Freeport's copper deposit

Freeport's copper deposit

JAKARTA (JP): PT Freeport Indonesia, a major copper producer in the world, has announced the discovery of new copper deposits in Kucing Liar Amole, Timika district.

According to Antara, the discovery of the Kucing Liar Amole copper deposits is the most important one in the company's mineral explorations in Irian Jaya so far.

The quantity of the copper ore is however still unknown which can only be determined by additional drillings.

If estimates are true, the copper and gold deposits in the Kucing Liar Amole area are bigger that what have been discovered so far since PT Freeport started operations in Irian Jaya 25 years ago.

Exploration in the Kucing Liar Amole area is at present carried out by 13 geologists using 12 drilling derricks equipped with diamond bits, the press release said.