Ningua Quenghi, New Caledonia

Prospect in Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, France with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097461
MRDS ID W029714
Record type Site
Current site name Ningua Quenghi, New Caledonia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 166.06519, -21.78022 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Relative position 27 KM DISTANCE TO PORT SIDE

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

Comments on the location information

  • EASTERN SIDE OF NEW CALEDONIA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 166.06519, -21.78022

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Thio Mining District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Societe Le Nickel (Sln)

Comments on the production information

  • CAPACITY 0.6 MILLION ORE (MOIST) PER YEAR (1971)

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • H1) DRY ORE

Comments on the workings information

  • AERIAL ROPEWAY 7,404 M LONG, DISTANCE IN ALTITUTION 527 M, CAPACITY 180 T PER HOUR. 1971: CAPACITY OF TRANSPORTATION 0.6 MILLION TONS (MOIST)

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 10.0

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WENS, G. (1972): NICKELLAGERSTAETTEN IM PAZIFISCHEN RAUM ..

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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