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reserves in the Sudbury district could maintain the present Canadian production
rate for a century.
 New Caledon'ia.—New Caledonia has been an important source of nickel
for many years. The two principal nickel-mining companies of the island,
La Sociétó le Nickel and La Socióté Caledonia,
recently formed a holding company, "Caledonickel ", to work their properties
jointly for the next 25 years. The ore is now reduced to matte and ferronickel
and shipped to France and Belgium for refining.
 Other countries.—There are no other important producers of nickel,
but some output is reported from India, Norway, Greece, Australia, Italy,
and Germany. Deposits have been reported in many other countries.