Geochemical Signatures of

Porphyry Cu-Au Deposits

Batu Hijau and Elang cases

Porphyry Workshop
Lombok – Batu Hijau, 2012
 Contract of Work (CoW) History
PT. NNT 1986 - 2002
Original Contract of Work After First Extension After First Relinquishment
December 1986 April 1988 May 1988

LOMBOK LOMBOK
LOMBOK
SUMBAWA SUMBAWA SUMBAWA

Total area = 1,127,134 Ha Total area = 1,148,956 Ha Total area = 550,856 Ha

After Second Relinquishment After Third Relinquishment After Third Extention

March 1991 January 1993 September 1993

LOMBOK LOMBOK
LOMBOK
SUMBAWA
SUMBAWA SUMBAWA

Total area = 417,464 Ha Total area = 184,573 Ha Total area = 195,501 Ha

Fourth Relinquishment Fifth Relinquishment

April 1999 April 2002

LOMBOK LOMBOK
0 200
kilometres
SUMBAWA SUMBAWA

Total area = 116,900 Ha Total area = 96,400 Ha

 Regional Survey 1987-1988

Regional geochemical reconnaissance survey sampled over 900 sites

on Lombok & Western Sumbawa – 36 anomalies generated
Batu Hijau Milestones
December 1986
Signed Contract of Work

Early 1987 - 1988

Regional geochemical reconnaissance
survey sampled over 900 sites on
Lombok & Western Sumbawa

36 geochemical anomalies, including

Batu Hijau, ranked no. 6

April 1990
Discovery of “Green Creek’ by
prospecting. Found outcropping Cu
oxides in quartz vein stockwork
associated with Tonalite porphyry.
Batu Hijau stream sediment geochemistry
Batu Hijau stream sediment geochemistry
 Stream Sediment Geochemistry -80 # Cu
Southwest Sumbawa
Tanjung Jelenga
Jereweh Hijrah
Jereweh

Teluk Benete Benete

MALUK > 50 ppm

C.o.W Boundary
> 100 ppm
Teluk Maluk
> 1000 ppm
Gold Ridge
Katala Prospect location
Sekongkang
Sekongkang

Tanjung Amat Bambu

BATUHIJAU
Lower Sejorong
NORTH
Tanjung Mangkun
Tongo W E
Sejorong
Teluk Puna S
0 6Km

Teluk Puna
P R OJ E CT
 Stream Sediment
Stream Sediment Geochemistry
Geochemistry -80 # Au -80 # Au
Southwest Sumbawa
Southwest Sumbawa

Tanjung Jelenga

Hijrah

Jereweh Jereweh

Teluk Benete
Benete
> 10 ppb
> 30 ppb
Gold Ridge
> 120 ppb
MALUK
C.o.W. Boundary

Teluk Maluk

Sekongkang

Katala
PROSPECT LOCATION

Tanjung Amat BATUHIJAU

Lower Sejorong

Bambu
Tanjung Mangkun
NORTH
Tongo Veins Teluk Puna
Sejorong
W E

S
0 6Km

Teluk Puna
P R O J E C T
 NORTH
Batu Hijau

W E

0 5Km

P R O J E C T
Airborne
Airborne Radiomet
Radiometrics
rics -- Pot
Potassium
assium
Southwest Sumbawa
Tanjung Jelenga

Jereweh
Jereweh
Hijrah
Teluk Benete Benete

MALUK > 1.5 % Potassium

C.o.W Boundary
Teluk Maluk
Prospect location
Gold Ridge
Katala
Sekongkang
Sekongkang
Bambu Vein
Tanjung
Amat
Lower Sejorong BATUHIJAU
NORTH
Tanjung Mangkun
Tongo W E
Sejorong Teluk Puna
S
0 6Km

P R OJ E CT Teluk Puna
Batu Hijau District Surface Signatures
 Soil Geochemistry - Cu ppm
Batu Hijau District - Sumbawa
NORTH

W E

BATUHIJAU
0 1000m
< 500 ppm > 1000 ppm
P R O J E CT
 Soil Geochemistry - Au ppb
Batu Hijau District - Sumbawa

BATUHIJAU

P R O J E CT
 BATUHIJAU

P R O J E CT
 Ground Magnetics Image (Total field reduced to the pole)
Batu Hijau District - Sumbawa

BATUHIJAU
0 1000m
< 4450 nT > 5750 nT
P R O J E CT
 Gradient Array - Chargeability Image
Batu Hijau District - Sumbawa

BATUHIJAU

P R O J E CT
 Gradien Array - Resistivity Image
Batu Hijau District - Sumbawa
NORTH

W E

BATUHIJAU
0 1000m
< 100 ohm-m > 250 ohm-m
P R O J E CT
Elang stream sediment geochemistry
Elang stream sediment geochemistry