Philippine 2017 nickel ore output falls 6% on year

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Production of direct shippingnickel ore in the Philippines fell 6.4% in 2017as several mines were placed on care andmaintenance while operations of a few weresuspended due to environmental violations, thecountry’s Mines and Geosciences Bureau saidWednesday.In a statement posted on its websitereviewing the performance of the Philippinemetal industry in 2017, MGB said output ofdirect shipping nickel ore fell to 23.35 milliondry mt from 24.95 million dmt in 2016.