Asset Report
Onca-Puma nickel operation
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Vale approved construction of a second furnace at Onca Puma in 2022 with an estimated project cost of US$555 million. The furnace reached 94% physical completion and entered commissioning in July 2025, but faces power supply hurdles. Wood Mackenzie’s asset reports are built from the bottom up, incorporating a number of granular data metrics to ultimately produce our industry standard cash operating costs. This report contains a detailed asset note giving you a holistic view of the asset, including an operational overview through to a timeline of events from inception to now. This qualitative analysis is supplemented by the associated Excel download which enables interrogation of a whole series of cost and production metrics over the life of the asset.
Table of contents
- Emissions
- Mining
- Process
- Cashflow
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Onca-Puma Emission Intensity Quartile Ranking - total global production - tonnes Ni equivalent
- Detailed map
What's included
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