Si Reis Ii, New Caledonia

Occurrence in Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, France with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079654
MRDS ID W029709
Record type Site
Current site name Si Reis Ii, New Caledonia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 164.69853, -21.2969 (WGS84)
Elevation 650

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies(province)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
France Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT 24 KM FROM COAST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 164.69853, -21.2969

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET, IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nepoui Mining Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Le Nickel (Sln)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 2.68 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) CUT-OFF GRADE 1.8 % NI

Comments on the workings information

  • CAPACITY OF TRANSPORTATION 1 MILLION TONS OF MOIST ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WENS, G., NICKELLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIF. RAUM ..., 197

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE OREBODIES ARE ON THE TOP OF THE HILLS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.