China's Jinchuan plans 130-140 kt nickel output in 2011

China's top nickel producer Jinchuan Group Ltd plans to produce between 130 000 t and 140 000 t of nickel in 2011 as well as 500 000 t of copper, Jinchuan chairperson Yang Zhiqiang told reporters in Hong Kong on Friday.

Jinchuan, which is majority-owned by the government of the northwestern province of Gansu province, is China's third-biggest copper producer.