Rio Tuba mine explained

Rio Tuba mine
Pushpin Map:Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Philippines
Coordinates:8.57°N 117.419°W
State/Province:Palawan
Country:Philippines
Products:Nickel

The Rio Tuba mine is a large nickel mine run by Nickel Asia Corporation in the west of the Philippines in Bataraza, Palawan. Rio Tuba represents one of the largest nickel reserves in the Philippines having an estimated reserve of of ore grading 1.27% nickel.[1] The 60.2 million tonnes of ore contains tonnes of nickel metal.[1] Production started in 1969.[2]

The Rio Tuba Mine produced an estimated 46,780 tonnes of nickel in 2022.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rio Tuba nickel mine . 2013 . slideshare.net . 2013-06-30.
  2. Web site: Who Is Getting Rich From Nickel's Wild Ride?. Abram Brown. 27 August 2014. Forbes.
  3. Web site: The world’s ten largest nickel mines . 21 July 2023 . Mining Technology . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114174056/https://www.mining-technology.com/marketdata/ten-largest-nickels-mines/ . 14 November 2023 . live .