Wetar Copper

Wetar Copper is a copper mine located on Wetar Island, Maluku Barat Daya Regency, Maluku Province.

Commercial production of Wetar Copper started in 2010, consists of open pit mine, associated heap leach operation and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) plant which produces copper metal.

As of 31 December 2020, reserve of Wetar Copper Project estimated 7.8 million tonnes of ore at 1.4% Cu containing 108 thousand tonnes of copper with estimated mineral resource of 13.4 million tonnes of ore at 1.24% Cu containing 163 thousand tonnes of copper.