Ouinne

Producer in France with commodities Cobalt, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231964
MAS/MILS ID 6410350014
Record type Site
Current site name Ouinne
Alternate or previous names Ouinne Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 166.66521, -21.99688 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

France(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
France

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnesite Unknown
Opal Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 166.66521, -21.99688

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Depth to top 18M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 3
    Type of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 18
    Date of Last Modification 830627

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Strip-Hillside
Year of first production 1980
Milling method Pyrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name New Caledonia

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Societe G. Montagnat Et Cie.
    Interest 100
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Description Smelt Conc. Grade Of Nickel Output Is 75%; Input Is 2.5% Ni 176000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Nickel Nickel 176000mt 3wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Primary Material Cover HARDPAN
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Capacity 587
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 18
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARROUE, J.P. "NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE VOH-OUACO."

  • Deposit

    PARIS, FRANCE. 1972.

  • Deposit

    GUY, B. ET AL. " NOTICE EXPLICATIVE SUR LA FEUILLE KOUAOUA."

  • Deposit

    BUREAU DE RECHERCHES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE.

  • Deposit

    NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA. 1979.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. "NICKEL PRODUCTION IN NEW CLAEDONIA." 1974.

  • Deposit

    RAPPORT ANNUEL DE SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE.

  • Deposit

    BUREAU DE RECHERCHES DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE.

  • Deposit

    NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA. 1978,1979.

  • Deposit

    TROLLY, G. ET AL. "NICKEL DEPOSITS IN NEW CALEDONIA. SOME

  • Deposit

    FACTORS INFLUENCING THEIR FORMATION." INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    LATERITE SYMPOSIUM. 1979. PP.85-116.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-APR-95 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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