Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
Producer

Poro Mine

Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, France
NickelCobalt
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel
TertiaryCobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsGarnierite, Limonite, Serpentine
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1875
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10231923
Alternate namesPoro
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-19.99697, 165.99854
References
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE KOUAOUA. NOUMEA. 1979. EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE THIO. NOUMEA. 1976.BUREAU DE RECHERHCES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES . 1978.BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. RAPPORT ANNUEL CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES. 1979.INTERNATION LATERITE SYMPOSIUM. NICKEL DEPOSIT IN NEW CALEDONIA, SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR FORMATION. 1979. PP. 85-116.MINING MAGAZINE .NICKEL PRODUCTION IN NEW CALEDONIA .MAY 1974.SOCIETE METALURGIQUE LE NICKEL- SLN. ANNUAL REPORT .1979.Mining Magazine, January 1989, P. 47.