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The status recorded for “Piauí Nickel Project (PPN)” is planned.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Piauí Nickel Project (PPN)” to USD 1200000000.

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Piauí Nickel Project (PPN)

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Capitão Gervásio Oliveira, Piauí, Brazil

Source: Mining Journal

Project

Planned

The Piauí Nickel Project is an industrial scale nickel and cobalt production project located in Capitão Gervásio Oliveira, Piauí region, Brazil. The project involves the development of mining and processing facilities to produce mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) with an annual capacity of up to 27,000 tonnes of nickel and 1,000 tonnes of cobalt. The project has been operating a pilot plant since 2

Status: Prospective
Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location: Capitão Gervásio Oliveira, Piauí, Brazil
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Mining Journal

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The project “Piauí Nickel Project (PPN)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Capitão Gervásio Oliveira, Piauí, Brazil. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Mining Journal.

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Original status	planned
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Piauí Nickel Project is an industrial scale nickel and cobalt production project located in Capitão Gervásio Oliveira, Piauí region, Brazil. The project involves the development of mining and processing facilities to produce mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) with an annual capacity of up to 27,000 tonnes of nickel and 1,000 tonnes of cobalt. The project has been operating a pilot plant since 2021 and plans to begin full operations in 2029.
Original sector	Mining
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Location

Country	Brazil
State	Piauí
City	Capitão Gervásio Oliveira

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Source	Mining Journal
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Record type	Project
Sector	Manufacturing (Industrial)
Article published date	2026-07-17

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