Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Open Pit |
| Commodities |
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| Mining Method |
|
| Production Start | ...  |
| Mine Life | 2044 |
Following the takeover, the Goro facility was successfully restarted with a focus on producing tonnes mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP), a chemical form of nickel and cobalt that can be used in the batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs).
Production data has not been available since 2021. |
Source:
p. 6,7
Prony Resources New Caledonia, a consortium comprising the local entity Societe de Participation Miniere du Sud Caledonien SAS (SPMSC) (51%), Trafigura (19%), and a mixed group of investors (30%) operates a mine and refinery at Goro in the South Province.
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Summary:
The Goro plateau is one of the major areas of lateritic New Caledonia. It consists of oxidized ores of two categories:
Lateritic ore (upper profile), richer in iron oxides.
Saprolite ore (lower profile), or magnesium-silicate mineral.
Summary:
Ore mining on the Goro plateau is made in a open pit mine, worked “in seats.” The first phase of the operation of the mine began with the work of the mining exercise and pit pre-production to prepare the mine to the commercial phase.
15 meters of rock called “sterile” must be stripped before the excavators encountered layers yellow laterite and saprolite containing the analytes: nickel and cobalt.
The extracted ore is sent to the processing unit where it is prepared.
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Reserves at December 31, 2014:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
|
Proven
|
55.3 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1.34 %
|
|
Proven
|
55.3 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.12 %
|
|
Probable
|
67 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1.49 %
|
|
Probable
|
67 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.11 %
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
122.3 Mt
|
Nickel
|
1.42 %
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
122.3 Mt
|
Cobalt
|
0.11 %
|
Financials:
| | Units | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|
After-tax Income
|
M USD
| ...... | ...... |
351
|
-572
|
-807
|
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