Boakaine, New Caledonia

Past Producer 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079660
MRDS ID W029718
Record type Site
Current site name Boakaine, New Caledonia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 165.88185, -21.44691 (WGS84)

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

  • NEAR COAST

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 165.88185, -21.44691

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kouaoua Mining Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Le Nickel (Sln)

Comments on the workings information

  • ORE IS SHIPPED TO BE SMELTERED IN JAJAN; AT THE END OF 1973 PRODUCTION OF 30,000 T PER MONTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 197

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.