The Martabe mine is a open pit mine that is one of the largest
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
mines in western
Sumatra island,
Indonesia
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and in the
world
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This mine also mines
silver
Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
. The Martable mine will continued to be mined unit 2032. In 2022, various processing plant facilities were added and refined to support world-class gold and silver mining operations. It produces 250,000 oz of
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
per
annum.
Background
The mine is located in the west of the country in
North Sumatra
North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...
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The mine has measured reserves (as of 31 December 2013) of 3.0 million oz of gold and 31.9 million oz of silver; these reserves are included in mineral resources (that may or may not be economic to mine) of 8.1 million oz of
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
and 73.8 million oz of
silver
Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
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Engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services for Martabe Mine were provided by
Ausenco Limited in 2011.
Martabe mine is owned and operated by a subsidiary of
PT United Tractors Tbk, the largest distributor of heavy equipment in
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
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References
Gold mines in Indonesia
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