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Belitung Island

Prospect 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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303988
MAS/MILS ID 5600050001
Record type Site
Current site name Belitung Island
Alternate or previous names Seloemar, Billiton Island, Kelapa, Kampit, Batoe, Besi, Garumedang

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 107.87963, -2.82813 (WGS84)
Elevation 100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Indonesia(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Indonesia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Amphibole Unknown
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Fayalite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyroxene Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 107.87963, -2.82813
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1851

Mining district

District name Belitung Isl

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Badan Pimpinan Umum Perusahaan Tambang Timah Negara
    Year 1975
  • Type Owner
    Owner Perusahaan Negara Tambang Timah
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner P. T. Broken Hill Pty Indonesia
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TIN MATERIALS SURV.,1953,U.S.DEPT. COMMERCE NATIONAL PROD.AU

  • Deposit

    P.64-69

  • Deposit

    VAN BEMMELEN, GEOL. INDONESIA VOLII ECON. GEOL. THE HAGUE, 1

  • Deposit

    U.N. TIN ORE RESOURCE ASIA & AUSTRALIA, MINERAL RESOURCES DE

  • Deposit

    NT SERIES #23, 1964, ECON COMMISSION ASIA & FAR EAST BANKOK

  • Deposit

    D

  • Deposit

    VAN OVEREEM, 1960, GEOLGY CASSITERITE PLACERS BILLITON, INDO

  • Deposit

    PG. 444-457

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-MAY-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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