Dry bulk cargo shipping — An overlooked threat to the …

Copper and nickel ores and concentrates accounted for the major part (300,000 tonnes each). When extrapolating these data, in average, almost 10,000 tonnes of copper and nickel ore might enter the marine environment annually as a consequence of ship casualties. It has to be kept in mind that cargo information was available for about …

Impacts of Laterite Mining of Nickel and Iron Ores on …

meters thick) contains less than 1 percent nickel, while the limonite and saprolite zones (each about 8 to 11 meters thick) contain iron and as much as 1.8 percent nickel. The limonites may have 20 percent or more iron compared to the saprolites. Most of the nickel and iron ores are exported to countries like

DEVELOPMENTS IN HYDROMET PROCESSING OF …

C. Limonite ore is fed to the first stage. Saprolite ore together with the first stage discharge are leached in the autoclave while iron is precipitated and acid regenerated. Bench and pilot scale testwork carried out from 2013 have shown that a total nickel and cobalt recovery of 93% can be achieved.

How to determine GHG emissions from nickel metal

beneficiation and ore preparation, nickel intermediates from primary extraction from both lateritic and sulfidic nickel metal production). This guidance is based on ISO 14044 standard on environmental management - life cycle assessments – requirements and guidelines. Due to the generic nature of ISO 14044, the guidance

Cargo

The Club has also been made aware of a very recent near miss incident involving a vessel which had loaded 55,000t of nickel ore at Languyan, Tawi-Tawi, the Philippines, for China. On passage the vessel encountered several days of Beaufort Force 7 winds and associated rough seas just prior to arrival at the discharge port.

Reactive Transport Modeling Applied to Ni Laterite …

Reactive Transport Modeling Applied to Ni Laterite Ore Deposits in New Caledonia: Role of Hydrodynamic Factors and Geological Structures in Ni Mineralization - Myagkiy - 2019 - Geochemistry, …

Web Alert: The loading, and subsequent discharge, of unsafe nickel ore

Under a contract of affreightment (CoA), the owner was required to carry eight shipments of nickel ore. The ship promptly arrived at the nominated load, with loading commencing the very next day. Loading stopped two weeks later, however, and the local navy issued a confiscation order, resulting in the ship being compounded in a nearby naval base.

Assessing the energy and greenhouse gas footprints of nickel …

While there has been substantial refinement of process flowsheets for the downstream recovery of nickel from HPAL discharge slurries as outlined above, the same cannot be said for heap leach liquors. The pregnant leach ... For example Mudd (2007) has shown that the average nickel ore grade in Australia fell from 3.8% in 1971 to 1.2% in …

The High Temperature Co-Processing of Nickel …

Changes in the composition of nickel sulfide minerals in the leach residue with corresponding nickel extraction for samples taken during the co-processing of 19.5% w/w nickel laterite ore with 10.5% w/w …

Nickel: Human Health and Environmental Toxicology

1. Introduction. Nickel is a hard, ductile, silvery-white transition metal; it is the 28th element in the periodic table. It may exist in several oxidative states (from −1 to +4); nevertheless, the +2 oxidation state (Ni 2+) is the most widespread in the environment and biological systems [].Nickel belongs to the ferromagnetic elements, and it is naturally …

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF NICKEL LATERITE ORES

The Feronikeli complex, located in Glogovc of Kosova, consists of open cast mines with estimated reserves of 24 Mt of laterite ferronickel ore with an average Ni+Co content of 1.25 %, and a large ...

Best practices and safety considerations for nickel …

Best practice. The liquefaction of nickel ore during shipment can be attributed to two key factors, the moisture content of the cargo and the rolling and …

Nickel Ore in China | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

Overview In December 2023 China's Nickel Ore exports accounted up to $196 and imports accounted up to $103M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $103M. Between December 2022 and December 2023 the exports of China's Nickel Ore have decreased by $-4 (-2%) from $200 to $196, while imports decreased by $-120M (-53.7%) from $223M to $103M. ...

Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Nickel …

The sulfide ore in Norgate's work has a nickel content of 2.3% Ni, while this work uses an ore containing 2.05% Ni. Previous studies [1,63] have concluded that the energy consumption and GHG emissions of nickel production is ore-grade dependent. The degrading of nickel ore will lead to an increase of the energy demand and carbon …

Roasting and Leaching Behavior of Nickel Laterite Ore

The success of the sulfation-roasting-leaching process depends on iron behavior. Due to its higher amount, it is sulfated before nickel. However, the stability of iron sulfates is lower than the nickel sulfate and during the decomposition of iron sulfate, the sulfur trioxide (SO 3) is liberated and reacts with nickel to form nickel sulfate.This …

Electric Vehicles: The Dirty Nickel Problem

First, because laterite nickel ore has lower and variable concentrations of nickel, it takes a lot of energy to smelt it — in fact, many times as much as smelting sulphide ore. This energy is ...

Response surface methodology of nickel and cobalt …

The discharge of the battery is shown in the response that follows and the complete reaction can be shown in Eq. – below: $${text{2NaCl}} to {text{2Na }} + {text{Cl}}_{{2}}$$ ... The emerging electric vehicle and battery industry in indonesia: actions around the nickel ore export ban and a SWOT analysis. Batteries 7(4), 80 (2021) Article ...

Leaching of Copper, Cobalt, and Nickel from Complex Ore

The paper focuses on leaching of complex copper–cobalt–nickel ore from Mwinilunga district in Zambia, containing 0.6% Cu, 0.21% Co, 2.6% Fe, and 0.13% Ni. Mineralogical examination of the ore using scanning electron microscope (SEM) showed that copper, cobalt, and nickel exist in fine particles of heterogenite and limonite mineral …

North P&I Club publishes cargo care checklists for nickel ore…

Download the nickel ore checklist: Cargo-Care-Checklist-Nickel-Ore. North P&I Club Cargo Care Checklist for Grain. Hold preparation is a major step, unless otherwise stated in the shipper's or charterer's voyage instructions. ... On discharge, the ship may consider having a local surveyor to oversee activities. Also, the Club recommends the ...

The High Temperature Co-Processing of Nickel …

The processing of nickel laterites by high pressure acid leaching (HPAL) typically uses feeds with an average nickel content not less than 1.1%–1.2% (cut-off grade 1.0%) [] though recently several …

From Silica Leachate of Laterite Nickel Ore to Silicate …

The cyclic charge-discharge curves of the material are similar, which also indicates that the material has good structural stability. The synthesis of Li2MnSiO4/C cathode material using laterite nickel ore filtrate as raw material is conducive to further compression of the preparation cost of lithium battery materials, and is also conducive to ...

NICKEL ORE

Nickel ore varies in colour. There are several types of ore of variable particle size and moisture content. Some may contain clay-like ores. ... Discharge. No special requirements. Clean-up. No special requirements. Parent topic: Appendix 1 …

An Overview of Nickel Utilization from Laterite Ore

Based on a brief introduction of properties of metallic nickel, it summarizes the applications of nickel, demand of nickel, resources of nickel, and metallurgical …

Best practices and safety considerations for nickel ore …

Best practice. The liquefaction of nickel ore during shipment can be attributed to two key factors, the moisture content of the cargo and the rolling and pitching of the vessel during the voyage. These factors, one internal and the other external, are both necessary conditions for cargo liquefaction to occur. However, by effectively monitoring ...

The Emerging Electric Vehicle and Battery Industry in …

Indonesia, one of the world's largest nickel ore suppliers, put an export ban on nickel ore effective from 2020. The bold movement was intended to initiate the domestic EV industry and encourage ... Approximate average discharge potentials and specific capacity of the most common (a) cathode and (b) anode [6]. Reprinted with permission …

The Aggregation and Growth of Ferronickel Particles During …

The main source of nickel has gradually become the recovery of ferronickel concentrate from low-grade laterite nickel ore. In this work, high-grade ferronickel concentrate was prepared by a reduction roasting-magnetic separation process, and low-grade ferronickel concentrate and CaF 2 were used as composite additives to promote …

Strategies for improving the environmental performance of nickel

China's nickel resources mainly exist in the form of sulphide ore, which is deeply buried and difficult to be explored via opencast mining on a large scale (Nakajima et al., 2017). Aiming to mitigate the negative impacts from underground mining, the cemented backfilling method is promoted to exploit sulphide nickel ore in China (MNR, 2018).

Charterers' liability: Nickel Ore

Recent high profile casualties involving nickel ore from Indonesia have once more brought this problem to the front pages. As a result Intercargo has released a Warning ... Furthermore a discharge …

Dry bulk cargo shipping — An overlooked threat to …

Copper and nickel ores and concentrates accounted for the major part (300,000 tonnes each). When extrapolating these data, in average, almost 10,000 tonnes …