| Cerro Matoso Project |
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Cerro Matoso |
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Colombia
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Cordoba |
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Montelíbano |
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PRODUCTION
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770 km² / 190,267 acres |
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Latitude / Longitude |
7 N 54 / 75 W 34 |
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| Risk and valuation analysis of the Cerro Matoso Project |
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| Title(s) of the Cerro Matoso Project |
 | BHP Billiton
Interest: 99.9% |
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| Location of the Cerro Matoso Project |
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Cerro Matoso is located near the town of Montelíbano, in the province of Córdoba in northern Colombia. An integrated nickel mining and smelting operation, Cerro Matoso combines one of the richest lateritic nickel deposits in the world with a low-cost ferronickel smelter. Cerro Matoso is one of the world's lowest cost major ferronickel producers.
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| History of the Cerro Matoso Project |
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Two geologists from an oil company in the 1950s found a small iron deposit in Cordoba, where Cerro Matoso operates today. The real significance of their find was soon realized when the nickel content of the ore body was found to be one of the richest more...
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| Production history |
| Metal | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2002 |
| NICKEL (lbs) | 92,153,225 | 113,449,880 | 113,538,065 | 89,066,753 |
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Data last updated on : 6/30/2009
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