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⇱ Népoui Mine, Pouembout, Northern Province, New Caledonia, France

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Népoui Mine, Pouembout, Northern Province, New Caledonia, Francei
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Népoui MineMine
PouemboutCommune
Northern ProvinceProvince
New CaledoniaSpecial Collectivity
FranceCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 10' 2'' South , 165° 0' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Pouembout1,511 (2012)12.1km
Koné4,572 (2017)19.3km
Poya2,617 (2012)24.9km
Voh2,272 (2012)39.2km
Ponérihouen2,739 (2012)41.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
2436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2436:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A nickel laterite mine located in the Kopeto Massif, in the Poya commune (northern half of the commune, located in the Northern Province).

Owned by Société Le Nickel.

Lucien Bernheim (born in Mulhouse on June 25, 1856, died in Paris on October 15, 19171) is an industrialist and mine owner of Alsatian origin who made his fortune in New Caledonia. He discovered at Népoui on the west Caledonian coast a large deposit of nickel-rich ore, Népouite, which he exploited from 1892. From 1895 to 1898, he installed a 27 kilometre railway line, connecting the exploitation, located at the bottom of the valley, to the ocean. He then took control of concessions on the east coast, in Poro and Kouaoua. He benefits from the support of Governor Paul Feillet who describes their relationship as follows:

"Caledonia’s greatest mining success, the friend I am most criticized for. He has the misfortune of being Jewish, but he is the most enterprising, the most active settler in the entire Colony. […] Very honest. […] Full of initiative. […]. Very jealous of his very success. […] One of my main supporters."

After losing a legal battle against the mining company Le Nickel in 1898, Bernheim had to sell the Népoui mine to the International Nickel Company. However, he remained director until January 1900. He retained important mining concessions on the east coast, including that of Méré.

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


12 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
ⓘ 'Garnierite'
ⓘ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Kerolite'
Formula: (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Népouite (TL)
Formula: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
Type Locality:
ⓘ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘ Pecoraite
Formula: Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Pimelite'
Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Willemseite
Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
ⓘGibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘWillemseite9.EC.05Ni3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ'Pimelite'9.EC.22Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
ⓘNépouite (TL)9.ED.15Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
ⓘPecoraite9.ED.15Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Kerolite'-(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
ⓘ'Garnierite'-
ⓘ'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Hⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Oⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Siⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
NiNickel
Niⓘ NépouiteNi3Si2O5(OH)4
Niⓘ PecoraiteNi3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Niⓘ WillemseiteNi3Si4O10(OH)2
Niⓘ Kerolite(Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · nH2O (n ~ 1)
Niⓘ PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O

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