In terms of mining activity, copper is the leading nonferrous metal. It is true that in re• cent years the volume of aluminum con• sumption in the non-Communist world has exceeded the volume of copper consumption, but virtually the entire primary aluminum supply is derived from bauxite. On the aver• age, only four tons of bauxite need…
Mineral Exploration and mining activities have been undertaken in Sulawesi since the turn 19th century, but by world standartslage parts of the region remain underexplored. Todate only two commodities have been mined on a significan scale, viz. Gold with a total production of about 90 t (excluding artisanal mining), and nickel totaling about 4.8 Mt…