Hydromet Plant

  Alternate Processing Facility

  • In the unlikely event that the proposed hydromet process is not technologically or economically feasible, Inco will construct a commercial hydromet nickel matte processing facility or similar facility capable of producing a finished nickel product.
  • Annual production from this plant would be 110 million pounds.
  • The company will notify government on the technical and economic viability of the hydromet concentrate processing facility by December 31, 2008.
  • Capital costs of construction will be approximately $670 million.
  • Employment during three year construction phase will be 2,500 person years.
  • Employment during operation phase is 350 people.

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