| Deposit ID | 10182916 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6410350021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tiebaghi Massif |
| Alternate or previous names | Tiebaghi Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 164.20685, -20.45944 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 580 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies(province)
France(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| France | Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Feldspar | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 164.20685, -20.45944 |
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| Thickness | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Caving Methods - Sublevel Caving |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Tiebaghi |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inco Ltd. Corp. |
| Interest | 55 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Banque De Paris Et Des Pays Bas |
| Interest | 22 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dong-Trieu |
| Interest | 22 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6410350021 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700834 |
Ore production capacity between 150,000 and 300,000 tonnes/year.
ESPIRAT, J.J., AND R. MILLON. NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEVILLE PAAGOUMENE. BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. NEW CALEDONIA. 1967.
RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE. NEW CALEDONIA. 1978, 1979.
WORLD MINING. NEW CALEDONIA. APRIL 1981. P. 70.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PAST PRODUCTION AT TIEBAGHI CAME FROM TWO PIPELIKE OREBODIES -THE TIEBAGHI PIPE AND THE FANTOUCHE PIPE. BOTH PIPES HAD EARLY ON BEEN PROVEN TO DEPTHS OF 400 METERS, MINING HALTED AT DEPTHS OF 240 METERS AND 100 METERS RESPECTIVELY. G-SET IS INTENDED TO DESCRIBE AVERAGE OF THE TWO PIPES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-AUG-92 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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