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Thio Mine

Producer in Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, France with commodities Cobalt, 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. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134700
MAS/MILS ID 6410350007
Record type Site
Current site name Thio Mine
Alternate or previous names Thio

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 166.18, -21.615 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 10(meters)
Relative position Within 10 Meters

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 166.18, -21.615
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 6HA
    Depth to top 35M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 LATERITE
    Shape of Orebody #1 MANTLELIKE
    Minimum Depth to Top 35
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 35
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1865
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Year of first production 1975
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name New Caledonia

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societe Le Nickel
    Interest 100
    Home office France
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Nickel Output 25% Mill Conc. Grade 700000 Mt Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Nickel Nickel 700000mt 25wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • Ore production capacity between 500,000 and 1,000,000 tonnes/year

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DEPOSIT REPORT INCLUDES PORO & NEPOUI.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 6HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Percent Waste Rock 75
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 2333
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1981

Comments on other economic factors

  • THREE MAIN DEPOSITS ARE BEING MINED AT THIO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES: NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE THIO. NOUMEA. 1979. NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE KOUAOUA. NOUMEA.1979.

  • Deposit

    RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES. 1978.

  • Deposit

    RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES. 1979.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL LATERITE SYMPOSIUM. NICKEL DEPOSIT IN NEW CALEDONIA, SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR FORMATION. 1979. PP.85-116.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZING. "NICKEL PRODUCTION IN NEW CALEDONIA." MAY 1974.

  • Deposit

    SOCIETE METALLURGIQUE LE NICKEL-SLN. ANNUAL REPORT. 1979.

  • Deposit

    Mining Magazine, January 1989, p. 47.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines
Reporter 01-NOV-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

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