Grasberg Tailings
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World / Indonesia / Papua
tailings, invisible

Mining activity began in the area in 1970, reaching 20,000 tons per day by the 1980s. But discovery of the massive "Grasberg" ore body greatly accelerated the operation in 1989; by 1997 production had skyrocketed to 130,000 tons per day. Tailings dumped into the river upstream are settling out on a long stretch of floodplain downstream near the town of Timika, changing the hydrology of the Ajkwa river system and killing vegetation over a broad area (dark blue to purple swath). Levees have been constructed in an attempt to control flooding and contain the tailings. Deforestation has also occurred over a large area since 1988: intact lowland forests are dark green, and cleared areas are bright green.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 4°38'8"S 136°57'7"E
- Timika 33 km
- Botawa 279 km
- Waropen Bay 312 km
- Kepulauan Padaido 391 km
- Num Strait 402 km
- Swande Strait 421 km
- Sorendidori Bay 451 km
- Korindo Bay 463 km
- Strait Arouri 475 km
- Yapen Strait 480 km
- Kebun Sagu Nayaro - 85 ha (dibangun oleh PT Freeport Indonesia Th. 2007) 7.4 km
- Kampung Nayaro (dibangun dengan biaya PT Freeport Indonesia sejak Th. 1998) 8.6 km
- km 11 kadun jaya 11 km
- Kipan C /Yonif 754 / ENK 14 km
- Indonesian : The small asmat village in Timika Papua 25 km
- Amamapare, Kab. Timika 25 km
- U/N 30 km
- Pulau PURIRI 32 km
- Naurio island 34 km
- Lorentz National Park 124 km
Kebun Sagu Nayaro - 85 ha (dibangun oleh PT Freeport Indonesia Th. 2007)
Kampung Nayaro (dibangun dengan biaya PT Freeport Indonesia sejak Th. 1998)
km 11 kadun jaya
Kipan C /Yonif 754 / ENK
Indonesian : The small asmat village in Timika Papua
Amamapare, Kab. Timika
U/N
Pulau PURIRI
Naurio island
Lorentz National Park