Ghost Town Emerges as Nickel Mining in New Caledonia Faces Collapse 🚧

Discover how the shutdown of one of the world's largest Indigenous-owned nickel mines in New Caledonia has turned a thriving community into a ghost town, highlighting the impact of Indonesian nickel disruptions.

Ghost Town Emerges as Nickel Mining in New Caledonia Faces Collapse 🚧
ABC NEWS (Australia)
831 views β€’ Apr 11, 2025
Ghost Town Emerges as Nickel Mining in New Caledonia Faces Collapse 🚧

About this video

New Caledonia had one of the largest majority Indigenous owned mines in the world. But has now been paralysed by Indonesian nickel. Once a big part of redressing inequalities between the European and Indigenous Kanak populations, now lays silent. The ABC went to the Koniambo mine, in the north of the island to meet former workers and struggling local businesses.

Video Information

Views

831

Duration

1:58

Published

Apr 11, 2025

Related Trending Topics

LIVE TRENDS

Related trending topics. Click any trend to explore more videos.