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RGC: Project Experience
Ertsberg Mining District
Papua, Indonesia
- Client:
- Freeport - McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. http://www.fcx.com
- P.T. Freeport Indonesia http://www.ptfi.com
- Project Description:
- P.T.Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) is the operator of a series of mines located in close
proximity to each other on the southern flank of the Jayawijaya Mountains in Irian Jaya,
Indonesia. Together, these mines are known as the 'Ertsberg Mining District', or the
'Gunung Bijih Mining District' meaning 'ore mountain'. While the Grasberg open pit mine is
the cornerstone of PTFI's current operations in Irian Jaya, additional ore deposits have been
defined in and around the pit and underground block cave mines are in production and planned
for future production for approximately another 50 years.
Services Provided:
- Review of hydrogeological studies (groundwater flow & transport model, waste rock seepage)
carried out for environmental permitting
- Modeling of air flow and ARD production within waste rock piles
- Review of overburden management practices.
- Conceptual closure planning for ARD related issues
- Site-wide Load balance evaluation.
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