δ60Ni of Mine tailings and waste rock: published values

Name: δ60Ni of Mine tailings and waste rock: published values
Creator: IsoFind

in ‰ (per mil)

Mine tailings and waste rock. 10 published values for 3 deposits or sites. Standards, minerals and sources for every value.

Deposits	Value	Range	n	Mineral or matrix	Source
Nikel smelter (Zapolyarny concentrate and slag) Russia	1 ± 0.06 ‰			Ni-Cu concentrate (feeding material)	Šillerová et al. (2017), Stable isotope tracing of Ni and Cu pollution in North-East Norw…
Nikel smelter (Zapolyarny concentrate and slag) Russia	0.56 ± 0.06 ‰			smelter slag	Šillerová et al. (2017), Stable isotope tracing of Ni and Cu pollution in North-East Norw…
Barro Alto ferronickel plant Brazil	0.1 ± 0.12 ‰		1	fly ash (settling ponds and electrostatic filter)	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…
Barro Alto ferronickel plant Brazil	0.18 ± 0.04 ‰	0.14 / 0.22 ‰	3	reduction slag (electric furnace)	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…
Barro Alto ferronickel plant Brazil	0.09 ± 0.08 ‰	0.03 / 0.14 ‰	2	refining slags	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…
Barro Alto ferronickel plant Brazil	0.07 ± 0.06 ‰		1	ferronickel	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…
Niquelândia ferronickel plant (Codemin) Brazil	0.06 ± 0.07 ‰	0.01 / 0.2 ‰	9	fly ash (settling ponds and electrostatic filter)	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…
Niquelândia ferronickel plant (Codemin) Brazil	0.18 ± 0.06 ‰	0.11 / 0.27 ‰	5	reduction slag (electric furnace)	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…
Niquelândia ferronickel plant (Codemin) Brazil	0.04 ± 0.05 ‰		1	ferronickel	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…
Niquelândia ferronickel plant (Codemin) Brazil	1.72 ± 0.13 ‰	1.63 / 1.81 ‰	2	filtered fly-ash pond water (0.2 µm)	Ratié et al. (2016), Nickel isotope fractionation during laterite Ni ore smelting and ref…

Published δ60Ni (nickel) values, deposit by deposit

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IsoFind Atlas (2026). δ60Ni of Mine tailings and waste rock: published values. https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/nickel-d60ni/mine-tailings/ (accessed 2026-10-13).

@misc{isofind202660niofminetailingsandwasteroc,
  title = {δ60Ni of Mine tailings and waste rock: published values},
  author = {{IsoFind Atlas}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.isofind.tech/isotopes/en/nickel-d60ni/mine-tailings/},
  note = {Accessed 2026-10-13}
}

Updated : 2026-10-13