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Wowo Gap, Papua New Guinea

Occurrence in Papua New Guinea with commodity Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079605
MRDS ID W029644
Record type Site
Current site name Wowo Gap, Papua New Guinea

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 148.56546, -9.4976 (WGS84)
Relative position 190 KM EAST PORT MORESBY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Papua New Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Papua New Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 148.56546, -9.4976
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Papua Ultramafic Belt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1971
Discoverer Papuan Nickel Exploration N.L.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1 AND H2) EXPLOR. ABOUT 1971, POSSIBLE ORE RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B.G.R., JULI 1977, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LANDERBERICHTE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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