Nickel Demand
Links:
Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT)
Department of Economic Development and Tourism
University of Tasmania - School of Earth Sciences
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Government Geoscience Portal
Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
Australian Securities Exchange
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Mineral Exploration Technologies (CRC AMET)
Cooperative Research Centre for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration (CRC LEME)
Mining Industry Consultants Association
Predictive Mineral Discovery Cooperative Research Centre
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Fraser Institute Annual Survey of Mining Companies 2005/2006
Nickel production for Tasmania is only in its early stages, with Allegiance mining continuing to develop its Nickel mine at Avebury near Zeehan.
According to ABARE world nickel mine production increased by 3% to 1.38mt in 2005. Canada, Australia and the Russian Federation accounted for much of this. The production of stainless steel accounts for over 65% of total world nickel consumption so nickel demand is directly linked to developments in stainless steel markets. World nickel consumption was around 1.2mt in 2005, with China being the largest consumer of steel.
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