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The Baptiste deposit is a large tonnage, low-grade, near surface, nickelNickel deposit located in central British Columbia, Canada, that is currently being developed by FPX NickelNickel Corp. Baptiste is a serpentinized ultramaficUltramafic deposit that, critically, was near barren in sulfurSulphur during mineral alteration resulting in the formation of awaruiteAwaruite, a metallic nickelNickel-iron alloy (Ni3Fe), as the dominant nickelNickel mineral. AwaruiteAwaruite has a high nickelNickel content, is highly ferromagnetic, has a high specific gravity, is malleable, and is readily amenable to froth flotationFlotation. Each of these properties plays a role in the mineral processingProcessing flowsheetFlowsheet which results in the productionProductions of a 60% Ni concentrate. The awaruiteAwaruite mineral concentrate is of sufficient grade and purity to be used directly in stainless-steel productionProductions as a low-carbon intensity replacement of ferronickelFerronickel or, in select instances, of Class 1 nickelNickel. Alternatively, the awaruiteAwaruite mineral concentrate can be refined to a high purity nickelNickel product to meet the growing demandDemand from the batteryBattery electric vehicleElectric Vehicles (EVs) supplySupply chain. Part 1 of this chapter summarizes the mineral processingProcessing developmentsDevelopment of the Baptiste NickelNickel Project while Part 2 summarizes the hydrometallurgical refinery of the awaruiteAwaruite mineral concentrate to high purity nickel sulfateNickel sulphate.

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Development of the Baptiste Nickel Project—Part 1: Mineral Processing

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    2025年

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  • Kyle Marte,
  • Jeff Austin,
  • AJ Gunson

摘要

The Baptiste deposit is a large tonnage, low-grade, near surface, nickelNickel deposit located in central British Columbia, Canada, that is currently being developed by FPX NickelNickel Corp. Baptiste is a serpentinized ultramaficUltramafic deposit that, critically, was near barren in sulfurSulphur during mineral alteration resulting in the formation of awaruiteAwaruite, a metallic nickelNickel-iron alloy (Ni3Fe), as the dominant nickelNickel mineral. AwaruiteAwaruite has a high nickelNickel content, is highly ferromagnetic, has a high specific gravity, is malleable, and is readily amenable to froth flotationFlotation. Each of these properties plays a role in the mineral processingProcessing flowsheetFlowsheet which results in the productionProductions of a 60% Ni concentrate. The awaruiteAwaruite mineral concentrate is of sufficient grade and purity to be used directly in stainless-steel productionProductions as a low-carbon intensity replacement of ferronickelFerronickel or, in select instances, of Class 1 nickelNickel. Alternatively, the awaruiteAwaruite mineral concentrate can be refined to a high purity nickelNickel product to meet the growing demandDemand from the batteryBattery electric vehicleElectric Vehicles (EVs) supplySupply chain. Part 1 of this chapter summarizes the mineral processingProcessing developmentsDevelopment of the Baptiste NickelNickel Project while Part 2 summarizes the hydrometallurgical refinery of the awaruiteAwaruite mineral concentrate to high purity nickel sulfateNickel sulphate.