Grasberg mine

The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world. It is located in , , near .
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  • Type: Quarry
  • Description: mine located in the province of Central Papua in Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Grasberg Mine”, “グラスベルグ・ジョイント・ベンチャー”, and “格拉斯伯格礦場”
  • Historically known as: “Carstensz weide”

Grasberg mine

Latitude
-4.05836° or 4° 3′ 30″ south
Longitude
137.10811° or 137° 6′ 29″ east
Elevation
3,580 metres (11,745 feet)
Operator
Freeport McMoRan
Open location code
6Q7VW4R5+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 282781542
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­quarry
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­mineshaft
Geo­Names ID
11428051
Wiki­data ID
Q119297
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Grasberg mine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منجم جراسبيرج”
  • Catalan: “Mina Grasberg”
  • Chinese: “Grasberg銅礦場”
  • Chinese: “Grasberg铜矿场”
  • Chinese: “格拉斯伯格矿场”
  • Chinese: “格拉斯伯格銅礦場”
  • Czech: “Důl Grasberg”
  • Dutch: “Grasbergmijn”
  • Estonian: “Grasbergi kaevandus”
  • French: “mine de Grasberg”
  • French: “Mine de Grasberg”
  • German: “Grasberg-Mine”
  • Indonesian: “Tambang Grasberg”
  • Italian: “Grasberg”
  • Japanese: “グラスベルグ鉱山”
  • Korean: “글래스버그 광산”
  • Lithuanian: “Grasbergo kasykla”
  • Malay: “Lombong Grasberg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grasberg-minen”
  • Norwegian: “Grasberg”
  • Polish: “Grasberg”
  • Polish: “Kopalnia Grasberg”
  • Portuguese: “Mina de Grasberg”
  • Russian: “Грасберг”
  • Spanish: “Mina Grasberg”
  • Sundanese: “Tambang Grasberg”
  • Swedish: “Grasberg”
  • Ukrainian: “Грасберг (кар’єр)”
  • Ukrainian: “Грасберг”

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