Grasberg mine
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Grasberg mine is one of the world’s largest gold and copper mines, located in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Freeport mine | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper mine
ⓘ
gold mine ⓘ open-pit mine ⓘ |
| concessionHolder | PT Freeport Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Indonesia ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Jean Jacques Dozy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| elevation | over 4000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | tailings disposal impacts ⓘ |
| exportProduct |
copper concentrate
ⓘ
gold concentrate ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | Sudirman Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLaborForce | thousands of workers ⓘ |
| hasProcessingFacility | concentrator plant ⓘ |
| hasSmelterAgreementWith | PT Smelting Gresik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUndergroundMine |
Big Gossan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deep Ore Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ Grasberg Block Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the world’s largest copper mines
ⓘ
being one of the world’s largest gold mines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jayawijaya Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Papua Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegency | Mimika Regency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tembagapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorShareholder |
Freeport-McMoRan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| nearCity | Timika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | PT Freeport Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreProcessedAs | concentrate ⓘ |
| oreType | porphyry copper-gold deposit ⓘ |
| owner | PT Freeport Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| region | Highlands of Papua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Ertsberg mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityIssue | presence of Indonesian military ⓘ |
| socialIssue | conflicts with local communities ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | 1990 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major source of export revenue for Indonesia ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
access road from Timika
ⓘ
aerial tramways ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Freeport mine