| Deposit ID | 10231923 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 6410350006 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Poro Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Poro |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | 165.99854, -19.99697 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 50 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Garnierite | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 165.99854, -19.99697 |
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| Thickness | 90M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Poro District |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Societe Le Nickel (Sln) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | France |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Nickel Output Is 25% Mill Conc. 3803000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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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 | 6410350006 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W700840 |
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE KOUAOUA. NOUMEA. 1979. EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE THIO. NOUMEA. 1976.
BUREAU DE RECHERHCES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. RAPPORT ANNUEL DU SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES . 1978.
BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES. RAPPORT ANNUEL CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES. 1979.
INTERNATION LATERITE SYMPOSIUM. NICKEL DEPOSIT IN NEW CALEDONIA, SOME FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR FORMATION. 1979. PP. 85-116.
MINING MAGAZINE .NICKEL PRODUCTION IN NEW CALEDONIA .MAY 1974.
SOCIETE METALURGIQUE LE NICKEL- SLN. ANNUAL REPORT .1979.
Mining Magazine, January 1989, P. 47.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT REPORT INCLUDES NEPOUI & THIO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-DEC-94 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Reporter | 01-NOV-89 | Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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