Nornickel group (Norilsk and Kola): a nickel operation in Russia
Nornickel group (Norilsk and Kola) is a sulphide mine producing nickel in Norilsk Industrial District and Kola Peninsula, Russia, operated by Nornickel. The sources report 198,521 tonnes saleable nickel, Norilsk Nickel Group for CY2025; the basis is group total as reported by the operator. The sources do not give a whole-operation figure in nickel content that can be compared with world output, so no share is computed.
Who owns and operates it?
| Owner | Interest | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Nornickel | — | 31 December 2025 |
How much does it produce?
| Period | Output | Basis | Where in the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY2025 | 198,521 tonnes saleable nickel, Norilsk Nickel Group | group total as reported by the operator | PDF p.3, table "Norilsk Nickel Group Saleable Metals Production", Total Nickel row, 2025 column · Nornickel (PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel) |
| CY2024 | 205,067 tonnes saleable nickel, Norilsk Nickel Group | group total as reported by the operator | PDF p.3, same row, 2024 column · Nornickel (PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel) |
Between CY2024 and CY2025 the reported figure fell by 3.2%, in the same unit and on the same basis.
Status: operating, as of 31 December 2025.
- Nornickel reports saleable (finished) metal for the group and does not split nickel between the Norilsk site, the Kola site and its foreign refinery site in the sources used, so this entry covers the group. Saleable metal is not nickel contained in ore or concentrate, so no content figure is given.
- The 2025 annual report describes the Polar Division as mining copper-nickel sulphide ores at the Norilsk and Kola sites, with the Kola site as the nickel refining hub and a separate International site refinery.
How does it compare?
Other nickel operations on this site: Weda Bay Nickel, Société Le Nickel (SLN), Nickel Industries' four RKEF plants, Huayue Nickel Cobalt (nickel), Antam ferronickel, Kolaka, Taganito HPAL (THPAL), Coral Bay Nickel (CBNC), Sudbury (Vale), Thompson (Vale), Voisey's Bay (Vale), Onça Puma, Integrated Nickel Operations (Glencore). See where nickel comes from for the country totals, the country page for Russia, and Nornickel for its other operations here.
Sources
- Nornickel (PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel): Nornickel announces consolidated production results for 2025 (press release, Moscow, 28 January 2026) (production results press release, 4Q25 and CY2025). Opened 3 November 2026; used: PDF pp.1, 3.
- Nornickel: Annual Report 2025, Operational performance (annual report web page, CY2025). Opened 3 November 2026; used: web page (no page numbers); table "The Group's saleable products".
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Nickel (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.
Method and limits
- Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
- Shares. A share divides output in nickel content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
- Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
- Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every nickel mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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