Our Business

We produce two types of nickel ore, namely saprolite ore and limonite ore. We define saprolite ore as nickel ore with iron content of less than 20% and limonite ore as nickel ore with iron content of 20% or higher.

Product Mix

We ship out two types of saprolite ore: high-grade and mid-grade. High-grade saprolite ore has a nickel content of about 1.7% while mid-grade saprolite ore has a nickel content of between 1.3 to 1.6%.

Most of our high-grade saprolite ore were sold to Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (PAMCO), who use the material as feed for its ferronickel smelter. Our mid-grade saprolite ore were sold to Japanese and Chinese clients. Our Chinese clients use the material as feed for electric furnaces for production of high and medium- grade NPI.

We sell two types of limonite ore: high-iron, and low- grade. High-iron limonite ore has a nickel content of less than 1.0% and an iron content of 48 to 50%. Low- grade limonite ore has a nickel content of 1.0 to 1.2% and an iron content of at least 30%.

Our high-iron limonite ore were sold to Chinese customers who use the material as feed for blast furnaces for production of low-grade NPI. Finally, low- grade limonite ore from Taganito and Rio Tuba were utilized as feed for the Taganito and Coral Bay HPAL plants, respectively.

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