Xstrata Nickel’s Koniambo Nickel project has gone into production with first metal tapped this week.
Production marks a key milestone for this complex $5 billion greenfield project in New Caledonia, which has been under construction for the past six years and has been a flagship component of Xstrata’s organic growth programme. At the height of its construction more than 6,000 people were employed in building the project and its associated …