Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Nickel
TertiaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Other materialsGoethite, Montmorillonite, Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10187460
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates41.69592, -123.97285
References
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