A process for producing a ferronickel product from a mixed nickel iron
hydroxide product, said process including the steps of: providing a mixed
nickel iron hydroxide product; pelletising the mixed nickel iron
hydroxide product to produce nickel iron hydroxide pellets; calcining the
nickel iron hydroxide pellets to produce mixed nickel iron oxide pellets;
and reducing the nickel iron oxide pellets with one or more reducing
gases at high temperatures to produce ferronickel pellets.