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Soroako Deposit

Producer in Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia with commodities Iron, Nickel
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000603
MRDS ID ISM0243
Record type District
Current site name Soroako Deposit
Alternate or previous names Malii Soroako

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 121.49931, -2.49817 (WGS84)
Relative position SOUTHEAST ARM OF SULAWESI ISLAND, 30 KM FROM COAST, BETWEEN MATANO AND TOWUTI LAKES.
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Geographic areas

Country State
Indonesia Sulawesi Selatan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Nickel Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 121.49931, -2.49817
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description TROPICAL WEATHERING OF OPHIOLITE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1977

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner INCO
    Interest 60
  • Type Owner
    Owner JAPANESE INTERESTS
    Interest 20
  • Type Owner
    Owner INDONESIAN INTERESTS
    Interest 20
  • Type Operator
    Owner INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA
    Interest 60

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WALL STREET JOURNAL, 1980, INCO MODIFICATIONS AT INDONESIA PLANT LOWER ITS CAPACITY: WALL STREET JOURNAL, MARCH 2-7. (PA1-PA3, PC1)

  • Deposit

    SURIAATMADJA, R., GOLIGHTLY, J.P., AND WAHJU, B.M., 1972, MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC ROCK ASSOCIATIONS IN THE EAST ARC O-F SULAWESI, IN HAILE, N.S., ED., REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GE-OLOGY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA--ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS: KUALA LUMPUR, G-EOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MALAYSIA, ANNEX TO NEWSLETTER NO. 34, P. 5-5. (G13)

  • Deposit

    P.T. INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA, 1972, LATERITE DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTH-EAST ARM SULAWESI, IN HAILE, N.S., ED., -REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GEOLOGY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA--ABSTRACT-S OF PAPERS: KUALA LUMPUR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF MALAYSIA, ANN-EX TO NEWSLETTER NO. 34, P. 32. (G10)

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, 1977, INCO DEDICATES INDONESIAN NICKEL PROJECT; SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, V. 66, NO. 20, M-AY 14, P. 12-14. (PA8)

  • Deposit

    SCHMIDT, H.L., 1976, ROHSTOFFWIRTSCHAFLICHE LANDERBERICHTE, X--INDONESIEN: HANNOVER (GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC), -BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE, 118 P. (RR4-)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1983 FOOSE, MICHAEL P. U.S. Geological Survey