Abstract:Through a case study of a laterite nickel metallurgy project in Indonesia, and based on analysis of natural conditions, social conditions, external traffic conditions, ecological environment protection conditions and other influencing factors in area of laterite nickel resources combined with project characteristics, key points which should be paid attention to in site selection of laterite nickel metallurgical process smelting project were discussed in detail. The study can provide reference for optimizing project site selection scheme, investment decision and engineering construction of such projects.