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Batu Hijau mine Southwest region of the island of Sumbawa, in the District of Sekongkang, West Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia |
Batu Hijau mine is process of mining with a large surface mining operation in Indonesia, the located in the southwest region of the island of Sumbawa, in the District of Sekongkang, West Nusa Tenggara Province in Indonesia. Batu hijau mine Indonesia originally discovered in 1990 and then commercial mining production began in 2000, primarily producing copper and small amounts of gold and silver.
Mining Project in Batu Hijau mine held by PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PTNNT), a company owned by Newmont Indonesia (US, 35.44%); Nusa Tenggara Mining Corporation (Japan, 27.56%), PT Pukuafu Indah (Indonesia, 20%) and PT Multi Daerah Bersaing (Indonesia, 17%) with system contract of work and Newmont as the project operator.
MINERAL DEPOSIT IN BATU HIJAU MINE INDONESIA
Mineral deposits in the mines Batu hijau is a porphyry copper deposit containing small amounts of gold and silver ore
These Porphyry copper deposit are overwhelmingly hosted by composite stocks of diorite to quartz-diorite and, to a much lesser degree, more felsic compositions such as tonalite and monzogranite.
Mineral deposits tend to be characterised by a strong correlation between the distribution of copper sulphides (chalcopyrite and bornite) and gold as the native metal in addition to having a notably higher magnetite content. Gold typically occurs as minute (<10-15 micron) inclusions in the copper sulphides.
Porphyry copper deposit is indeed very typical deposit found in the Southeast Asian region. These porphyry deposit is one in which the valuable metals are not immediately available and require processing since they are mixed with rocks and minerals that are not economical to process.
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Ore mineral in Batu hijau mine Indonesia |
These Porphyry copper deposit are overwhelmingly hosted by composite stocks of diorite to quartz-diorite and, to a much lesser degree, more felsic compositions such as tonalite and monzogranite.
Mineral deposits tend to be characterised by a strong correlation between the distribution of copper sulphides (chalcopyrite and bornite) and gold as the native metal in addition to having a notably higher magnetite content. Gold typically occurs as minute (<10-15 micron) inclusions in the copper sulphides.
Porphyry copper deposit is indeed very typical deposit found in the Southeast Asian region. These porphyry deposit is one in which the valuable metals are not immediately available and require processing since they are mixed with rocks and minerals that are not economical to process.