Poum Mining District

Past Producer in Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies, France with commodities Nickel, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000634
MRDS ID ISM0287
Record type District
Current site name Poum Mining District
Alternate or previous names Hln1 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 164.04855, -20.24695 (WGS84)

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 164.04855, -20.24695

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description TROPICAL WEATHERING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1864
Year of first production 1875
Year of last production 1983

Mining district

District name POUM MINING DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEW CALEDONIA SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, [1980-84], RAPPORT ANNUEL--NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES -1979-83: SERVICE DES MINES ET DE LA GEOLOGIE, 5 V. (PA8, PC1)-, PC8)

  • Deposit

    PATINO, N.V., 1978, ANNUAL REPORT. (RR1-RR2)

  • Deposit

    PARIS, J.P., 1981, GEOLOGIE DE LA NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE--UN ESSAI DE SYNTHESE: [FRANCE] BUREAU DE RECHERCHES GEOLOGI-QUES ET MINIERES, MEMOIRE DU B.R.G.M., NO. 113, 278 P. (PC1)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1984 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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