| Deposit ID | 10232147 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 6410350012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prony |
| Alternate or previous names | Prony Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | 166.81521, -22.31357 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 300 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| France |
| Ore Body (1) | 166.81521, -22.31357 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1863 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Prony Deposits |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Penamex |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 363000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 363000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 363000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 6410350012 |
FINANCIAL TIMES-MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1980, P. 59.
MINERALS SOURCEBOOK, "PENAMAX NICKEL PROSPECT" JAN 28,
MINERALS SOURCEBOOK, "PENAMAX NICKEL PROSPECT" APRIL 1973.
ALAIN BUCAILLE, "NICKEL ET DIVERSIFICATION MINIER EN NOUVELL
CALEDONIE". ANNALES DES MINES. JUILLET-AOUT 1980.
PP.73-80.
J.G. GUILLON ET H.H. TRESCASES/Y.PYENS, F. RIVIERRE, J.L. ET
M.C. SAOS, M. SCHMIOT."NOTICE EXPLICATIVES SUR LA FEUIL
PRONY"/ BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQWES ET MINIERES-
TERRITOIRE DE LA NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE. 1972. PP.1-37.
FINANCIAL TIMES - MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1980, P 59.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PRONY DEPOSIT WAS OWNED BY PENAMEX, A JOINT VENTURE OF AMAX AND PENARROYA. THE CONSORTIUM BECAME INACTIVE WHE AMAX BECAME ACCELERATED IN ITS COFFREMI PROJECT. CONSTRUCTION OF THE MILL AND SMELTER WILL BEGIN IN 1980 TO 1983. MATTE IS SHIPPED FROM PRONY TO JAPAN FOR REFINING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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