A world map shows nickel mining locations marked by yellow circles with "N i." Key areas include the U S, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Major clusters are in Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
Nickel | Ultisols | Aridisols | Histosols | Entisols | Rocky Land | Alfisols | Spodosols | Gelisols | Inceptisols | Andisols | Vertisols | Mollisols | Ice/Glacier | No data | Arid and low water use | Low (<10%) | Low-medium (10-20%) | Medium-high (20-40%) | High (40-80%) | Extremely high (>80%) | |
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Alaska | 0.175% | 1.66% | 0.377% | 0.145% | 0.407% | 0.132% | 87.9% | 0.193% | 0.154% | 1.32% | |||||||||||
Arizona | 65.2% | 10.6% | 19.7% | 3.34% | 9.37% | 6.97% | 0.448% | 4.52% | |||||||||||||
Utah | 26.0% | 4.97% | 38.1% | 20.8% | 13.7% | 0.313% | 0.420% | 49.5% | |||||||||||||
Yukon | 3 | 0.499% | 51.9% | 1.02% | 0.923% | 99.0% | |||||||||||||||
Northwest Territories | 1.47% | 1.52% | 4.36% | 2.91% | 5.12% | 0.342% | 3.62% | ||||||||||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 25.2% | 5.20% | 17.9% | 3.71% | 16.6% | 8.96% | 10.4% | 12.0% | 0.279% | 0.266% | 0.590% | ||||||||||
Idaho | 29.4% | 1.94% | 14.0% | 16.2% | 36.2% | 0.772% | 13.8% | 28.4% | 8.83% | 44.9% | |||||||||||
New Hampshire | 80.6% | 19.4% | 17.2% | 33.7% | 40.5% | 8.46% | |||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 98.7% | 0.183% | 86.5% | 6.09% | |||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 12.7% | 86.8% | 0.502% | 7.27% | 88.3% | 4.41% | |||||||||||||||
Washington | 9.70% | 2.34% | 1.14% | 8.77% | 5.47% | 34.9% | 72.6% | 3.37% | 5.42% | 0.287% | 6.53% | ||||||||||
Wyoming | 1.84% | 10.2% | 2.80% | 1.24% | 0.559% | 6.94% | 21.7% | 0.541% | 70.3% | ||||||||||||
Nunavut | 0.240% | 1.63% | 8.56% | 0.979% | 18.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Montana | 1 | 31.4% | 8.64% | 0.199% | 0.199% | 0.401% | 1.53% | 28.7% | 2.60% | 14.6% | 5.24% | 35.2% | |||||||||
Maine | 83.1% | 15.3% | 94.9% | 2.65% | 0.228% | 0.817% | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 0.768% | 8.53% | 4.28% | 86.4% | 7.38% | 3.22% | 4.45% | 0.249% | 9.67% | 36.7% | |||||||||||
Kentucky | 30.2% | 29.9% | 30.8% | 6.23% | 76.6% | 17.7% | 5.68% | ||||||||||||||
Nova Scotia | 75.5% | 0.182% | 80.1% | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 83.9% | 13.7% | 11.9% | 0.775% | 16.4% | 1.64% | |||||||||||||||
Delaware | 96.3% | 0.105% | 37.7% | 61.1% | |||||||||||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 98.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saskatchewan | 1.60% | 2.72% | 1.00% | 0.152% | 40.0% | 0.356% | 1.21% | 33.2% | 4.25% | 59.9% | 2.62% | 2.54% | 2.67% | 0.868% | |||||||
Mississippi | 54.0% | 21.9% | 2.04% | 1.09% | 74.5% | 1.57% | 23.9% | ||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 1 | 1.43% | 90.6% | 63.6% | 17.6% | 14.6% | |||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 26.1% | 73.8% | 0.605% | 3.54% | 22.3% | 73.5% | |||||||||||||||
Texas | 0.630% | 7.70% | 9.52% | 4.97% | 3.67% | 32.0% | 4.07% | 3.41% | 2.84% | 1.94% | 22.5% | 2.71% | |||||||||
Missouri | 1 | 34.1% | 14.7% | 1.99% | 32.0% | 45.5% | 14.9% | 0.131% | 5.37% | ||||||||||||
Louisiana | 17.3% | 0.944% | 7.47% | 0.940% | 8.11% | 54.5% | 20.6% | 5.75% | |||||||||||||
Hawaii | 55.7% | 7.82% | |||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 96.7% | 0.116% | 12.2% | 54.7% | 3.14% | 0.982% | |||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | 13.6% | 1.88% | 4.92% | 6.04% | 10.0% | 0.228% | 1.19% | 1.19% | 14.3% | 48.2% | 11.8% | 4.82% | 0.772% | 0.847% | ||||||
New Brunswick | 25.8% | 69.7% | 99.5% | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 84.2% | 2.06% | 6.78% | 92.6% | 5.45% | 0.987% | |||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 23.9% | 0.727% | 0.457% | 0.833% | 30.3% | 0.128% | 7.32% | 21.7% | |||||||||||||
Kansas | 1.38% | 0.670% | 1.01% | 96.8% | 0.176% | 1.82% | 13.8% | 68.4% | |||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 7.99% | 59.0% | 27.3% | 4.61% | 5.67% | 25.0% | 40.8% | 9.68% | |||||||||||||
British Columbia | 1 | 4.65% | 2.91% | 0.226% | 1.14% | 6.03% | 2.45% | 2.94% | 0.754% | 0.590% | 92.0% | 1.55% | 0.285% | ||||||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 22.5% | 0.528% | 12.3% | 74.5% | |||||||||||||||||
New Jersey | 51.4% | 19.0% | 26.1% | 0.162% | 3.07% | 94.0% | 1.76% | ||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 99.6% | 0.748% | 24.6% | 36.2% | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0.371% | 28.2% | 29.7% | 10.1% | 56.0% | 3.00% | 4.63% | 9.70% | |||||||||||||
Alberta | 1 | 1.76% | 1.99% | 2.06% | 1.52% | 1.21% | 2.08% | 0.886% | 0.922% | 18.7% | 3.52% | 56.8% | 0.267% | 4.01% | 3.67% | 11.4% | |||||
Connecticut | 99.6% | 0.460% | 29.6% | 24.9% | 23.8% | 1.35% | |||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 11.3% | 1.89% | 74.4% | 1.42% | 27.8% | 49.9% | 3.96% | ||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | 2.93% | 10.0% | 1.68% | 4.28% | 0.795% | 9.40% | 85.2% | |||||||||||||
Nevada | 78.2% | 2.02% | 16.0% | 8.21% | 0.731% | 1.40% | 0.413% | 2.80% | 24.0% | ||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0.651% | 93.7% | 0.206% | 0.166% | 33.6% | 8.30% | 30.7% | ||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | 94.5% | 1.08% | 2.83% | 1.35% | 8.71% | 47.0% | 37.9% | |||||||||||||
New York | 0.810% | 0.620% | 4.00% | 25.4% | 5.89% | 56.3% | 5.19% | 0.401% | |||||||||||||
Maryland | 85.5% | 12.1% | 0.151% | 4.45% | 64.3% | 1.05% | 8.49% | ||||||||||||||
Québec | 4 | 2.00% | 1.55% | 4.48% | 10.5% | 0.375% | 99.1% | 0.240% | |||||||||||||
Manitoba | 28 | 0.484% | 18.2% | 5.58% | 1.19% | 24.8% | 0.141% | 13.5% | 0.656% | 83.1% | 11.7% | 2.04% | 1.39% | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 17.2% | 2.27% | 0.965% | 1.91% | 14.3% | 59.3% | 11.4% | 5.60% | 4.28% | 17.9% | 30.0% | ||||||||||
Tennessee | 69.8% | 12.5% | 6.93% | 2.18% | 90.1% | 5.50% | |||||||||||||||
Ontario | 118 | 0.790% | 1.77% | 1.40% | 4.80% | 5.30% | 97.2% | 1.67% | 1.13% | ||||||||||||
California | 1 | 1.11% | 36.3% | 4.75% | 8.79% | 2.72% | 0.688% | 12.5% | 0.232% | 17.8% | 2.26% | 1.00% | |||||||||
Arkansas | 69.9% | 6.28% | 0.186% | 0.993% | 12.6% | 46.8% | 33.2% | 6.01% | |||||||||||||
South Dakota | 0.202% | 3.71% | 0.162% | 87.9% | 32.7% | 3.47% | 37.3% | 22.0% | |||||||||||||
Ohio | 0.144% | 73.9% | 25.5% | 3.42% | 0.721% | 29.0% | |||||||||||||||
Indiana | 4.14% | 2.78% | 80.4% | 12.7% | 0.434% | 1.19% | 8.61% | 4.78% | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 1 | 7.23% | 1.75% | 41.7% | 5.16% | 0.278% | 34.3% | 21.0% | 3.81% | 13.1% | 23.4% | 22.0% | |||||||||
Iowa | 12.5% | 76.7% | 26.6% | 12.5% | 44.0% | 16.3% | 0.628% | ||||||||||||||
Illinois | 27.3% | 63.9% | 30.9% | 0.187% | 44.1% | 9.75% |
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