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Nepoui Mining District

Producer in Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, France with commodities Nickel, Cobalt
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000627
MRDS ID ISM0280
Record type District
Current site name Nepoui Mining District
Alternate or previous names Amelie Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 164.71523, -21.3136 (WGS84)
Relative position WEST COAST OF NEW CALEDONIA.

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
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 164.71523, -21.3136
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description TROPICAL WEATHERING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1864
Year of first production 1875

Mining district

District name NEPOUI MINING DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner SOCIETE LE NICKEL (SLN)
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner SOCIETE LE NICKEL (SLN)
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, C., 1976, SOCIETE METALLURGIQUE LE NICKEL--SLN, OPERATIONS IN NEW CALEDONIA: STEEL TIMES, V. 204, NO. 9-, P. 794-799. (PA1-PA3)

  • Deposit

    WENS, H.G., 1972, NICKELERZLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIFISCHEN RAUM UNTER BESONDERER BERUCKSICHTIGUNG NEUKALEDONIENS: ST-AHL UND EISEN, V. 92, NO. 14, P. 653-663. (RR1)

  • Deposit

    PETERS, H.D., 1975, NICKEL--VORKOMMEN. PRODUKTION. BEDARFSDECKUNG IN RAHMEN DER WELTWIRTSCHAFT [NICKEL]--OCCURRE-NCE, PRODUCTION, AND SUPPLY IN WORLD TRADE]: BERGBAU ROHSTOFF-E ENERGIE, BAND 9, 110 P. (RR2)

  • Deposit

    NEW CALEDONIA SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, [1980-84] RAPPORT ANNUEL--NOVELLE-CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES 19-79-83: SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, 5 V. (PC2)

  • Deposit

    PARIS, J.P., 1981, GEOLOGIE DE LA NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE--UN ESSAI DE SYNTHESE: [FRANCE] BUREAU DE RECHENCHES GEOLOGI-QUES ET MINIERES, MEMOIRE DU B.R.G.M., NO. 113, 278 P. (PC1)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1983 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey

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