Halmahera mine

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Halmahera mine
Location
North Maluku
Country Indonesia
Production
Products Nickel
Owner
Company Eramet

The Halmahera mine is a large mine in the east of Indonesia in the North Maluku. Halmahera represents one of the largest nickel reserve in Indonesia having estimated reserves of 466 million tonnes of ore grading 1.5% nickel. [1] The 466 million tonnes of ore contains 7 million tonnes of nickel metal. [1]

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The mineral industry of Guatemala includes:

Nickel mining in Indonesia began with small-scale exploratory mining operations during the Dutch East Indies era and began to expand in the 1960s. Most of Indonesia's proven nickel reserves are located in the islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera, and the country has the largest annual production and reserves of nickel in the world.

Bauxite has been mined in Indonesia since the Dutch colonial era.

References

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