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New Caledonia Ni Silicate Laterite - Thio, Nakety, Canala, Kouaoua, Koniambo, Etoile du Nord, Kopeto
New Caledonia
Main commodities: Ni Co




The most recent source geological information used to prepare this description was dated: 2012.     Record last updated: 21/12/2015
This description is a summary from published sources, the chief of which are listed below.
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Thio

Nakety

Canala

Mea

Kouaoua

Nepoui

Kopeto

Koniambo

Ouaco

Etoile du Nord

Tiebaghi

    Selected References
Cathelineau, M., Myagkiy, A., Quesnel, B., Boiron, M.-C., Gautier, P., Boulvais, P., Ulrich, M., Truche, L., Golfier, F. and Drouillet, M.,  2017 - Multistage crack seal vein and hydrothermal Ni enrichment in serpentinized ultramafic rocks (Koniambo massif, New Caledonia): in    Mineralium Deposita   v.52, pp. 945-960.
Cathelineau, M., Quesnel, B., Gautier, P., Boulvais, P., Couteau,C. and Drouillet, M.,  2016 - Nickel dispersion and enrichment at the bottom of the regolith: formation of pimelite target-like ores in rock block joints (Koniambo Ni deposit, New Caledonia): in    Mineralium Deposita   v.51, pp. 271-282
Iseppi, M., Sevin, B., Cluzel, D., Maurizot, P. and Le Bayon, B.,  2018 - Supergene Nickel Ore Deposits Controlled by Gravity-driven Faulting and Slope Failure, Peridotite Nappe, New Caledonia: in    Econ. Geol.   v.113, pp. 531-544.
Osborne R C  1996 - Nickel Laterites - Existing Operations and New Developments: in   Presentation to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, Toronto, March 10, 1996 PDAC, Toronto    pp 1-23
Pelletier B  1989 - Les Minerais de Nickel de Nouvelle Caledonie (all in French): in    Le Nickel-SLN Report.    pp 1-12
Pelletier B  1996 - Serpentines in Nickel Silicate Ore from New Caledonia: in Grimsey E J, Neuss I, (Eds),  Nickel 96: Mineral to Market, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 17-29 November, 1996 AusIMM Publication    Series 6/96 pp 197-205
Pelletier B  1995 - Revegetation of Nickel Mines in New Caledonia: in    Quelle Recherche Francaise en Environnement dans le Pacifique Sud Bilan et Perspectives, Paris 28-31 March, 1995    11p
Pelletier B  1990 - Nickel Mining Techniques and Environmental Protection in New Caledonia (French and English): in    Proceedings ISRS, Noumea    pp 27-34
Perrier N, Ambrosi J P, Colin F and Gilkes R J,  2006 - Biogeochemistry of a regolith: The New Caledonian Koniambo ultramafic massif: in    J. of Geochemical Exploration   v88 pp 54-58
Quesnel, B., Le Carlier de Veslud, C., Boulvais, P., Gautier, P., Cathelineau, M., and Drouillet, M.,  2017 - 3D modeling of the laterites on top of the Koniambo Massif, New Caledonia: refinement of the per descensum lateritic model for nickel mineralization: in    Mineralium Deposita   v.52, pp. 961-978.
Troly G, Esterle M, Pelletier B and Reibell,  1979 - Nickel Deposits in New Caledonia, Some Factors Influencing their Formation: in Evans D J I, Shoemaker R S, Veltman H (Eds), 1979 International Laterite Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb, 19 to 21 Soc Mining Engineers, of the AIMM&PE, New York     pp 85-119
Yang K, Whitbourn L, Mason P and Jon Huntington J,  2013 - Mapping the Chemical Composition of Nickel Laterites with Reflectance Spectroscopy at Koniambo, New Caledonia: in    Econ. Geol.   v.108 pp. 1285-1299


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