Gag Island Ni Project-Irian Barat, Indonesia

Producer in Indonesia with commodities Nickel, Cobalt
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Production statistics
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069244
MRDS ID W002792
Record type Site
Current site name Gag Island Ni Project-Irian Barat, Indonesia
Related records 10207236

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 129.9158, -0.49836 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Indonesia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Indonesia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 129.9158, -0.49836

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Material ?
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.49 % Ni, .11 % Co Planned
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Cobalt Cobalt 0wt-pct
    Major Nickel Nickel 1wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 309000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.49 wt-pct Nickel Major 1974
    Cobalt Co 0.11 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1974

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 3/11/74.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCEBOOK, 4/22/74, ITEM #B2400

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK-METALS SOURCE BOOK, 2/25/74, ITEM #B1647

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit HAD PLANNED 50,000 M.T.P.Y. NI - PROVEN RESERVES 185 MIL TONS, AT 1.49% NI AND 0.11 CO. 45,400 M.T.P.Y. NI, 309 MIL. TONS 1.43% NI LATERITE PROVEN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1974 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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