Debate over $1b Vanuatu nickel plant

The prospect of low taxes and cheap labour have made Vanuatu an attractive option for a Chinese-backed joint venture hoping to build a huge nickel smelter.

If approved, the New Caledonian mining company MKM and Jin Pei of China will ship nickel ore from New Caledonia to a US$1 billion smelter to be built on Santo.

Read more at: http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/256175/debate-over-$1b-vanuatu-nickel-plant

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