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South32 is feeling the pain from the nickel price plunge itself, and has placed its Cerro Matoso mine in Columbia under strategic review. Kerr says the mine's proximity to the US market means it ...

The Cerro Matoso mine, in Colombia, a major ferronickel producer, is undergoing a strategic review in response to ongoing nickel market shifts that are putting pressure on prices.

Our Cerro Matoso operation in Colombia has celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first tonne of nickel produced back in 1982. The team, together with family, contractors, …

Sierra Gorda payable copper equivalent production decreased by 13 per cent year to date, as higher throughput was offset by lower planned copper grades, and lower molybdenum recoveries in the current phase of the mine plan. Cerro Matoso payable nickel production decreased by 5 per cent year to date, while increasing by 8 per cent in the quarter ...

The mining complex of Cerro Matoso has an annual production of approximately 41.1kt of ferronickel, 32 Mt total reserves with a pondered average of ... largest lateritic nickel mines worldwide, an ...

On March 16, 2018, a milestone event in the history of environmental health in Colombia occurred; the Colombian Constitutional Court decided that the Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine in Montelibano, Córdoba, had caused irreparable damage to the environment and health of people living in the surrounding area.1 Cerro Matoso mine, controlled by the multinational company …

In 2010, the nickel production in Columbia decreased by nearly 5% compared to the total output in 2009, owing to the replacement of a furnace at the Cerro Matoso reserve to enhance operational reliability. Afterward, the reserve was estimated to have 48 Mt of laterite ore grading 1.3% nickel and nearly 65 Mt of other ores.

Cerro Matoso is the only mine that extracts iron and nickel in Colombia in open sky and one of the largest in the world, located at the North-West of the country, in the department of Córdoba. ... It produces more than 40,000 tons of nickel per year and some 55,000 ferroniquel (iron and nickel alloy). The exploitation has been extended to ...

Even violence has become commonplace around Cerro Matoso. Colombia's Nickel. Colombia's nickel mining operations are centered in the Cerro Matoso mine, Cordoba department, which has around two thousand …

South32 has been pursuing alternative fuels and optimization of its kiln combustion process at the Cerro Matoso nickel smelter since 2008. Their goal was to reduce both operating cost and greenhouse gas emissions, with climate change as a key consideration. Dust is an unavoidable byproduct in nickel laterite smelters.

Cerro Matoso is an integrated nickel laterite mine and smelter that produces ferronickel used to make stainless steel. South32 continues to progress our strategic review of Cerro Matoso in response to structural changes in the nickel market.

Cerro Matoso is an integrated nickel laterite mine and smelter that produces ferronickel used to make stainless steel. South32 continues to progress our strategic review of Cerro Matoso in …

Snapshot: In 2013, local Indigenous and Afro-Colombian community leaders filed tutelas actions against BHP Billiton (now South32 - it spun off BHP in May 2015) and its Cerro Matoso nickel mine, and against the Ministry of Mines and Energy, and the National Mining Agency. They allege that waste emissions from the mine caused serious health issues, including lung cancer …

The Cerro Matoso Nickel Mine, located in Cordoba, Colombia, was initially identified by Chevron Petroleum Company in 1956. The mine primarily extracts a mixture of garnierite, goethite, and …

South32 invoked force majeure at its Colombian nickel operations as community protesters block the movement of people and supplies to the giant open pit mine and smelter. "This affects all our ...

South32 may have to reapply for its licence to run the Cerro Matoso nickel project in Colombia and is facing a hefty compensation bill after a court ruled that waste emissions from the mine and ...

In this northern region, the huge Cerro Matoso nickel mine is destroying fauna and flora, but also the health of the surrounding population. In some communities, diseases have been spreading for ...

Rio Tuba Mine located in Palawan, Philippines was the third-largest mine, the Cerro Matoso Mine located in Cordoba, Colombia was the fourth-largest mine, and the Weda Bay Project located in Maluku, Indonesia was the fifth-largest mine, with an estimated nickel production of 46.8 thousand tonnes, 42.8 thousand tonnes and 40 thousand tonnes ...

In this northern region, the huge Cerro Matoso nickel mine is destroying fauna and flora, but also the health of the surrounding population. In some communities, diseases …

Gleeson et al. (2004) describe 2 different alteration profiles at Cerro Matoso, one developed on Pit-1 toward the N sector of the mine and the other on Pit-2 toward the S sector and identified in ...

The Cerro Matoso mine is a significant producer of ferronickel, but South32 boss Graham Kerr said his company might have to take steps to avoid the fate of First Quantum, which has shut its ...

Cerro Matoso, one of the largest open-pit ferro-nickel mines in the world, is located in a rural part of Cordoba province, in the north of Colombia. During the 2019 financial year Cerro Matoso ...

The Cerro Matoso S.A. Ni laterite deposit in northwest Colombia is an important producer of ferronickel; expanded production of ferronickel is planned to be 55,000 Mt by mid-2004. The deposit is developed over a peridotitic protolith that is exposed in …

South32 will also log a US$264 million impairment against its Cerro Matoso project in Colombia, slashing its value to US$54 million amid a global nickel glut. It expects to announce the ...

As a global mining and metals company, we create value by producing commodities used in modern life. Annual Report 2024 ... Cerro Matoso celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first tonne of nickel. Our Cerro Matoso operation in Colombia has celebrated the 40th anniversary of its first tonne of nickel produced back in 1982. The team, together ...

The Cerro Matoso Nickel Mine, located in Cordoba, Colombia, was initially identified by Chevron Petroleum Company in 1956. The mine primarily extracts a mixture of garnierite, goethite, and limonite ores. The ore deposit has an irregular shape, spanning approximately 2,000 meters in length, 1,700 meters in width, and 80 meters in thickness.

The world's largest nickel mines are run by mining operators including Tsingshan Holding Group, Ningbo Lygend Mining, Nickel Asia & Vale Indonesia. List. ... Located in Cordoba, Colombia, the Cerro Matoso Mine is owned by South32. The surface mine produced an estimated 40.8 thousand tonnes of nickel in 2023 and is expected to operate until 2036 ...

Cerro Matoso's payable nickel production fell 10% to 18.3K tons in the December 2023 half-year, but South32 (OTCPK:SOUHY) said the operation is on track to produce ~40.5K tons in the full year ...

Colombia's Cerro Matoso nickel mine, owned by Australian miner South32, will not be required to pay damages to indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities after winning an appeal in Colombia's ...

South32's Cerro Matoso nickel assets in Columbia are under review, as part of a wave of writedowns and closures in the sector outside Indonesia and the division is expected to break even in the meantime, Kerr said. BHP flagged a $2.5 billion nickel writedown on Thursday amid a global slump in prices.

The Cerro Matoso mine has the highest-grade lateritic nickel deposits in the world. With exploration rights over 77,000ha in the main part of the Colombian nickel belt, Cerro Matoso …

History Cerro Matoso S.A.'s Operations in Colombia. The Cerro Matoso S.A. nickel operation combines a lateritic nickel ore deposit with a low-cost ferronickel smelter. BHP along with other partners commenced mining at …

The court accepted as valid arguments and evidence presented by community leaders who claimed that waste emissions from South32's Cerro Matoso nickel mine caused skin, lung and heart problems to ...

Colombia's Cerro Matoso nickel mine, owned by Australian miner South32, must pay damages to indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities affected by its operations in Cordoba province, Colombia's ...

Cerro Matoso, located in northern Colombia, is an open-cut nickel laterite mine and smelter. It is a major producer of ferronickel, a nickel iron alloy which is used to make stainless steel used in everyday items. Cerro Matoso has a long history and has been operating for 40 years. It continues to be an important contributor to the ...