Sorowako

Indonesia · Open pit

Opened: 1978
Region: South Sulawesi
Status: Active
Country: Indonesia
Type: Open pit
Latitude: -2.53
Longitude: 121.36

Notes

Laterite nickel smelted to matte on site; Indonesia's laterites now supply about half the world's nickel, and Sorowako was where the industry started.

Commodities

Nickel

Referenced by

element

Nickel

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