| Deposit ID | 10232222 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 6410350018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nakety |
| Alternate or previous names | Petite Mineurs Operation, Nakety Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 165.99853, -21.49691 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 400 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| France |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Iron | Unknown |
| Magnesite | Unknown |
| Opal | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 165.99853, -21.49691 |
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| Thickness | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Depth to top | 17M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Nakety Mining District |
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| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Societe Miniere Ohlem |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | Societe Le Nickel |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Nickel Ore Input Is 2.5% 160000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6410350018 |
CARROUE, J.P. "NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE VOH-OUACO."
PARIS, FRANCE. 1972.
GUY, B.J.P. PARIS, AND A.PRINZHOFER. "NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR
LA FEUILLE KOUAOUA." BUREAU DE RESEARCHES DES MINES ET
DE LA GEOLOGIE. NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA. 1979.
MINING MAGAZINE. NICKEL PRODUCTION IN NEW CALEDONIA. 1974
RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE. BUR-
EAU DE RECHERCHES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE. NOUMEA,
NEW CALEDONIA. 1979
TROLY, G., ET AL. "NICKEL DEPOSITS IN NEW CALEDONIA, SOME
FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR FORMATION." INTERNATIONAL LAT-
ERITE SYMPOSIUM. 1979. PP.85-116.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE FROM THE NAKETY MINE IS SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO JAPAN. BECAUSE OF MARKET CONDITIONS IN 1978, THE TOTAL ORE PRODUCT- ION OF THE PETITS MINEURS FELL ABOUT 40% COMPARED TO THAT OF 1977. PRODUCTION RETURNED TO NORMAL BY 1979. THE SMALL MINES DO NOT HAVE NEARBY PORT FACILITIES. BECAUSE THE WATER OFF THE COAST OF NEW CALEDONIA IS GENERALLY SHALLOW, ORE TRANSPORT FROM THE WHARVES TO THE SHIPS IS NORMALLY CARRIED OUT BY NUMEROUS LIGHTER VESSELS, THUS ADDING CONSIDERABLY TO THE COSTS AND TIME INVOLVED. THE Q-RESERVE DATA WAS DERIVED FROM DIMENSIONAL AND UNPUB- LISHED DATA. FROM THE SMELTER, PRODUCT "A" IS SOLD" F.O.", WHILE PRODUCT "B" IS SENT TO A REFINERY. AT THAT POINT, PRODUCT "C" IS SOLD "F.O.B." |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-MAR-97 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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