Description
P. T. Rio Tinto Indonesia, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Cra Limited, Australia.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlExtensive Multiphase Hydrothermal Alteration And Gold Mineralization Are A Consequence Of Andesite Intrusion. Ore Associated With Hydrothermal Breccias Located Along Andesite Contacts.
Materials
Ore mineralsAcanthite, Argentite, Cinnabar, Covellite, Digenite, Electrum, Galena, Marcasite, Stibnite
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Limestone,Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Andesite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Rhyolite,Andesite
StructureEast-Trending Belt Of Uplifted And Strongly Faulted Foreland Basement High, Approximately 100 Km Wide Extending Between Lat. 0! & 1!N And Long. 116!E And 110!E., Hydrothermal Brecciation Near Andesite Contacts
AlterationSee Comments
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1976
Identification
Deposit ID10097328
MRDS IDSP00001
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates-0.02063, 115.45167
References
INFORMATION CONCERNING PROPOSED FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR MINE DEVELOPMENT AT KELIAN, EAST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA, KELIAN GOLD, JUNE 1989.UNTITLED DOCUMENT CONTAINING HARD COPY OF SLIDES USED FOR PRESENTATION.ANON., 1988, EPITHERMAL GOLD AND FORELAND FAULTING AND MAGMATISM, KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA: BMR RESEARCH NEWSLETTER 9, OCTOBER 1988, P. 4-5.VAN LEEUWEN, T. M., LEACH, TERRY, HAWKE, A. A., AND HAWKE, M. M., 1990, THE KELIAN DISSEMINATED GOLD DEPOSIT, EAST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA: JOUR. GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION, V. 35, P. 1-61.