Mine detail: Gag Island Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -0.49836, 129.74915

Resource(M)

Primary: Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
Discovery year: 1952

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host type:Harzburgite,Serpentinite
Structure:Tropical Weathering Of Ultramafic Rocks
Tectonic:Mes-Cen Mobile Belt

References

MRDSISM0242
DEP10024518
Reference{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}
ReporterFoose, Michael P.