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Gunung Pongkor

Plant in Indonesia with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231273
MAS/MILS ID 5600150010
Record type Site
Current site name Gunung Pongkor

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 106.74965, -6.56447 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Indonesia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Indonesia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 106.74965, -6.56447
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 HOT SPRING
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 950413

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE GOLD AND SILVER MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN QUARTZ VEIN ZONES ASSOCIATED WITH PROPHYLITIZATION ALTERATION CHIORITE, SERISIT, CHALCITE, & PYRITE ARGYLIT SILICIFICATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1988
Mining method Filled Stopes
Year of first production 1992
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mining district

District name West Java

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Federal Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner P. T Aneka Tambang (Persero)
    Interest 100
    Home office Indonesia
    Year 1993
    First year 1994
    Last year 1995

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Gold 190 Kg
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 190000g
  • Year 1994
    Description Gold 2000 Kg
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2000000g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 6022614mt ore
    Total resources 6022614mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 17.14 g/mt Gold Major 1993
    Silver Ag 154.28 g/mt Silver Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANEKA TAMBANG - PONGKOR GOLD MINES PANFILET, 1994.

  • Deposit

    FIELD NOTES, 1994.

  • Deposit

    OTHER MAGAZINE ARTICLES, SEE FILE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-96 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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