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The gold mine in Gorontalo

The Profile of the Gold Mines in Gorontalo


Gorontalo, a province in northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, is a rich region of mineral resources, including gold, with significant gold mining potential, and Gorontalo is the focus of the Indonesian mining industry.



The Great Gold Mine Operation in Gorontalo


One of the major gold mining projects in Gorontalo was The Golden Pani ProjectThis project is expected to be one of the largest primary gold mines in Indonesia. 6.7 million ounces of goldThe Pani Gold Project is anticipated as a gold mine that has low cost and long life.


MDKA has 70% of its interests in The Golden Pani ProjectA significant investment has been made since 2022 to establish resources, metallurgical testing, and infrastructure testing. This project is scheduled to start the operation by the end of 2025, with the first gold production expected at the beginning of 2026. The initial investment of US$250 million is required for the first phase, producing about 140,000 ounces of gold a year. The expansion of early 2030, increasing production capacity to 12.0 million tons per year with investments about US$944 million. 500,000 ounces of gold per yearThis is just one example of the gold mining project at Gorontalo.



People's Mines in Gorontalo


Besides major operations, Gorontalo also has sectors People's gold mines And significant small scales. People's mining areas (WPR) in Gorontalo include a number of locations in various descriptions. some of these support the legal and sustainable mining activities of local communities. traditional method Like manual mining, splints, tromols, barrels, gold carpets and gold detectors, and other mining systems.



A list of artisanal and small-scale mining Regions in Gorontalo


1. Blocks on the Drilo

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 57.22

- Newwork, Popaya

- Denilo


2. 2 Block Botu Wapadu

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 19,31

- Village/Libuo:

- Parguat, Dengilo


3 Block Right Hulapa

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 16.61

- Village/Libuo:

- Demerit: Bugs


Four blocks of Lo Oyile

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 29.50

- Village/Libuo:

- Demerit: Bugs


5.

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 5.70

- Village/Libuo:

- Demerit: Bugs


Six blocks left Hulapa

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 52.17

- Village/Larley:

- Buntulia, Palagaat


Seven Polandhingo Blocks

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 66.79

Hulawa, Talduyunu North

- Buntulia


Eight Block of Tattoos

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 100

Hulawa, Talduyunu North

- Buntulia


Nine Block Popaya

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 107

Hulawa, Talduyunu North

- Buntulia


Ten Block Ship

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 92.80

- Village/Nurage:

- Buntulia


11 Blocks of Mighty

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 49.69

- Village/Nurage:

- Buntulia


Twelve Blocks Down Longo

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 31.49

- Village/Nurage:

- Buntulia


13 Central Longo Block

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 98.75

- Village/Nurage:

- Buntulia


14 Blocks Up Longo

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 97.22

- Village/Nurage: Hulawa, Balayo

- Buntulia, Pat Sapiangio


15 block Milango Oyile Up

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 33.25

- Northern Talduyunu, Libuo

- Buntulia, Palagaat


16. Blocks of Left Sprout Jaya

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 91,421

- Village/Silence:

- Popayato West


17 Blocks Out Central Sphere

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 91,921

- Village/Silence:

- Popayato West


18 Blocks of Right Sprout Jaya

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 72,971

- Village/Silence:

- Popayato West


19 Block Mada

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 42.14

- Village/Lot: Molosis

- Popayato West


20. Left Janew Block

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 66,014

- Village/Lead:

- Popayato West


21 Janew Right Block

Mineral metal.

- Area (Ha): 59,863

- Village/Lead:

- Popayato West



Golden Exploration and Detecting Opportunities


For gold seekers and metal detector users, Gorontalo offers a very promising opportunity to explore and detect. Pohuwato and Mak River, Left Branch, and a number of other areas in Gorontalo have demonstrated potential for exploration activities and new mining discoveries.


Gorontalo has become the location of Many gold pellets have been discoveredThe miners used the simple method to take the gold, making Gorontalo the main place for alluvial miners and crafts.

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