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Bougainville Mine

Producer in Papua New Guinea with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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  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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085276
MRDS ID W700846
Record type Site
Current site name Bougainville Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 145.24008, -6.47661 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Papua New Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Papua New Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 145.24008, -6.47661
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY GREATER THAN 3,000,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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