 2.35 "Co-rich asbolane, chlorite, cryptomelane, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, limonite, lithiophorite, nepouite, Ni-rich asbolane, pecoraite, pimelite, ramsdellite, serpentine, todorokite, willemseite " 2.35 "schist (metamorphic complex); chromitite, phtanite (Eocene) " "amphibole, magnetite, olivine, opal, quartz" 6 "Socit le Nickel (SLN), subsidiary of Eramet group " 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 39.2 Freyssinet and others (2005) "harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite (Eocene obduction)" 1998 mining operations (II) Mg silicate (oxide) Late PaleozoicTertiary strip of submerged thin continental crust (Norfolk Ridge) obducted by mantle-sequence peridotites over New Caledonia island 39.2 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0.1 0.1 0.1 19971998 pilot plant test program was performed. 88.1% Co recovery. Papua New Guinea PPNG 37.7 8 dissected blanket on plateau n.d. 6 1960 yes "lateritic overburden(<0.5% Ni), 2.5 m; ferruginous (limonite zone) laterite (0.51.5% Ni), 7.5 m; argillaceous saprolite (0.11% Ni), 2 m; coarse saprolite (0.52.5% Ni), 0.55 m; source rock (0.2% Ni)" 15 -5.525555556 -5 -31 -32 145.1875 145 11 15 Ramu 0.5 0.91 0.5 0.5 1.01 "clay minerals, garnierite, goethite, limonite, serpentine" 1.01 "gabbro, norite " "chalcedony, chromite, magnesite, olivine, pyroxene, quartz" "Kurumbukari, Marum, Ramu River " 2.5 "Ramu NiCo Ltd. (61%), MCC (Chinese Metallurgical Group Corp.) " yes 92.7 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, proven+ probable" 75.7 "JORC, measured+indicated +inferred" 143.2 Highlands Pacific (2009) "harzburgite, pyroxenite, serpentinized dunite, tectonized peridotite" 2011 development "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Marum ophiolite complex obducted during middle Eocene to middle Miocene 143.2 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0.06 0.06 "Resource Mining Corp. (2010) estimated resource of 89 Mt at 1.0% Ni and 0.06% Co, at 0.8% Ni cutoff grade . " Papua New Guinea PPNG 39.8 14.5 dissected blanket on plateau 10 3.5 1958 yes "overburden, volcanic ash, 2 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite zone) (0.8% Ni, 0.1% Co), 110 m; argillaceous saprolite (0.93% Ni, 0.1% Co), 1-15 m; coarse saprolite (1.36% Ni, 0.03% Co)" >25 -9.682777778 -9 -40 -58 148.9605556 148 57 38 Wowo Gap 0.5 0.5 0.83 "clay minerals, garnierite, goethite, limonite, serpentine" 0.83 "gabbro, metabasalt " n.d. 5 Resource Mining Corporation yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, indicated+ inferred" 190 Resource Mining Corp. (2010) "peridotite, peridotite breccia, pyroxenite" 2016 "exploration, feasibility study" "(II) Mg silicate, oxide " "Eocene Papuan ultramafic belt, obducted mafic-ultramafic complex" 190 Miocenepresent a "podiform Cr, (PGE)" yes 0.07 0.07 "3,765 hectares deposit area, approximately 50/50% limonite/saprolite ore. JORC indicated+inferred resource of 50.14 Mt at 1.06% Ni and 0.04% Co (European Nickel, 2010). " Philippines PLPN 37 14 blanket on gentle hill 35 3.4 n.d. yes "ferricrete, 4 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite ore), 25 m; argillaceous saprolite, 12 m; coarse saprolite " 40 15.72416667 15 43 27 120.0413889 120 2 29 Acoje/Zambales 0.75 0.75 1.15 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine, talc " 1.15 "chromitite, gabbro-norite " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" Santa Cruz 4 European Nickel PLC (40%); Rusina Mining NL (40%) 78 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### pre-JORC 72.3 "Rusina Mining (2008), European Nickel (2010)" "dunite, peridotite, serpentinite (Middle Eocene)" 2014 Luzon Island "exploration, feasibility study" "(III) oxide, clay silicate" Eocene Zambales ophiolite complex produced by early Tertiary island arc and back arc tectonic systems 72.3 Miocenepresent a Au-Cu quartz veins 0.04 0.04 "Exploration target of 17 sq. km assessed 5070 Mt (dry) at 0.91.2% Ni (Mindoro, 2008, 2010a)." Philippines PLPN 3.4 2.3 blanket on hill summit 30 1.7 n.d. yes yes "overburden, 14 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite ore) (0.931.36% Ni, 0.120.16% Co), 4.511 m; argillaceous saprolite (1.181.81% Ni), 717 m; coarse saprolite" 35 9.284166667 9 17 3 125.5227778 125 31 22 Agata n.d. n.d. 1.1 "clay minerals, garnierite, goethite, limonite, serpentine " 1.1 "chromitite (Cretaceous); basalt, clastic rocks, limestone (OligocenePliocene)" "chromite, olivine, magnetite" 14 Mindoro Resources Ltd. (75%) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### NI 43-101 30.7 "(Mindoro, 2010a)" "serpentinized dunite, harzburgite (Cretaceous)" after 2012 "Surigao del Norte, NE Mindanao Island " "exploration, feasibility study" "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 30.7 post-Oligocene a n.d. yes 0.08 0.08 0.08 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Philippines PLPN 2.9 2.9 blanket on gentle hill 1520 1 n.d. yes Moorsom "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore) (50%); argillaceous saprolite (50%)" 20 9.391111111 9 23 28 118.1433333 118 8 36 Berong 1 1.55 0.9 0.9 1.3 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.3 "basalt, chert, sandstone, shale (Late TriassicJurassic; Late CretaceousOligocene ) " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. Toledo Mining Corp. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### JORC 9.92 "pre-JORC, indicated" 275 Toledo (2005); Atlas (2010) "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, peridotite, pyroxenite " 2007 Palawan Island mining operations "(I) clay silicate, oxide " Late CretaceousOligocene marginal ophiolite belt of Palawan microcontinental block 275 Miocenepresent a podiform Cr 0.14 0.14 Philippines PLPN 7 3.5 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 2.5 1912 yes yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore); saprolitic serpentinite" n.d. 9.918055556 9 55 5 125.6647222 125 39 53 Cagdianao 0 1.51 n.d. 1.51 "hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " "schist (pre-Cretaceous); chromitite, gabbro-diabase, pillow basalt, sedimentary rocks (Cretaceous)" "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. Nickel Asia Corp. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### NI 43-101 8.04 Nickel Asia (2008); Pelican Resources (2010) "dunite, harzburgite (Lower Cretaceous)" 1999 Dinagat Island mining operations (III) oxide Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 8.04 Pliocenepresent a podiform Cr 0 0 "58,783 t of nickel ore shipped to China in 2009 from the Casiguran deposit (Philippines News, 2009). 250 hectares of 1,198 hectares of the deposit have been covered by the resource evaluation (GMA, 2010). " Philippines PLPN 12 0 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore); saprolite" 20 10.35166667 10 21 6 125.6161111 125 36 58 Casiguran n.d. n.d. 1.02 "garnierite, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.02 "schist (pre-Cretaceous); chromitite, gabbro-diabase, pillow basalt, sedimentary rocks (Cretaceous)" "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. Century Peak Corp. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 9.9 GMA (2010); Money (2010) "dunite, harzburgite (Lower Cretaceous)" 2009? Dinagat Island "exploration, local mining operations" "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 9.9 Pliocenepresent a n.d. yes 0.08 0.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Philippines PLPN 3 0 blanket on gentle hill 12.2 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore); argillaceous saprolite" up to >55 8.9675 8 58 3 117.975 117 58 30 Ipilan 1.0 0.9 1.25 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.36 "basalt, chert, sandstone, shale (Late TriassicJurassic; Late CretaceousOligocene ) " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" Celestial 0.5 Toledo Mining Corp. (52%) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, measured (mostly)+indicated+inferred" 30.59 "Toledo (2005), Metals Place (2008)" "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, peridotite, pyroxenite " 2018 Palawan Island "exploration, pre-feasibility study " "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Late CretaceousOligocene marginal ophiolite belt of Palawan microcontinental block 77 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 Philippines PLPN n.d. 0 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" n.d. 14.01833333 14 1 6 123.3125 123 18 45 Lagonoy n.d. n.d. 0.65 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 0.65 "basalt, basalt breccia, chromitite, gabbro (Late Jurassic, 1562 Ma, Ar-Ar)" "chromite, olivine, magnetite " n.d. n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 35 Singer and others (1993) "dunite, peridotite, serpentinite" n.d. Luzon Island idle "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" "Jurassic ophiolite of eastern Luzon island, related to suprasubduction zone " 35 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 "Drilling and test pitting of the Long Point area continues to be delayed awaiting the approval of the necessary permits (Toledo, 2009)." Philippines PLPN n.d. 0 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore); argillaceous saprolite" n.d. 9.648333333 9 38 54 118.3825 118 22 57 Long Point n.d. n.d. 1.37 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.37 "basalt, chert, sandstone, shale (Late TriassicJurassic; Late CretaceousOligocene ) " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. Toledo Mining Corp. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 87 Singer and others (1993) "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, peridotite, pyroxenite " n.d. Palawan Island exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Late CretaceousOligocene marginal ophiolite belt of Palawan microcontinental block 87 Miocenepresent a podiform Cr 0 0 Philippines PLPN 8 3.8 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 2.7 n.d. yes yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore); saprolite" n.d. 10.99111111 10 59 28 125.6394444 125 38 22 Manicani n.d. n.d. 1.11 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.11 "schist (pre-Cretaceous); chromitite, gabbro-diabase, pillow basalt, sedimentary rocks (Cretaceous)" "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. Nickel Asia Corp. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 34.3 Nickel Asia Corp. (2008) "dunite, harzburgite (Lower Cretaceous)" 1991 "Guiuan, Manicani Island" mining operations halted in 2001 "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 34.3 Miocenepresent a "podiform Cr, (PGE)" 0 0 "Historic resource of 37 Mt at 1.38% Ni (Singer and others, 1993). " Philippines PLPN n.d. 0 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" n.d. 15.56861111 15 34 7 120.08 120 4 48 Masinloc n.d. n.d. 1.68 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine, talc " 1.68 "chromitite, gabbro-norite " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" Coto n.d. n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 24 Mining Journal (2009) "dunite, peridotite, serpentinite" n.d. Luzon Island idle "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Eocene Zambales ophiolite complex produced by early Tertiary island arc and back arc basin systems 24 Miocenepresent a n.d. yes 0.06 0.06 0.06 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Philippines PLPN 10 0 blanket on hill top and slope 20 0 n.d. yes yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite zone), 410 m; saprolite, 10 m" 20 12.94222222 12 56 32 121.0661111 121 3 58 Mindoro 0.7 0.95 0.7 0.7 0.86 "clay minerals, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 0.86 "amphibolite, basalt, (Oligocene) " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" Sablayan n.d. INTEX Resources 97 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "NI43-101, proven+probable" 126.3 "N143-101,measured+ indicated+inferred" 315 INTEX Resources (2009) "serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" 2014 Mindoro Island "exploration, feasibility study" "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Oligocene Amnay ophiolite complex within collision zone between North Palawan continental terrane and Luzon island arc 315 Late Tertiarypresent a "podiform Cr, (PGE)" 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Philippines PLPN 24 0 blanket on gentle hill 7 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" 16 16.67305556 16 40 23 122.3425 122 20 33 New Frontier n.d. n.d. 2.0 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine, talc " 2 "chromitite, gabbro " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" Isabela n.d. Platinum Group Metals Corp. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 8.6 Singer and others (1993) "dunite, peridotite, serpentinite (Cretaceous?)" n.d. "Isabela, Luzon Island" mining operations "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 8.6 Miocenepresent a Ni laterite yes 0.11 0.11 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Philippines PLPN 35 0 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0 1912 yes yes "lateritic overburden (0.40.8% Ni, 0.050.08% Co); ferruginous laterite (limonite ore) (0.91.4% Ni, 0.090.13% Co); coarse saprolite (0.81.7% Ni, 0.050.08% Co)" n.d. 9.842777778 9 50 34 125.6194444 125 37 10 Nonoc n.d. n.d. 1.1 "clay minerals, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.1 "amphibolite, conglomerate" "chromite, magnetite" n.d. Philnico Developments Ltd. (75%) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 144.7 Implats (2000) "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, peridotite (Cretaceous)" 1975 (until 1982) Surigao del Norte past production; present mining operations by FRASC (2009) "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 144.7 Pliocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 "The project is spread across 11,799 hectares at 200750 m altitude. 43% Fe average content. " Philippines PLPN n.d. 0 dissected blanket on plateau n.d. 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore, 0.451.39% Ni); saprolite (0.861.44% Ni); coarse saprolite (decomposed serpentinite, 1.131.96% Ni)" 18 6.7625 6 45 45 126.1480556 126 8 53 Pujada n.d. n.d. 1.3 "clay minerals, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.3 "gabbro, metasedimentary rocks, metavolcanic rocks (Cretaceous)" "chromite, magnesite, magnetite, opal, quartz " Pujada Peninsula n.d. QNI/BHP Billiton; Amcor yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 200 Exploration Project (2005) "peridotite, serpentinized peridotite" 1969 intermit-tently; restart 2011 SE Mindanao intermittent mining operations "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 200 Tertiarypresent a podiform Cr 0 0 "155 hectares of 3,000 hectares of the deposit have been covered by the resource evaluation (GMA, 2010). " Philippines PLPN 30 0 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0 n.d. yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore); saprolite" 20 10.43777778 10 26 16 125.6647222 125 39 53 Rapid City n.d. n.d. 1.07 "garnierite, hematite, limonite, goethite, serpentine " 1.07 "schist (pre-Cretaceous); chromitite, gabbro-diabase, pillow basalt, sedimentary rocks (Cretaceous)" "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. Century Peak Corp. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 9.07 GMA (2010); Money (2010) "dunite, harzburgite (Lower Cretaceous)" n.d. Dinagat Island exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 9.07 Pliocenepresent a n.d. 0 0 0 19771996 Ni saprolite ore direct shipping to Japan 33.4 Mt wet ore. 2004 start of limonite ore stockpile retrieving. Waste-to-ore ratio is 1.46:1. Philippines PLPN 15.7 5 dissected blanket on plateau 11 4 1967 yes "ferruginous laterite (limonite ore), 15 m; argillaceous saprolite, 4.511.2 m; coarse saprolite (>2% Ni)" 516 8.568611111 8 34 7 117.4238889 117 25 26 Rio Tuba 1.6 n.d. n.d. 1.6 "hematite, limonite, garnierite, goethite, serpentine, smectite " 1.6 "basalt, chert, limestone, sandstone, shale (Late TriassicJurassic; Late CretaceousOligocene ) " "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. Rio Tuba Mining Nickel Corp. yes 33.4 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 44 Singer and others (1993) "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite (0.20.3% Ni), peridotite, pyroxenite " 1975 Palawan Island mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide " Late CretaceousOligocene marginal ophiolite belt of Palawan microcontinental block 44 Miocenepresent a n.d. 0.09 0.06 0.06 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Philippines PLPN 80 17 blanket on gentle hill and slope 5 6 1912 yes yes "ferruginous overburden, 6 m; ferruginous laterite (limonite ore), 3 m.; saprolite, 2 m" 11 9.528888889 9 31 44 125.8275 125 49 39 Taganito/Adlay 0 1.36 n.d. n.d. 1.25 "clay minerals, limonite, goethite, serpentine" 1.25 "chromitite, gabbro" "chromite, olivine, magnetite" n.d. "Taganito Mining Corporation (Nickel Asia Corp., 65%; Pacific Metal, 35%); QNI/BHP Billiton " 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### NI 43-101 (TMC) 23.5 NI 43-101 (TMC) 118.6 Nickel Asia (2008); Pelican Resources (2010); QNI/BHP Billiton (2005); Mines and Geosciences Bureau (2005) "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, peridotite (Cretaceous)" 1989; renewal 2013 "Surigao del Norte, NE Mindanao Island " past production; feasibility updating "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cretaceous eastern Philippines ophiolite belt 118.6 Pliocenepresent a Ni laterite 0.08 0.08 The resource contains also 0.52% Cr and 20.48% Fe. Schellmann (1989) indicated addition of siallitic foreign material to clay accumulations of the upper lateritic layer. Puerto Rico PTRC 7.4 6.3 blanket on gentle hill 4.8 1.5 n.d. yes "ferricrete with limonite concretions and illite-kaolinite accumulations, 1.5 m; ferruginous (limonite) laterite, 5.3 m; saprolite (decomposed serpentinite), 1.5 m" 7 18.12638889 18 7 35 -67.15777778 -67 -9 -28 Guanajibo 0.6 0.6 0.89 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, maghemite, Mn-oxide, serpentine" 0.89 "amphibolite, chert, metabasalt, siltstone (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous) " "chromite, magnetite, quartz" 6 n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 44.4 Bawiec (1998) "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite " n.d. idle "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Late CretaceousEocene Greater Antilles volcanic arc; western block of Puerto Rico with supposed nappe of pre-arc oceanic ultramafic-ophiolite complex 44.4 MioceneHolocene a Ni laterite 0.12 0.12 The resource contains also 0.58% Cr and 20.76% Fe. Schellmann (1989) indicated addition of siallitic foreign material to clay accumulations of the upper lateritic layer. Puerto Rico PTRC 2.6 5.6 blanket on gentle hill (range) 5.6 0.6 n.d. yes "ferricrete with limonite concretions and illite-kaolinite accumulations, 6 m; ferruginous (limonite) laterite, 5.3 m; saprolite (decomposed serpentinite), 1.5 m" 6 18.19194444 18 11 31 -67.10055556 -67 -6 -2 Las Mesas 0.6 0.6 0.81 "chlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kaolinite, limonite, maghemite, Mn-oxide, serpentine" 0.81 "amphibolite, chert, metabasalt (Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous) " "chromite, magnetite, quartz" 6 n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 22.7 Bawiec (1998) "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite" n.d. idle "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Late CretaceousEocene Northeast Caribbean volcanic arc; western block of Puerto Rico with supposed nappe of pre-arc oceanic ultramafic-ophiolite complex 22.7 MioceneHolocene c n.d. 0.01 0.01 The deposit has been formed along steeply dipping fault defining linear extension of the laterite in serpentinite. Russia RUSA 0.5 3 linear wedge-shaped body 250 (down dip) 0.2 n.d. yes "siliciferous, argillaceous, and ferruginous coarse saprolite in fissured and brecciated serpentinite. Ochre saprolite contains up to 4.17% NiO, 0.07% CoO, and 1.44% Cr2O3. " 250 51.20694444 51 12 25 yes 58.23 58 13 48 yes Akkermanov n.d. n.d. 1.5 "garnierite, goethite, kerolite, limonite, nontronite, psilomelane, sepiolite " 1.5 "amphibolite, gabbro, sedimentary rocks, volcanic rocks (Silurian)" "chromite, chalcedony, dolomite, magnesite, magnetite, quartz, serpentine " Orsk n.d. federal property (?) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 40 Singer and others (1993); Vitkovskaya and Shakina (1979) "dunite, serpentinized harzburgite " n.d. Orenburg "past producer, mined out" (II) Mg silicate "Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt, Sakmara allochthon, Khabarninsk ultramafic massif, 400 sq. km" 40 pre-Jurassic (Triassic?) c n.d. 0 0.1 0.1 0.1 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Russia RUSA ~35 (6 main sites) 0 blanket on gentle hill 40 0 1948 yes yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 40 50.84694444 50 50 49 60.83444444 60 50 4 Buruktal 0 0.9 1.07 n.d. n.d. 0.92 "antigorite, chlorite, chrysotile, garnierite, goethite, halloysite, hematite, illite-smectite, kerolite, lizardite, montmorillonite, Mn-hydroxide, nontronite, pyrochroite, saponite, talc, todorokite " 0.9 "gneiss, schist (PrecambrianCambrian) " "aegirine, chalcedony, Cr-spinel, magnetite, manganocalcite, opal, quartz, tridymite" 0 Mechel Steel Group OAO (MTL) 9.3 70 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### n.d. 5.6 n.d. 69.7 Mechel (2009); approximate Co grade from Mikhailov (2004) "dunite, harzburgite, lherzolite, serpentinite, wehrlite (Devonian, pre-Famennian) " 1968 Orenburg mining operations (II) Mg silicate (clay silicate) Paleozoic microcontinent of East-Urals uplift 79 Early Cretaceous c n.d. 0.024 0.024 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Russia RUSA 1.9 3 "linear bodies, mushroom-shaped in cross-section, also conical karst depressions" >410 (to depth) 0.8 1907 yes yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### >420 to depth 56.12361111 56 7 25 yes 60.29638889 60 17 47 yes Cheremshanskoe 0.7 1.26 0.7 1.6 "chlorite, chrysotile, garnierite, halloysite, kerolite, limonite, morenosite, nepouite, nontronite, pecoraite, saponite, sepiolite, talc " "diabase, marble, schist (Lower Silurian); quartz diorite, hornfels " "caryopilite, clintonite, palygorskite, quartz" Ufalei n.d. Ufaleynickel OAO 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Soviet A+B+C1 1.53 "Ufaleynickel (Centre Invest Group, 2007); Mikhailov (2000); approximate total tonnage estimation from Freyssinet and others (2005)" "dunite, pyroxenite, serpentinite (Mid-Late Devonian)" 1933 Chelyabinsk mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" "Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt, Ufaley ultramafic massif" 45 Early Mesozoic c n.d. 0.057 0.057 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Russia RUSA 8.8 4.5 "linear bodies, mushroom-shaped in cross-section, also conical karst depressions" ~120 2.4 1956 yes yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 200 57.43388889 57 26 2 yes 61.11 61 6 36 yes Lipovskoe 1.54 0.7 1.54 "chlorite, garnierite, goethite, halloysite, kerolite, limonite, montmorillonite, nontronite," "amphibolite, gneiss, granite, marble, schist (Lower Paleozoic) " "actinolite, carbonate, chalcedony, chromite, hydrobiotite, magnetite, muscovite, quartz, serpentine, talc, tremolite" 1590 46 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### grades from Mikhailov (2000); approximate tonnage estimated "peridotite, pyroxenite, serpentinite" 1961 Ekaterinburg "past producer, mined out" "(II) Mg silicate, oxide " "Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt, Alapaevsk ultramafic zone " 46 Mesozoic c n.d. 0.06 Ufaley district. The deposit was defined uneconomic and mined as furnace batch. Russia RUSA 1.3 2 "linear bodies along fault, mushroom-shaped in cross-section" 120 to depth 0.8 1949 yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 120 (to depth) 56.16916667 56 10 9 yes 60.26361111 60 15 49 yes Rogozhinskoe n.d. 0.8 "chlorite, goethite, halloysite, limonite " schist (Lower Silurian) "antigorite, magnetite" Ufalei 612 n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### approximate historical tonnage estimated from Glazkovski and others (1978) "serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite " n.d. Chelyabinsk mined out "(II) Mg silicate, oxide " "Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt, Ufaley ultramafic massif" 2.5 Mesozoic c n.d. 0 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Russia RUSA n.d. 0 blanket on hill top and gentle slope 325 0 n.d. yes yes "Tertiary clay and Quaternary eluvium; ferruginous ocher-siliceous laterite (0.88% Ni in goethite), 125 m; argillaceous saprolite (1.9% Ni in nontronite), 230 m; leached serpentinite (1.09% Ni in serpentine), 1030 m; friable serpentinite, 45 m" 70 53.32166667 53 19 18 60.50388889 60 30 14 Sakharinskoe 0 1.08 1.11 n.d. n.d. 0.91 "chlorite, garnierite, goethite, kerolite, nontronite, serpentine, vermiculite, talc " 0.91 "chromitite, gabbro, sedimentary and volcanic rocks (Middle Paleozoic) " "chromite, dolomite, gypsum, magnesite, magnetite, Mn-hydroxide, opal" 25 Mechel Steel Group OAO (MTL) 13.4 73 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### proven+probable 8.1 historic 240.7 reserve and production from Mechel (2009) (see comments); resource from Freyssinet and others (2005) "pyroxenite, serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, wehrlite " 1994 Chelyabinsk mining operations (II) Mg silicate (oxide) Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt; eastern margin of Magnitogorsk volcanic arc 240.7 Late TriassicEarly Jurassic c sedimentary Fe 0.043 0.043 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Russia RUSA 3.4 3.6 blanket at base of Mesozoic depression 818 1.2 1935 yes ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### 2587 59.71388889 59 42 50 60.55888889 60 33 32 Serovskoe 0 0.77 n.d. 0.77 "antigorite, chrysotile, hydrochlorite, gibbsite, goethite, hematite, kerolite, maghemite, millerite, nontronite, saponite, chamosite, talc " "diorite, granodiorite, mafic volcanics" "calcite, chalcedony, Cr-spinel, magnesite, magnetite, marcasite, opal, pyrite, quartz, rhodochrosite, siderite" 10200 Ufaleynickel yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Soviet A+B+C1 52.8 "2006 reserve, Ufaleynickel (Centre Invest Group, 2007)" "serpentinite, serpentinized dunite, serpentinized pyroxenite " late 1980s Ekaterinburg mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, clay silicate" Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt faulted eastern boundary with East-Urals uplift 52.8 TriassicJurassic c n.d. 0.055 "Ufaley district. Fault- and karst-controlled ore body, >300 m long, 170 m thick, ~300 m to depth, dipping east at 50. Karst ore consists of nickeliferous collapse breccia, mudstone, and siltstone with layering caved in. " Russia RUSA 0.24 1.2 "linear body, mushroom-shaped in cross-section, also wedge-shaped karst depressions" >300 0.25 1947 yes yes "ore-controlling fissure zone, symmetrically from axial part of to periphery: ferruginous ochre siliceous saprolite (0.91.48% Ni and 0.058% Co); leached argillized serpentinite (1.091.48% Ni and 0.0390.087% Co); disintegrated serpentinite, vuggy marble" ~300 to depth 56.06861111 56 4 7 yes 60.39611111 60 23 46 yes Sinarskoe 0.7 1.07 "antigorite, chlorite, goethite, halloysite, limonite " "gabbro, serpentinite, marble, schist (Lower Silurian); granite porphyry, hornfels (Late Paleozoic) " magnetite n.d. n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### approximate total tonnage and grades estimated on base of Glazkovski and others (1978) serpentinite n.d. Chelyabinsk mined out "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" "Paleozoic Urals ophiolite belt, Ufaley ultramafic zone" 18 Mesozoic c "podiform Cr; laterite Fe, Mg" yes 0 0 Orebeds are exposed over a distance of several kilometers. Laterite area 24 sq. km was drilled by 38 drill holes and 3 adits. The deposit is open for extension. Mineralization seems deformed and low grade metamorphosed. Serbia SRBA n.d. 0 conformable tabular beds in stratified rocks 10 0 1950s "ferruginous laterite; argillaceous saprolite" 1025 43.79388889 43 47 38 19.50583333 19 30 21 Mokra Gora 0 0.7 n.d. 0.7 "bravoite, chlorite, clay minerals, goethite, hematite, limonite, millerite, pyrite, serpentine" "limestone, clastic rocks (Cretaceous)" "chromite, magnetite, quartz" n.d. n.d. yes 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "historic: B, C1, and C2 (Soviet classification)" 244.6 "European Nickel PLC, 2004" "serpentinite, serpentinized peridotite" n.d. explored "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" Cenozoic accreted Vardar zonea collage of overthrusted ophiolite and sedimentary sheets framing Serbo-Macedonian massif 244.6 JurassicEarly Cretaceous c n.d. 0.05 0.05 Very limited data. Serbia SRBA n.d. 0 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0 n.d. yes "lateritic overburden; argillaceous saprolite" n.d. 43.58666667 43 35 12 20.84027778 20 50 25 Rudjinci n.d. n.d. 1.15 "bravoite, magnesite, millerite, montmorillonite, nontronite, pyrite " 1.15 n.d. "cinnabar, quartz, stibnite" n.d. n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 14 Republic (2002) "peridotite, serpentinite" n.d. idle (I) clay silicate Cenozoic accreted Vardar zonea collage of overthrusted ophiolite and sedimentary sheets framing Serbo-Macedonian massif 14 JurassicEarly Cretaceous c podiform Cr; Au-PGM placer 0.08 0.08 Serbia SRBA 0.5 3 blanket on gentle hill n.d. 0.2 n.d. yes "lateritic overburden; argillaceous saprolite" n.d. 43.53638889 43 32 11 21.05361111 21 3 13 Veluce n.d. n.d. 1.23 "nontronite, serpentine" 1.23 "schist (Paleozoic); chert, diabase, gabbro (Jurassic); flysh (Cretaceous) " "chromite, magnesite, quartz" n.d. n.d. 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 3 Republic (2002) "dunite, harzburgite, serpentinite" n.d. idle "(I) clay silicate, Mg silicate" Cenozoic accreted Vardar zonea collage of overthrusted ophiolite and sedimentary sheets framing Serbo-Macedonian massif 3 pre-Tertiary a n.d. 0.063 0.063 Saprolite ore containing high grade nickel has also been found. Solomon Islands SLMN n.d. 0 blanket on hill top and gentle slope 15 0 n.d. yes yes "Jejevo, San Jorge, Takata" "ferruginous laterite; saprolite" 15 -8.386944444 -8 -23 -13 159.7138889 159 42 50 Isabela Island n.d. n.d. 1.3 "clay minerals, limonite, serpentine" 1.3 "basalt, clastic rocks (6246 Ma)" n.d. n.d. Sumitomo Metal Mining? 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 24 Solomon Star (2010) "harzburgite, pyroxenite, serpentinite" exploration "(III) oxide, Mg silicate" "Solomon Islands arc, northern chain " 24 Miocenepresent c n.d. yes 0.07 0.05 0.05 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### Turkey TRKY 1.8 2.5 local blanket along pre-Eocene unconformity 15 0.9 n.d. "Eocene limestone; silcrete, 15 m; silicified ferruginous hematitic (or limonitic) material, 14 m; layered ( or amorphous) limonitic material, 34 m; weathered serpentinite " >60 38.61638889 38 36 59 27.76916667 27 46 9 alda_ 0 1.14 n.d. n.d. 1.14 "asbolane, chlorite, garnierite, goethite, hematite, illite, limonite, montmorillonite, nontronite, serpentine, talc " 1.14 "evaporitic limestone, clastic rocks, limestone (Eocene)" "calcite, chalcedony, chromite, gypsum, magnesite, magnetite, olivine, quartz " European Nickel PLC yes 80 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, proven+ probable" 33.5 "JORC, indicated+ inferred" 37.9 "European Nickel (2006, 2007)" "peridotite, serpentinite (0.190.22% Ni, 0.0130.016% Co)" 2012 development (III) oxide Cretaceous Izmir-Ankara-Erzincan ophiolite belt along northern edge of Menderes massif 37.9 Cretaceous (pre-Eocene) a n.d. 0 0 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### United States of America USOR 4 2.6 "blanket on hill top, slope and flat terrace " 60 2 1865 yes yes "ferruginous laterite (20% Ni reserve), 112 m; argillaceous saprolite (70% Ni reserve), 35 m; coarse (boxwork) saprolite (10% Ni reserve), 15 m; weathered peridotite " 1.560 42.96111111 42 57 40 -123.4388889 -123 -26 -20 Riddle 1.5 0.65 0.65 1.1 "chlorite, falcondoite, garnierite, goethite, limonite, sepiolite, serpentine" 0.8 "basalt, chert, conglomerate, sandstone, shale, siltstone (Jurassic)" "chalcedony, chromite, magnetite, quartz, spinel " n.d. "Hanna Mining Co. (19521987), Glenbrook Nickel Co. (owned by Teck Cominco Ltd., 19891998)" 26.3 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### historic 37.5 Briggs (2005); Cumberlidge and Chace (1968) "dunite, peridotite, serpentinite (0.290.52% Ni)" 1954 Oregon past producer "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" "Cordillera orogenic belt, Jurassic Klamath ultramafic zone " 63.8 Miocene b n.d. 0 0 0 "The resource is reported additionally to ore reserve. Ore contains 0.030.06% Co. Forsterite of the source peridotite contains 0.30.4% Ni. The peridotite body is elongated ENE, 21 km long and 0.7 to 5 km wide. " Venezuela VNZL 6.3 8 blanket on hill top and gentle slope 7 1 n.d. yes yes "ferruginous overburden (0.690.82% Ni, 0.030.05% Co), 1 m; ferruginous laterite (0.961.49% Ni, 0.10.34% Co), 2 m; argillaceous saprolite (2.24% Ni, 0.06% Co); coarse saprolite with garnierite veins (2.43% Ni, 0.04% Co)" 10 10.00222222 10 0 8 -67.43083333 -67 -25 -51 Loma de Hierro 0.8 1.43 0.8 0.8 1.46 "chlorite, garnierite, kerolite, limonite, montmorillonite, serpentine, talc" 1.52 "basalt, gabbro, limestone, radiolarite, siltstone (Upper JurassicLower Cretaceous)" quartz Loma de Niquel n.d. Anglo-American (91%) 0 ############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################### "JORC, proven+ probable" 32.4 JORC 15.6 Anglo-American (2009) "peridotite, serpentinite, serpentinized harzburgite" 2001 mining operations "(II) Mg silicate, oxide" Caribbean Mountains System bordering South American plate in Venezuela; Loma de Hierro ophiolite unit 48 Tertiary