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West Nusa Tenggara

Batu Hijau mine, Sumbawa

Mineral locality Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
GoldGold
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: bornite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Giant porphyry copper-gold open pit in Sumbawa's southwest ranges, mined since 2000

Extensively documented porphyry deposit in economic geology literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

active mining operation

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