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 2019, reserve of Wetar Copper Project estimated 8.3 million tonnes of ore at 1.4% Cu containing 114 thousand tonnes of copper with estimated mineral resource of 22 million tonnes of ore at 1.33% Cu containing 289 thousand tonnes of copper.