Silkroad Nickel in tie-up to run ferronickel smelter in Indonesia

Singapore

CATALIST-LISTED Indonesian nickel miner Silkroad Nickel is teaming up with Shandong Xinhai (Singapore), a subsidiary of Chinese nickel alloy producer Shandong Xinhai Technology, to build and operate a ferronickel smelter facility in Indonesia.

They are looking to develop a rotary kiln electric furnace (RKEF), supported by a coal-fired power plant, to produce up to 400,000 tonnes of ferronickel.