Nickel Ore
The raw laterite rock mined for its nickel content; Indonesia is the world's largest producer, feeding both RKEF smelters that make nickel pig iron and HPAL plants that make battery-grade nickel and cobalt products.
Covered in 3 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on September 26, 2026.
Coverage
Bahia Metals Files NI 43-101 Report for 313-Million-Tonne Nickel Find
Bahia Metals has filed an independent NI 43-101 technical report defining 313 million tonnes of inferred nickel-copper-cobalt resource at its Mangueiros project in Bahia state, Brazil. The filing is a formal regulatory step that clears the way for a preliminary economic assessment.
Will Indonesia's Nickel Quota Finally Work as Monsoon Hits Philippine Ore?
Indonesia's nickel mining quota has not lifted prices because smelters kept importing ore from the Philippines, but that ore's output falls sharply each monsoon, and LME nickel is trading 16% below its May peak while traders wait for a real supply squeeze.
Indonesia Cut Its Nickel Mining Quota by 30%, But Prices Are Still Falling and Smelters Are Idling
Indonesia cut its 2026 nickel ore mining quota by roughly 30%, but LME nickel has fallen below $17,000 a tonne as surging Philippine ore imports offset the cut and Indonesian smelters run below capacity instead.
