Global InformationSorowako mine information
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Sorowako Mine | |
| Province | Sulawesi |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 2°34′25″S 121°22′27″E / 2.57361°S 121.37417°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Nickel-in-matte |
| Production | US$1,232 million |
| Financial year | 2023 |
| Type | surface |
| History | |
| Discovered | 1901 |
| Opened | 1978 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Mining Industri Indonesia (MIND ID) 34% Vale Canada 33.9% Sumitomo Metal Mining 11.5% Others 20.6%[1] |
| Year of acquisition | 2024 |
The Sorowako mine is a large open pit lateritic nickel mine in the east of Indonesia in the Verbeek Mountains of Sulawesi (the Celebes).[2] It lies just south of Lake Matano. As of 2023, Sorowako is one of the largest nickel mines in the world[3] with proven and probable nickel reserves of 107 million tonnes of ore grading 1.70% nickel, containing 1.81 million tonnes of nickel metal.[4]
- ^ "Sumitomo Metal Mining Announces PTVI Divestment Agreement with MIND ID" (PDF). Sumitomo Metal Mining. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Sorowako Mine (PT International Nickel mine; Soroaka Mine; Soroako Mine), Soroako (Sorowako), South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia". MinDat. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022.
- ^ "The world's ten largest nickel mines". Mining Technology. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "2023 Annual Report". PT Vale Indonesia. 30 April 2024. p. 43. Retrieved 7 May 2024.