Ngokwe-International Nickel Study Group (INSG), ukuveliswa kwe- nickel ehlanjululwe emhlabeni jikelele kuye kwadlula i-1.9 yezigidi zeetrikithi ngo-2013. Abakhiqizi be-nickel abakhulu behlabathi baloo nyaka babenama-60 engama-60 ekhulwini.
Iinkcukacha ezingezantsi ziqulunqwe kwiinkcukacha zonyaka kunye neentsebenzo ezifumaneka kwiiwebhusayithi eziveliswayo (ngokusekelwe kumntu ngamnye wenkxaso-mali wonyaka wama-2013).
Inani lokuvelisa nganye kwinkampani libonise ukuveliswa kwe-nickel epheleleyo ecocekileyo, ingafumaneka ngaphandle kwegama lenkampani kwaye iboniswe kwiiklotonnes (kt).
Qaphela: i-1kt ilingana neeetoni ezili-1 000.
01 MMC Norilsk Nickel - 285kt
I-Norilsk Nickel ngumvelisi omkhulu wehlabathi we-nickel kunye ne-palladium kunye nomnye wabavelisi abakhulu beplatinum nobhedu . Izixhobo eziphambili zokuvelisa zaseRashiya zikaNorilsk ziquka iCandelo lePolar kunye neKola Mining and Metallurgical Company.
02 Vale SA - 260kt
I-Vale yinkampani yesibini yeyona migodi ehlabathini jikelele kunye nenkampani enkulu yabucala eLatin America. EkwaseBrazil kunye nokusebenza kumazwe angama-38, iVale ngoku iqesha abantu abangaphezulu kwama-126,000, kubandakanywa nabasebenzi kunye nabontraki. I-Vale SA yinkokeli yehlabathi jikelele kwimveliso ye- iron ore kunye nomvelisi we-nickel wesibini omkhulu.
03 BHP Billiton Ltd. - 154kt
I-BHP uBilliton yenye yeenkampani ezinkulu zeemigodi kunye neenkampani ezinobuninzi nabasebenzi abayi-100,000 kumazwe angaphezu kwama-25. Iimpahla ze-nickel eziphambili ziquka umgodi weCroro Matoso kumntla-ntshona yeColombia, kunye ne-Nickel West kunye ne-Worsley ese-Australia.
04 Jinchuan Group Ltd. - 127MT
Iqela leJinchuan ngumvelisi omkhulu we-China we-nickel, i- cobalt kunye ne- platinum yesimbi yerinki , kwakunye ne-China ye-third-largest producer yobhedu. Inkampani yaseGansu isebenze kwiindawo ezingama-24 zamazwe ngamazwe kwaye yayineevenkile ezithengisayo eziyi-151 yezigidigidi zama-yuan (ezingama-24.69 zeebhiliyoni zase-US) ngo-2013.
05 Xstrata Plc - 98.4MT
I-Xstrata Plc (Xstrata) ngumvelisi omkhulu wamazwe asezantsi kunye ne-platinum yeensimbi zombane. Ngeniso emali engaphezulu kwe-US $ 30.5 yezigidi (2010) kunye nabasebenzi abangaphezu kwama-70,000, i-Xstrata yenye yeenkampani ezinkulu zentsimbi ezinkulu.
06 uSherritt International Corp. - 58kt
I-Sherritt esekelwe eCanada iyinkokheli yehlabathi kwimigodi kunye nokucocwa kwe-nickel kwi-lateritic ores kunye neeprojekthi kunye neCanada, eCuba, e-Indonesia naseMadagascar. USherritt utyalomali kwi-50/50 yobambiswano (i-Moa Joint Venture) kunye ne-General Nickel Inkampani yase-Cuba e-Cuba kwaye ngumqhubi weprojekthi yeprojekthi ye-nickel yokusebenzisana ne-Sumitomo ne-Korea Resources eMadagascar.
07 Eramet SA - 56kt
I-Eramet yiMigodi yaseFransi kunye neqela le-metallurgical eliqesha abasebenzi aba-14,000 kunye nemisebenzi kumazwe angama-20 kumazwekazi amahlanu. I-Eramet inezigaba ezintathu zijolise kwiimveliso zayo eziphambili; I-nickel, i-manganese, kunye nama-alloys. Imayini ye-nickel kunye nokucocwa kuqhutyelwa eNew Caledonia, e-Indonesia naseFransi.
08 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. - 50kt
I-Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. (SMM) yinkxaso yeSumitomo Group, enye ye- keiretsu enkulu yeJapan , okanye ishishini loshishino. I-SMM ingummangali omkhulu kunye ne-refiner yobhedu, i-nickel, kunye negolide eJapan, kwaye ityalwe kwiimigodi ze-nickel kunye nabangcoli ePhilippines, e-Indonesia naseNew Caledonia. Iimpahla ezinkulu ze-nickel zenkampani ziquka i-Niihama Nickel Refinery (nickel) e-Ehime Prefecture, eJapan kunye ne-27.5 yepesenti yobunikazi kwiProjekthi yase-Ambatovy eMadagascar.
09 Anglo American Plc - 34kt
I-Anglo American ngumvelisi omkhulu weplatinum, idayimane, amalahle, ubhedu, i-iron ore ne-nickel. Imisebenzi ye- nickel yenkampani yaseLondon isekho eBrazil naseVenezuela. Ngo-2010, iindleko eziphezulu ze-Anglo American ezivela kwi-nickel zithengisa ama-US $ 426 yezigidi.
10 Minara Resources Ltd. - 30kt
I-Glencore International, i-Minara Resources ngenye yezona zivelisi eziphezulu ze-nickel. I-Minara yase-Australia isebenza ngeMinara isebenza ngezimayini zikaMurrin Murrin nickel-cobalt kunye nokucoca iphrojekthi, eqesha abasebenzi abangaphezu kwe-1 000 kunye nabontraki.