Timor Island Project

Prospect in Indonesia with commodity Copper
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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158907
MAS/MILS ID 5600150008
Record type Site
Current site name Timor Island Project
Alternate or previous names Bone

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 123.34926, 10.10061 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Indonesia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Indonesia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 123.34926, 10.10061

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Indicated 50000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000mt ore
    Total resources 50000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 4.7 wt-pct Copper Major 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAN BEMMELEN, R.W., THE GEOLOGY OF INDONESIA, ECONOMIC

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY, MARTINUS NIJHOFF, THE HAGUE, V. II, 2ND EDITION,

  • Deposit

    1970, 160 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE UPPER PART OF THE BONE ORE BODY ASSAYS 10-20 % CU. THE BASE OF THE ORE BODY ASSAYS 2 % CU WHICH GIVES AN AVERAGE OF 4.7 % CU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1991 Ernst / Ewu, Chiang U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.