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Pt Tambang Timah-Belitung Dredge

Plant in Indonesia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230906
MAS/MILS ID 5600130005
Record type Site
Current site name Pt Tambang Timah-Belitung Dredge
Alternate or previous names P T Tambang Timah-Belitung Dredging

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 107.83293, -2.66485 (WGS84)
Elevation 0

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Indonesia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Indonesia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 107.83293, -2.66485
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Date of Last Modification 860829

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Dredging
Year of first production 1967
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Gravity
Milling method Gravity

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner P. T. Tambang Timah
    Interest 100
    Year 1983

Comments on the ownership information

  • ALL TIN LEASES IN INDONESIA ARE CONTROLLED BY THE NATIONAL TIN COMPANY, P.T. TAMBANG TIMAH. THEY ARE THE OPERATORS OF ALL THE DREDGES COVERED IN THIS REPORT.

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 23400000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2340000mt
  • Year 1968
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 24367850 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2436785mt
  • Year 1969
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 28759250 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2875925mt
  • Year 1970
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 27505400 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2750540mt
  • Year 1971
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 31125900 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3112580mt
  • Year 1972
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 30080050 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3008005mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 28516150 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2851615mt
  • Year 1974
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 27946100 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2794610mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 26657150 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2665715mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 26576250 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2657625mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 24498500 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2449850mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 28544100 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2854410mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 34018400 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3401840mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Mt Ore/Yr 37399700 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3739970mt
  • Year 1988
    Period 1981-1988
    Description Mt Ore/Yr From 1981 Thru 1988 37700000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 3770000mt
  • Year 2026
    Period 1989-2026
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Mt Ore/Yr From 1989 Thru 2026 21486000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Tin Tin 2148600mt

Comments on the production information

  • A $285.00 SMELTING COST AND A $0.37 MILLING COST PER TONNE ARE INCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION OF PRODUCT A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1989
    Measured 982900000mt ore
    Demonstrated 982900000mt ore
    Total resources 982900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.023 wt-pct Tin Major 1989

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SEE 5600131000
  • RESOURCE VALUES USED IN RESOURCE & QUANTITY VALVES ARE BASED ON . VALUES USED IN LATEST TIN IC.
  • THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 871,000,000 METRIC TONS OF ORE RESERVES OFFSHORE AND 266,000,000 METRIC TONS OF ONSHORE RESERVES. THE TOTAL RESERVES FOR THIS PROPERTY ARE REPORTED AS APPROX. 1,137,000,000 METRIC TONS BY P.T. TAMBANG TIMAH.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 71620
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .89
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 71620
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .79
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989
  • Type of workings Water
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method MECHANICAL DREDGE-SW
    Primary type of Cover LOOSE COBBLES W/SAND
    Hardness of ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 71620
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .79
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Operating Hours per Day 24
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on other economic factors

  • THIS PROPERTY COVERS BOTH LAND AND MARINE DREDGING. FOUR OFFSHORE DREDGES AND 11 ONSHORE DREDGES ARE UTILIZED IN THE OPERATION OF THIS PROPERTY.
  • ALL TIN CONCENTRATES ARE SMELTED BY P.T. TAMBANG TIMAH IN THEIR PELTIM UNIT LOCATED AT MENTOK ON BANGKA ISLAND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BUKU STATISTICK, P.T. TAMBANG TIMAH (PERSERO) 1980.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL TIN COUNCIL, TIN PRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT,

  • Deposit

    1979, LONDON, ENGLAND.

  • Deposit

    E & MJ, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1981-1982.

  • Deposit

    SUJITONO, S. AND SIMATUPANG, M., REVIEW OF DISCOVERIES OF

  • Deposit

    NEW TIN DEPOSITS IN INDONESIA, FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE ON

  • Deposit

    TIN, OCTOBER, 1981.

  • Deposit

    SIMATUPANG, M., ET. AL., INDONESIAN TIN RESOURCES AND

  • Deposit

    POTENTIAL, FOURTH TECHNICAL CONFERENCE ON TIN, KUALA

  • Deposit

    LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 1974.

  • Deposit

    TIN INTERNATIONAL, AUGUST, 1982.

  • Deposit

    TOUR GUIDEBOOK, ELEVENTH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METAL-

  • Deposit

    LURGICAL CONGRESS, HONG KONG, MAY, 1982.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-SEP-1992 Sabin, A. E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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