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Solomon Island Nickel Deposit British

Occurrence in Solomon Islands with commodities Nickel, Cobalt
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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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069220
MRDS ID W002740
Record type Site
Current site name Solomon Island Nickel Deposit British

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 158.99868, -7.99774 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Solomon Islands(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Solomon Islands

Comments on the location information

  • LATITUDE-LONGITUDE IN CENTER OF COUNTRY ON SANTA ISABEL ISLAND CHOSEN FROM NIMA'S GEONAMES DATABASE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 158.99868, -7.99774
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 40000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.3 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 10/27/72, P. 336

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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