NBM Production By Smelting Lateritic Nickel Ore - International ...

5 SOME TOPICS IN THE INDUSTRYShipping cost (per metric ton):• Loading cost with barge: US$5.00• Ocean transportation cost: US$15.00 (Oct. in2012). Highest ~US$59 in Oct. 2007• Discharge port charge: US$6.00• Transportation from port to smelting plant* US$5.00 ~ US$20.00• Total cost: US$30.00 ~ US$45.00Possibilities to build smelters in Indonesia:• Save shipping cost• Avoid IMO limitation• No Power---electricity and/or cokeINSG Meeting20