PT Weda Bay Nickel

Acid Plant Database November 30, 2013

Owner	PT Weda Bay Nickel
Location	Halmahera Island Indonesia
Background	PT WBN is owned by Singapore based company, Strand Minerals (Indonesia) PTE. LTD. (Strand) and the Indonesian state-owned mining Company PT (Persero) Aneka Tambang Tbk. (ANTAM). Strand itself is owned by ERAMET S.A. (66.6%), Mitsubishi Corporation (30%) and PAMCO (3.4%).
Website	www.wedabaynickel.com
Plant	Plant No. 1	Plant No. 2
Coordinates*	-	-
Type of Plant	Sulphur Burning	Sulphur Burning
Gas Source	Elemental Sulphur	Elemental Sulphur
Plant Capacity	3,350 MTPD	3,350 MTPD
SA/DA	DA	DA
Emissions	-	-
Status	Bankable Feasibility Study	Bankable Feasibility Study
Year Built	2017	2017
Technology	-	-
Contractor	Technip	Technip
Remarks	Sulphur Storage: 110,000 tonne SO₂ Plant: 2x42 MTPD Power Generation: 70 MW
Pictures	-
General	WBN Project is a world-class nickel and cobalt mining and hydrometallurgical processing project being developed on the island of Halmahera, located in the North Maluku Province of the Republic of Indonesia. PT Weda Bay Nickel (WBN) signed the 7th Generation Contract of Work (CoW) with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in February 1998 for nickel and cobalt mining and processing within a contract area of 54,874 hectares in the Central Halmahera and East Halmahera Regencies of the North Maluku Province. Under the CoW, the Government gives WBN, as a foreign investment company, the right to conduct on its own account all stages of operations. The CoW is based on a production period of 30 years which could be extended to 50 years by an additional two 10 year periods. The Project of WBN represents the biggest single planned investment in a new mining and ore processing venture for 15 years. It also provides the opportunity of introducing an innovative hydrometallurgical process - developed by ERAMET - to be implemented according to sustainable development philosophy to provide added value to the natural resources of Indonesia as well as positive and long-term benefits to its people and to the Project’s shareholders
References	-
News	April 2008 - Japan's Mitsubishi Corp is acquiring 30% of an Indonesian nickel mining project for about US$143.42 million. The Weda Bay Nickel Project on the island of Halmahera is Mitsubishi's first nickel venture. The trading house is buying a 33.4% interest in Weda Bay's operator Strand Minerals (Indonesia) from French firm Eramet SA. Demand for nickel a raw material for stainless steel and rechargeable batteries is expected to grow in the medium to long term as emerging economies grow.

MTPD - Metric Tonne per Day STPD - Short Ton per Day
MTPA - Metric Tonne per Annum STPA - Short Ton per Annum
SA - Single Absorption
DA - Double Absorption

* Coordinates can be used to locate plant on Google Earth


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