Nickel mining in New Caledonia Wikipedia
Nickel mining in New Caledonia is a major sector of the New Caledonian economy. The islands contain about 7,100,000 tonnes of nickel which is about 10% of the world''s nickel reserves [citation needed].With the annual production of about 107,000 tonnes in 2009, New Caledonia was the world''s fifth largest producer after Russia (266,000), Indonesia (189,000), Canada (181,000) and Australia (167,000).