Commodities
PrimaryCobalt, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLATERITE, RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT
Deposit sizeN
Geology
StructureTROPICAL WEATHERING
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID60000620
MRDS IDISM0273
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-19.71368, 163.66526
References
PATINO, N.V., 1978, ANNUAL REPORT (RR1)NEW CALEDONIA SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, [1980-84], RAPPORT ANNUEL--NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES -1979-83: SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, 5 V. (PA8, PC8)PARIS, J.P., 1981, GEOLOGIE DE LA NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE--UN ESSAI DE SYNTHESE: [FRANCE] BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGI-QUES ET MINIERES, MEMOIRE DU B.G.R.M., NO. 113, 278 P. (PA8, P-C8)