Surplus predicted for nickel in 2011 – Sumitomo

Cheap and cheerful Chinese AI does little to unskew relative valuation of one chipmaker against the entire mining industry.

The company sees its nickel output at 204,000-211,000 metric tons in 2025.

The Selebi North mine, 410 km north of the nation’s capital Gaborone, opened in 1990 and operated for 26 years.

Lead and zinc may be geological sister metals but their market fortunes have been very different in recent months.