Value Chain Series
May 19-20, 2021
From Mine to Money-
What investors need to know about Nickel
This series offers a learning experience that others do not: worldwide expertise in a neutral and non-promotional format.
Topic
Presented by the Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM (MetSoc) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), the webinar workshop series explores the value chain of a single commodity. The audience will learn from experts in their fields about key issues that are needed to navigate the metals markets. The inaugural webinar will be on nickel: at the intersection of deposit, technology, and the markets. The webinar will be facilitated by Crux Investor.
Organizers
Jeff Donald – Nickel Event Organizer, The Metals Company, MetSoc of CIM
Boyd Davis – Series coordinator, Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc., MetSoc of CIM
Matthew Gordon – Facilitator, Crux Investors
Mark Selby – Nickel Workshop Advisor, Canada Nickel
Target Audience
This webinar is intended for investors or industry participants interested to learn more about nickel.
Speakers
Johnna Muinonen, Dumont Nickel
Jim Lennon, Red Door Research Ltd
Watch the recording
Part 1
Part 2
Schedule and Topics
Day 1 – May 19, 2021 8:00 – 11:00 Eastern Time Zone
8:00 Welcome & Introduction (Jeff Donald & Boyd Davis)
8:05 – 8:20 Nickel: A New Supercycle Emerging? Hype or Reality (Mark Selby)
- Nickel is different than other metals
- Lack of discoveries/pipeline
- Significant supply challenges, fundamental shifts
- Downstream relatively more important
8:20 – 8:50 Nickel Markets: Near, Medium & Long-term -Supply/Demand Outlook
- Jim Lennon
- Ken Hoffman
8:50 – 9:40 Discussion Panel & Q & A
9:40 – 10:00 Nickel Processing – why difficult and why expensive?
- Why is Nickel so Difficult? (Boyd Davis)
- Why is Nickel so Expensive? (Jeff Donald)
10:00 – 10:15 Nickel – Environmental Impacts of Nickel (Steven Brown)
10:15 – 10:55 Q&A
10:55 – 11:00 Day 1 – Closing Comments, Intro for Day 2
Day 2 – May 20, 2021 8:00 – 11:00
Detailed Geology & Process Discussions
Mining
8:00 – 8:45 Geology & Exploration & Mining of Nickel
Location, Ore Types, Discoveries, Mining
- Existing Nickel Supply & Resources (Peter Fenato)
- Emerging Supplies
- Low-grade sulphides (Johnna Muinonen)
- Deepsea nodules (Ian Lipton)Emerging Supplies
8:45– 9:00 Q&A
Processing
9:00 – 9:40 Primary Processing of Nickel
- Introduction (Jeff Donald)
- Mineral Processing (Johnna Muinonen)
- Primary Processing (Ron Schonewille)
- HPAL- Laterites (Lourdes Valles)
9:40 – 10:00 Q&A
10:00 – 10:30 Refining/Processing for end-use of Nickel
- Introduction (Jeff Donald)
- Refining of Preliminary Intermediates (Brian Oliver)
- Refined Products (Brian Oliver)
– Cathode, pellets, powder, briquettes, crowns, sinter, Tonimet, utility, FeNi, NPI - Battery Material Feeds control panel (Mark Selby)
10:30 – 10:40 Recycling of Nickel (Nickel Institute)
- Mark Mistry, Senior Manager, Public Policy, Nickel Institute
10:40 – 11:00 Q & A for all & Closing Comments
About our Facilitators
Crux Investor
