| Deposit ID | 10069245 |
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| MRDS ID | W002794 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Larona Nickel Field-Sulawesi Island, Indonesia |
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.99931, -4.99792 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Indonesia(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
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| Indonesia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Nickel Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite |
| (1) | 121.99931, -4.99792 |
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| Development status | Occurrence |
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 335000000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002794 |
BOLDT, JOSEPH R., JR., 1967, THE WINNING OF NICKEL: PRINCETON, N. JERSEY, D. VAN NOSTRAND CO., INC., P. 65-66
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COORDINATES ARE VERY APPROXIMATE. LOCATED ON THE LARONA RIVER NEAR LAKE TOWOETI. ESTIMATES OF DEPOSITS IN WHOLE CENTRAL SULAWESICELEBES REGION RANGE FROM 500 TO 1000 MILLION TONS ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1975 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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