Indonesia Features Five Big Nickel Resource Areas, an Industrial Info Market Brief

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Nickel has been a hot item of late, after Indonesia banned nickel exports and the electric car trend boosted demand. Indonesia is the world's largest nickel producer, and the government sees the potential for future mining development.

The five biggest nickel resource areas in Indonesia are Morowali in Central Sulawesi; Halmahera Timur in North Maluku; Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi; Gag island in West Papua and Obi Island in North Maluku.

Industrial Info is tracking $12.61 billion in nickel projects in Indonesia. Click here for a list, and click on the graph below for a breakdown by state.