Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Cobalt, Iron
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockHarzburgite,Serpentinite
StructureTropical Weathering Of Ultramafic Rocks
Tectonic settingMes-Cen Mobile Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1952
Identification
Deposit ID10024518
MRDS IDISM0242
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates-0.49836, 129.74914
References
MINING MAGAZINE, 1981, PANORAMA--GAG ISLAND NICKEL OUTLOOK NOT PROMISING: MINING MAGAZINE, V. 144, NO. 4, P. 287--289. (RR1, PA8)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.HAMILTON, WARREN, 1979, TECTONICS OF THE INDONESIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1078, P. 19-1. (L11, G2A, G13)PA8: RF1, P. 287