Mine detail: Gag Island Deposit

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Location: Indonesia, Asia
Lat / long: -0.49836, 129.74914
dep_id: 10024518
mrds_id: ISM0242
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Prospect
Reporter: Foose, Michael P.
hrock_type: Harzburgite,Serpentinite
Structure: Tropical Weathering Of Ultramafic Rocks
tectonic: Mes-Cen Mobile Belt
disc_yr: 1952
References:
  • Deposit:: MINING MAGAZINE, 1981, PANORAMA--GAG ISLAND NICKEL OUTLOOK NOT PROMISING: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 144, NO. 4, P. 287--289. (RR1, PA8)
  • Deposit:: HAVRYLUK, IHOR, AND HUFF, R., 1979, THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE GAG ISLAND NICKEL LATERITE PROJECT, IN EVANS, D.J.I.-, SHOEMAKER, R.S., AND VELTMA, H., EDS.: INTERNATIONAL LATERI-TE SYMPOSIUM, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND -PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 382-394.
  • Deposit:: HAMILTON, WARREN, 1979, TECTONICS OF THE INDONESIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1078, P. 19-1. (L11, G2A, G13)
  • Production:: PA8: RF1, P. 287
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