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Grasberg Mine: The Rockstream and the Wanagon Basin, Papua, Indonesia - Video

 
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Grasberg Mine: Wanagon.

Grasberg Mine, Papua, Indonesia
The Grasberg Mine is the largest gold mine and the third largest copper mine in the world. It is located in the province of Papua in Indonesia near Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Papua.

Wanagon Basin
Wanagon Basin is the main overburden stockpile (OBS) area of the Grasberg mine, with a unique topography and soft soil lake sediment as the foundation of the dump.

 


  Grasberg Mine, Wanagon Basin

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