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The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is located in Mimika Regency , Central Papua , Indonesia near Puncak Jaya . It is operated by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI, see below ), a joint venture among the government of Indonesia , government of Central Papua , and American company Freeport ...
The Grasberg mine has been cited as one of the largest single taxpayers in Indonesia, [3] [17] contributing 0.6 percent to Indonesia's GDP (96 percent of the GDP of Mimika Regency where the mine is located) and generating 17.3 billion USD in revenue for the Indonesian government between 1992 and 2017 through taxes, export duties, royalties, and ...
Freeport-McMoRan Inc., often called Freeport, is an American mining company based in the Freeport-McMoRan Center, in Phoenix, Arizona.The company is the world's largest producer of molybdenum, a major copper producer and operates the world's largest gold mine, the Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia.
Number Name of mine Production (Location Citations 1: Olimpiada mine: 1,998,000 Russia [1]2: Grasberg mine: 1,798,000 Indonesia [2]3: Muruntau mine: 1,700,000 Uzbekistan
Tembagapura is a district in Mimika Regency, part of the Indonesian province of Central Papua, centered on an urban village built to support the Grasberg Mine.The district covers 2,586.86 km 2, and it had a population of 16,917 at the 2010 Census and 23,022 at the 2020 Census.
Years later this gave rise to the Grasberg copper mine. In 1939, he published an article about his find, but it was neglected due to World War II. Twenty years later, the article led to rediscovery of the Ertsberg and the development of the Ertsberg-Grasberg mine complex.
Amamapare is a port in Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia; National Geographic refer to it as a port town. [1] It is an important industrial centre, and slurry containing copper-gold concentrate is delivered by three pipelines from Grasberg mine over 70 miles away.
Central Papua is rich in mining resources, with notable sites such as Ertsberg, Grasberg mine, and the Wabu Block. The Grasberg mine stands as one of the world's largest gold mines, situated in the mountainous terrain of Mimika Regency. Operated by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), a subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan from the United States, Grasberg ...