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Molucca Island, Halmahera Area-Nickel Deposit-Indonesia

Occurrence in Indonesia with commodity Nickel
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  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069243
MRDS ID W002791
Record type Site
Current site name Molucca Island, Halmahera Area-Nickel Deposit-Indonesia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 127.99918, 0.50154 (WGS84)
Relative position GEBE ISLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Indonesia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Indonesia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 127.99918, 0.50154
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 218000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1.3 wt-pct Nickel Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENG. MIN. JOUR. 7/73, P. 133

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 9/74, P. 219

Reporter information

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

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

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