Nickel mining in New Caledonia Wikipedia
Nickel mining in New Caledonia is a major sector of the New Caledonian economy. The islands contain about 7,100,000 tonnes of nickel which is about 10% of the world''s nickel reserves. With the annual production of about 107,000 tonnes in 2009, New Caledonia was the world''s fifth largest producer after Russia (266,000), Indonesia (189,000), Canada (181,000) and Australia (167,000).