Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Iron, Chromium, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLATERITE
Deposit sizeN
Geology
StructureULTRAMAFIC PORTION OF OPHIOLITE
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1968
Identification
Deposit ID60000526
MRDS IDISM0050
Alternate namesMarum Nickeliferous Laterite Deposit
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-5.54792, 145.18216
References
HOLMES, K. D., AND HALL, R. J., 1975, MARUM NICKELIFEROUS LATERITE, MADANG DISTRICT, P.N.G., IN KNIGHT, C.L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, V. 1--METALS: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, MONOGRAPH 5, P. 1011-1017. (S, L, G, C)MIM HOLDINGS, LTD., 1982, ANNUAL REPORT. (C1, RR17-RR19)DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Lee, M.P., and Lipin, B.R., 1984, International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report - chromium: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-B, 41 p.