In particular the communities living around the Mt. Gangtong and Mantalingahan range have been affected by claims upon their land for nickel mining.

Sudbury was once a major lumber centre and a world leader in nickel mining.

A nickel mining and processing business in Western Australia.

It is recovered commercially as a by-product from nickel mining and processing.

Main industries of Bataraza includes farming, fishing, and nickel mining and processing.

Rodriguez made similar points in an open letter to Clement, also noting that Sudbury's economy had diversified from nickel mining.

Threats to this rare species include housing development, agriculture and grazing, herbicides, introduced species, and nickel mining.

However, it is also observed that nickel mining is a "politically sensitive subject...it remains the most important economic sector on the island".

The Riddle area is known for nickel mining, with several square miles of nickel-bearing garnierite surface deposits nearby.

Threats to this species include nickel mining, introduced species of plants, and poaching.