Nickel

Nickel

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Where is nickel can be found in Canada? Where is the nickel extracted and processed?

Tariffs

Canadian production (15.7%) of world

• Ontario largest province producer (53%)

• Newfound land and Labrador (21%)

• Manitoba (16%)

• Quebec (10%)

Location of Canada nickel mines tends to be in remote and rural areas in northern Canada

• As a results, mining industries comes into close contact with many Aboriginal communities

• Important relationship created through negating impact benefits agreements

As of Jan 2013, Asian mineral resources limited noted that that the ministry of finance of the socialist republic of Vietnam has issues a circular which stipulates on export tariffs on 590 of nickel matter. The exciting export tariffs of 20% on nickel concentrate remains unchanged.

Exported? Countries? Tariffs?

As of 2006, the European Union was the world largest user of nickel with china being the world’s largest single user of nickel, Japan and the United States placing second and third respectively. Canada, one of the world’s largest producers of nickel placed as the 19th largest user of nickel.

Which companies extract nickel?

Canadian:

- Canico resource

- Hudbay minerals

- North American palladium

- Quadra FNX mining

- Vale limited

International:

- BHP Billiton

- Canickel

- Compass Resources

- Falconbridge Ltd

- Minara Resources

- Mond Nickel Company

- Norilsk Nickel

- Sibplaz

- Talvivaara Mining Company

- WMC Resources

- Xstrata

What is nickel used for?

- Food preparation equipment

- Cell phones

- Medical equipment

- Transportation

- Buildings

- Power generation

- Make money

- Rechargable batteries

- Power tools

- Automotive

How does nickel provide jobs for Canadians? What kind of jobs does it provide?

It creates jobs relating towards engineering, technical and trade skills. It provides jobs as nickel is an essential raw material, there needs to people there to produce and sell the nickel