【SMM Nickel Flash News】Nickel Industries Receives 14.3M Tonnes RKAB Quota for Hengjaya Mine

Published: Feb 19, 2026 14:37

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Nickel Industries Limited (NIC) has announced that its Hengjaya Mine received a significantly increased RKAB quota of 14.3 million wet metric tonnes (wmt) for 2026, up from the previous 9.0 million wmt. This approved volume is strategically allocated to supply 6.0 million wmt of saprolite to the Company’s RKEF operations at IMIP, while the remaining 8.3 million wmt will fully meet the limonite demand for the ENC HPAL project. Following the submission of final documentation, the Company plans to apply for further quota increases during the mid-year and year-end revision windows to support the ramp-up of the ENC project.

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