Grasberg Open Pit

Specifications - Grasberg Open Pit, Indonesia


Key Data
ProduceCopper (primary); gold
LocationTembagapura, Irian Jaya, Indonesia
OwnershipFreeport McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (67.3%), Rio Tinto (13%), Government of Indonesia (9.3%), PT Indocopper Investama Corporation (9%)
Geology TypeNested coaxial porphyry ore-bodies and sulphide rich skarn at the margins; Eocene clastic carbonates with siltstones/sandstones.
Mineral TypeChalcopyrite dominant porphyry skarn
Reserve Base2.8 Billion tonnes; grade,1.09 % Cu
Annual Production (2006) 
Copper610,800,000kg
Gold58,474,392g
Silver174,458,971g
ProcessingCrushing, screening, milling, flotation
Process Infrastructure/EquipmentConcentrators, thickeners, pumping station, 3x110km pipelines, port loading facilities, coal-fired power station
Employment18,000
OperatorPT Freeport Indonesia (subsidiary of Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold)
Key Equipment
 Bucyrus 49R Blasthole Drill
 2 P&H 2800 XPB shovels
 4 P&H 4100 shovels
 3 Hitachi 3500 shovels
 2 Bucyrus 495 shovels
 Cat 797B Haul trucks
 12 CAT R1700 LHDs
 6 CAT AD55s
 Caterpillar R2900G LHD


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