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Reuters reported nickel production in BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) Cerro Matoso mine in Colombia rose 72 percent in the first quarter from the year earlier.
Reuters reported nickel production in BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) Cerro Matoso mine in Colombia rose 72 percent in the first quarter from the year earlier.
As quoted in the press release:
Colombia’s only nickel mine – with 21 million metric tons of proven reserves – produces about 4 percent of the world’s nickel, and 10 percent of global ferro nickel. Ferro nickel is an iron ore-nickel combination mostly used in steel making.