Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Cobalt
TertiaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsGoethite, Montmorillonite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10140214
Alternate namesRed Mountain Nickel Laterite, Little Red Mountain Nickel Laterite
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.90985, -123.67112
References
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