Sulawesi (formerly Celebes) is located in the centre of the Indonesian Archipelago, straddling the equator. It is a region whre three major plates converge and interact, which has given rise ti ah highly complex and diverse geology, consisting of metamorphic complexes, ophiolite terranes, volcanic arcs, granitoid belts, and sedimentary basins. This in turn has resulted in a divesity of mineral …
Sulawesi has a highly complex geology, which is reflected in a wide variety of mineralization styles, including porphyry Cu-Au, porphyry Mo, epithermal and metamorphic- and sediment-hosted Au, lateritic Ni and Fe, placer Cr, skarn and VMS. The documented mineral exploration and mining history in Sulawesi spans a period of 125 years. Gold mining started in 1896 and nickel have been produced. By …