nickel mine
A mine extracting natural nickel-bearing deposits, including laterite deposits and ores containing pentlandite.
A nickel mine is a site for the extraction of natural deposits of nickel from the earth. Nickel is a silvery-white metal and a chemical element with atomic number 28. It is widely used in various types of alloys, including stainless steel, cast iron, and nickel-copper alloys. Major sources include laterite deposits and ores containing pentlandite, with rich deposits in the Sudbury Basin in Ontario, Canada as well as the Norilsk deposit in Siberia.
Laterite describes a deposit or weathered material, while pentlandite is an ore mineral. Both supply nickel within this mining use.
The named Canadian and Siberian deposits are examples rather than geographic limits. Alloy manufacture using recovered nickel is a separate activity from its extraction.