| Deposit ID | 10207236 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002792 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 5600370005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gag Island |
| Related records | 10069244 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 129.53244, -0.24838 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 300 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Indonesia(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Indonesia |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Pyroxene | Unknown |
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 129.53244, -0.24838 |
|---|
| Thickness | 12M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 1000HA | ||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Mining method | Strip-Hillside |
| Milling method | Pyrometallurgy Unspecified |
| District name | Gag Island |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | P. T. Pacific Nickel |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 160000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 160000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 160000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 1000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5600370005 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002792 | MAS references MRDS |
MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1981, P 287.
BECHTEL CORP. -ENGINEERING AND COST ESTIMATES, FEB. 1974
BECHTEL CORP. -REVISED ENGINEERING AND COST STUDY ESTIMATES,
MARCH 1976.
PETRICK ASSOCIATES - THE ECONOMICS OF MINERALS AND ENERGY
PROJECTS, 1980, VOLUME II (GAG ISLAND)
FINANCIAL EVALUATION OF THE GAG ISLAND NICKEL PROJECT- 1976
FEASIBILITY STUDY, APRIL 1976 (MAJOR U.S. INTERNATIONA
P.T. PACIFIC NICKEL INDONESIA CO. -(PRIVATE COMPANY REPORT
1972), WEST IRIAN NICKEL PROJECT.
EXPLORATION PROGRAM REPORT 1969-1972 AND ORE RESERVE
ESTIMATES (INTERNAL REPORT P.T. PACIFIC NICKEL
INDONESIA PROJECT).
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1977, NICKEL-
AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA, P. 66.
BEMMELEN - THE GEOLOGY OF INDONESIA, VOL. II, ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY, 1949, THE HAGUE, HOLLAND.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-OCT-1996 | Rfb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.