Ramu River

Prospect in Papua New Guinea with commodity Chromium
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. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304814
MAS/MILS ID 6040250004
Record type Site
Current site name Ramu River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 145.01556, -5.51462 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Papua New Guinea(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Papua New Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 145.01556, -5.51462

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1962
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Madang Prov.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Highlands Gold
    Interest 100
    Year 1996
    First year 1990
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nord Resources Corp.
    Interest 100
    Last year 1990

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 24200000mt ore
    Total resources 24200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 0.9 wt-pct Nickel 1996
    Cobalt Co 0.08 wt-pct Cobalt 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING JOURNAL, OCT 4, 1996, P91, "PAPUA NEW GUINEA".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.