Sorowako Mine in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, was the largest surface nickel-producing mine in the world, producing approximately 79 thousand tonnes of nickel and an estimated 4.15 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine (ROM) in 2021. The Sorowako Mine is owned by Vale SA, and is due to operate until 2045. The second largest surface nickel-producing mine with an estimated production of 73.9 thousand tonnes of nickel and an estimated 8.32 mmtpa of ROM in 2021, was the Taganito Mine located in Surigao del Norte, Indonesia. The Taganito Mine is owned by Nickel Asia Corp, and is due to operate until 2049.
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, respectively, in 2021. The Rio Tuba Mine, the Cerro Matoso Mine and the Weda Bay Project had an estimated ROM production of 4.53 mmtpa, 3.24 mmtpa and 14 mmtpa respectively. The Rio Tuba Mine is owned by Nickel Asia Corp which is due to operate until 2028, the Cerro Matoso Mine is owned by South32 Ltd which is due to operate until 2029 and the Weda Bay Project is owned by Tsingshan Holding Group Co Ltd which is due to operate until 2069.
The five largest nickel mines, i.e., Sorowako Mine, Taganito Mine, Rio Tuba Mine, Cerro Matoso Mine, and Weda Bay Project, cumulatively produced approximately 282.5 thousand tonnes of nickel, 34.24 mmtpa of ROM in 2021.
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