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Moneocgmc

Producer in 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. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256216
MAS/MILS ID 6410350001
Record type Site
Current site name Moneocgmc
Alternate or previous names Moneo, Moneo/Nakety

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 165.48183, -21.14692 (WGS84)
Elevation 600

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 165.48183, -21.14692
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 10M
    Field Value
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Year of first production 1970
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Moneo Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cgmc/Balande
    Year 1981

Comments on the production information

  • CAPACITY (THAT PORTION RELATED TO THIS DEPOSIT) IS 330,000 TONS/YR FOR PRODUCT A AND 16537 TONS OF PRECIPITATE/YR FOR PRODUCT B.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 372200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 372200000mt ore
    Total resources 372200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.64 wt-pct Nickel Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 372200000mt ore
    Total resources 372200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.64 wt-pct Nickel Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FROM GOLDAR ASSOCIATES, JULY 1981: RESERVES ESTIMATED AT 15 MILLION TONS OF ORE, AVERAGING 2.4% NI AND 25% MOISTURE. OVERBURDEN LATERITES OR LOW-GRADE ORE ARE BEING STOCKPILED FOR FUTURE MINING, IF THEY BECOME ECONOMICAL

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 10
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 1269
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Names

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS, P-40.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 40.

  • Deposit

    CARROUE, J.P. "NOTICE OF EXPLICATIVE SUR LA LEUILLE

  • Deposit

    VOH-DUACO." PARIS, FRANCE. 1972.

  • Deposit

    GUY, B. J.P. PARIS, A. PRINZHOFER. "NOTICE EXPLICATIVE

  • Deposit

    SUR LA FEUILLE KOUAOUA." BUREAU DE RECHERCHES

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA. 1979.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE . "NICKEL PRODUCTION IN NEW CALEDONIA." 1974

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS. 1980.

  • Deposit

    RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINE ET DE LA GEOLOGIE.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINERAS. NOUMEA,

  • Deposit

    NEW CALEDONIA. 1978.

  • Deposit

    RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE.

  • Deposit

    NEW CALEDONIA. 1979.

  • Deposit

    TROLY, G., ET AL. "NICKEL DEPOSITS IN NEW CALEDONIA, SOME

  • Deposit

    FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR FORMATION." INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    LATERITE SYMPOSIUM. 1979. PP. 85-116.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE ORE THAT IS MINED AT THE MONEO MINE IS SHIPPED TO JAPAN FOR SMELTING. THE ORE IS CRUSHED AND GROUND AND PROCESSED BY A LEACHING METHOD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-1995 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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