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MMC Norilsk Nickel Annual Report 2009<br />
The key operating assets in Botswana<br />
In late 2008, Cawse operations were suspended for an indefinite period<br />
of time due to unfavorable economic conditions and deterioration of the<br />
nickel market.<br />
Lake Johnston<br />
Lake Johnston is located 540 km from Perth in Western Australia. The<br />
operation includes an underground mine and a concentrator which<br />
processes ore mined using the traditional floatation technique.<br />
Angola<br />
Namibia<br />
Francistown<br />
Zambia<br />
Zimbabwe<br />
Phoenix<br />
Selkirk<br />
Mozambique<br />
The concentrator processes sulfide ores using the traditional floatation<br />
technique and produces concentrate with a nickel grade of approximately<br />
14% to 15%. The capacity of the concentrator is 1.5 million<br />
tonnes of ore per year.<br />
The Republic<br />
of South Africa<br />
In 2009, Lake Johnston operations were suspended for an indefinite<br />
period of time due to unfavorable economic conditions and deterioration<br />
of the nickel market.<br />
Waterloo<br />
The Waterloo nickel mine is located 35 km south of Leinster in Western<br />
Australia and 5 km north of the Thunderbox site. Waterloo partially uses<br />
auxiliary infrastructure of the suspended Thunderbox gold mine.<br />
Ore mined at Waterloo is processed under a tolling agreement at the<br />
BHP Billiton Leinster concentrator in Australia.<br />
In late 2008, Waterloo operations were suspended for an indefinite<br />
period of time due to unfavorable economic conditions and deterioration<br />
of the nickel market.<br />
Botswana<br />
Tati Nickel<br />
Tati Nickel includes the Phoenix open pit nickel mine and the Selkirk<br />
underground nickel mine, which is currently being on care and<br />
maintenance mode.<br />
The Phoenix mine is located 35 km east from Francistown (the second<br />
largest city in Botswana, located in the north-east part of the country).<br />
This open pit mine is built on a sulfide deposit of copper and nickel<br />
ores.<br />
The Phoenix open pit mining operations include a concentrator which<br />
processes mined ore using the traditional floatation technique. The<br />
concentrator capacity has recently been increased to 5 million tonnes<br />
of ore per year.<br />
Tati Nickel concentrates are processed on a tolling basis by the BCL<br />
smelter located 200 km away from Phoenix. BCL’s high grade matte<br />
obtained through processing of the Tati Nickel concentrates is sold to<br />
customers who process the matte into refined metal.<br />
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