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Monsenor Nouel, Monseñor Nouel

Falcondo ferronickel plateaus

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: garnierite, laterite ore (no access).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Nickel laterite plateaus above Bonao strip-mined for ferronickel since the 1970s

Documented laterite mining district in industry literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

haul roads

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