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What is the primary reason for nickel being an important metal?
What is the primary reason for nickel being an important metal?
- Its essential role in making stainless steel (correct)
- Its contribution to CO2 emissions in mining
- Its use in batteries for electric cars
- Its common occurrence in magmatic intrusion deposits
Which mining company is associated with the Sudbury deposit in Canada?
Which mining company is associated with the Sudbury deposit in Canada?
- Anglo-American
- BHP Billiton
- Nornickel
- Vale Inco (correct)
What has caused an increase in demand and prices for nickel?
What has caused an increase in demand and prices for nickel?
- Its essential role in batteries for electric cars (correct)
- Discovery of more world-class nickel deposits
- Decrease in the use of nickel in stainless steel production
- Use of nickel in the production of CO2-emitting energy sources
Which type of Ni deposits forms by the long-term alteration of Ni-rich rocks?
Which type of Ni deposits forms by the long-term alteration of Ni-rich rocks?
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What contributes 15-25% of CO2 emissions in mining?
What contributes 15-25% of CO2 emissions in mining?
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