NICKEL et cetera
Modern human beings need the mines. They need their products and the mines create jobs. But if these mines are not well managed, if there are socioeconomic problems or simply if mining them is no longer profitable, the mineral deposits have been exhausted - what remains are ugly scars in the mountains, in nature, rusty machinery left out in the open and…an army of unemployed workers.
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Conveyor belt for the transport of ore
Kouaoua, Province Nord, Nouvelle-Calédonie | April 2026
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Conveyor belt for the transport of ore
Kouaoua, Province Nord, Nouvelle-Calédonie | April 2026
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Wharf of the former « Mine des Japonais »
This mine was operated by the Japanese until the Second World War and closed after Pearl Harbor. The Japanese were expelled and some were interned. The remains are impressive. All that remains here are concrete columns that once supported drainage pipes leading down to the beach, along with completely rusted conveyor belts ending their run on the shore. Up there, on the mountain, more than 1,500 people once worked to extract the ore. (Source: Le Petit Futé)
Goro, Province Sud, New Caledonia | February 2024
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Vale Inco Goro mines
Plant in Goro, Province Sud, New Caledonia | February 2024
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Abandoned mining machinery
North of Koumac, RPN1, Province Nord, New Caledonia | February 2024
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Abandoned mining machinery
North of Koumac, RPN1, Province Nord, New Caledonia | February 2024
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Silica mine
Koumac, Province Nord, New Caledonia | February 2024
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Silica mine
Koumac, Province Nord, New Caledonia | February 2024
