Xstrata: First production line completed at Koniambo nickel project

Xstrata Nickel, one of Xstrata Group's global commodity businesses and the industrial partner in the Koniambo Nickel Project, has completed the construction of the first production line of the smelter, with first metal from the line expected to be tapped in January.

Xstrata Nickel, one of Xstrata Group's global commodity businesses and the industrial partner in the Koniambo Nickel Project, has completed the construction of the first production line of the smelter, with first metal from the line expected to be tapped in January.

The necessary support services and operational infrastructure are currently undergoing pre-operational testing and commissioning, the firm said, adding that the majority of its construction resources will now be devoted to the construction of a second production line.

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