Past Producer

Nonoc

Philippines
NickelCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel
SecondaryCobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1974
Discovery year1912
Identification
Deposit ID10183015
Alternate namesIncl. Nonoc, Awasan, So. Dinagat Islands
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates9.68395, 125.68251
References
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