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Miragoâne Operation, Miragoâne Arrondissement, Nippes Department, Haitii
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Miragoâne OperationMine
Miragoâne ArrondissementArrondissement
Nippes DepartmentDepartment
HaitiCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 25' 59'' North , 73° 5' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
18.43333,-73.08334
GeoHash:
G#: d7k0bgwmf
GRN:
N13W49
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miragoâne89,202 (2016)1.1km
Petite Rivière de Nippes1,794 (2018)16.7km
Fond des Blancs2,653 (2017)17.9km
Tigwav117,504 (2017)23.0km
Kotdefè2,393 (2017)28.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
16402
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16402:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An aluminum mine in bauxite ore located near Miragoâne. Owned by Reynolds Metals and closed in 1983.

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Mining Annual Review (1985): 360.
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