Noumea, New Caledonia

Past Producer in Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, France with commodities Nickel, Iron
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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079661
MRDS ID W029719
Record type Site
Current site name Noumea, New Caledonia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 166.44851, -22.2802 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR DONIAMBO

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

  • WEST COAST OF NEW CALEDONIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 166.44851, -22.2802

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Le Nickel, S. A.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JAN. 1977, P.6

  • Deposit

    E/MJ 1977, INTERN. DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE GRADING 2.7 % NI
Deposit OPERATIONS ARE MINING AND SMELTING; PRODUCTION OF FERRONICKEL AND NICKEL MATTE, ANNUAL CAPACITY OF 65,000 TONS.

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.