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To: overbyte who wrote (2160)	6/5/1999 8:10:00 AM
From: overbyte	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2214

What is new on the nickel front? 206.253.196.27 important part of article: "Hydrometallurgical technology extracts nickel or other metals from rock using chemicals, avoiding the need for a smelter. The technology has not been used before on sulphide rock of the type found at Voisey's Bay or in Sudbury, where Inco also owns nickel mines. But one mining industry source said companies such as Inco are studying the possibility of using hydrometallurgical processes to extract ore from sulphide rock. The basic idea is that the nickel concentrate obtained by the milling process can be ground into a fine powder and treated by a high-temperature autoclave process to remove the sulphur. At this stage, almost pure nickel could be extracted through a hydrometallurgical process, which uses chemicals and electricity. "The method hasn't been used yet in a large tonnage [nickel] operation," the source said. Such a processing facility, if it works, could be located in Newfoundland to handle nickel shipped from around the world. The capital costs would be significantly lower than those for a smelter and refinery." over