Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Cobalt
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeLATERITE, RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT
Deposit sizeN
Geology
StructureTROPICAL WEATHERING
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1875
Last production1983
Discovery year1864
Identification
Deposit ID60000631
MRDS IDISM0284
Alternate namesSurcouf Mine
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-22.66355, 166.5485
References
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)PARIS, J.P., 1981, GEOLOGIE DE LA NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE--UN ESSAI DE SYNTHESE: [FRANCE] BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGI-EUES ET MINIERES, MEMOIRE DU B.R.G.M., NO. 113, 278 P. (PC1)