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“Prophets of doom” wrote off PAL after the experiences of<br />

the WA operati<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

But wiser heads knew that:<br />

-Most of the world’s future <str<strong>on</strong>g>nickel</str<strong>on</strong>g> has to come <strong>from</strong> laterites.<br />

- Most known laterite resources are unsuitable for smelting.<br />

- Future projects could learn <strong>from</strong> the WA experiences.<br />

-The WA projects each chose a different process route,<br />

providing a great opportunity for comparis<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Thus it was not such a great surprise when major players<br />

began to announce new PAL projects to meet the rising<br />

metal dem<strong>and</strong>.<br />

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