57:
29:
300:
50:
462:
474:
486:
862:
372:
between
Japanese and Malaysian companies, the mine began its production in 1975 and produced a total 21,613.8 tonnes (21,613,800 kg) minerals valued at $ 11.5 million which was exported overseas. Towards the end of 1991, the number of workers in the mine increased to 1,191 from only 100 with 99%
701:
373:
of those employed being
Malaysian. It is estimated that together with their families, the total number of people dependent their livelihood on the mine is over 10,000. The first production of copper mine also showed that Malaysia was rich in
693:
836:
559:
Malaysia no longer produces copper and silver (as a byproduct of copper mining) because the country's only copper mine the Mamut Mine near Ranau, Sabah, ceased operations in
October 1999.
408:
trying to attract the interest among investors to develop the abandoned mine area for tourism attraction which is ideal for resort development with the highland weather, interesting
546:
572:
88:
832:
400:
Since its closure and subsequent abandonment, waters have filled the mine which is toxic to consumption due to its highly acidic nature. In 2001, the
173:
2.1 million tonnes of concentrates containing 520,000 copper, 39 tonnes of gold and 255 tonnes of silver mined from 1975 until its closure in 1999
420:
said the local authorities were looking at the possibility of treating the 20.6 million cubic metre of acidic water at the mine pit to overcome
115:
782:
733:
657:
630:
526:
810:
887:
542:
49:
697:
452:
866:
352:) with total reserves of deposit about 179 Mt Cu grade. The mine porphyry copper deposite is associated with tertiary
591:
436:
are still present in the water that made it unfit for human consumption and need more cost to clean the water.
882:
341:
417:
28:
806:
401:
390:
299:
583:
466:
445:
429:
315:
778:
729:
653:
626:
620:
522:
433:
374:
772:
516:
461:
334:
323:
798:
490:
257:
181:
416:
despite no further deal are being realised. Further in 2016, Sabah Deputy Chief
Minister
478:
421:
413:
405:
264:
249:
81:
876:
386:
587:
473:
349:
424:
in Sabah caused by drought although this proposal later were considered by local
723:
674:
647:
360:, an average grade of 0.608% copper and recoverable amounts of gold and silver.
304:
288:
409:
369:
345:
330:
327:
312:
749:
130:
117:
425:
353:
337:
861:
291:. It came to public attention due to major environmental harm it caused.
272:
103:
428:
as unfeasible and costly since even if the water could be treated with
378:
319:
284:
276:
260:
163:
155:
394:
298:
268:
93:
649:
Geological
Studies of the Mineral Deposits in Japan and East Asia
382:
280:
159:
357:
688:
686:
573:"Acid Mine Drainages at Mamut Copper Mine, Sabah, Malaysia"
377:
that contributed to the country's output with most copper,
694:"The First Production Of The Copper Mine In Mamut, Sabah"
356:
intrusions with mineral reserves of 77 million tonnes of
799:"Investors urged to develop abandoned Mamut Copper Mine"
833:"Contaminated water in mining pool too costly to treat"
622:
Geology of North-West Borneo: Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah
777:. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 67.
450:
771:The Japan Environmental Council (6 December 2012).
275:where from 1975 to 1999 various minerals primarily
235:
230:
215:
200:
195:
187:
177:
169:
151:
146:
109:
99:
87:
77:
38:
510:
508:
506:
389:. Minerals gathered from the mine was trucked to
287:were mined. The mine is known as Malaysia's only
774:The State of the Environment in Asia: 2002/2003
614:
612:
515:Amarjit Kaur; Ian Metcalfe (12 February 1999).
432:(AMD) method to neutralise its acidity, other
676:Granitic magmatism and related mineralization
8:
21:
673:Shunsō Ishihara; Sukune Takenouchi (1980).
20:
679:. Society of Mining Geologists of Japan.
750:"Sectoral Development [Mining]"
502:
457:
303:Typical rocks from the working area of
835:. Free Malaysia Today. 31 March 2016.
571:Marcus Jopony; Felix Tongkul (2009).
521:. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 30.
7:
333:rocks in the Trusmadi Formation and
839:from the original on 28 August 2019
813:from the original on 28 August 2019
704:from the original on 28 August 2019
619:C. S. Hutchison (7 November 2005).
549:from the original on 28 August 2019
56:
14:
69:Location of the mine in Malaysia.
860:
484:
472:
460:
311:The source rock for the mine is
55:
48:
33:Landscape of the abandoned mine.
27:
646:Hideki Imai (1 January 1978).
1:
698:National Archives of Malaysia
652:. University of Tokyo Press.
605:– via Semantic Scholar.
239:Mamut Copper Mining Sdn Bhd
904:
803:Chief Minister Department
625:. Elsevier. p. 374.
434:minerals and heavy metals
43:
26:
888:Copper mines in Malaysia
393:before being shipped to
518:The Shaping of Malaysia
404:through Chief Minister
131:6.027139°N 116.655833°E
545:. Malaysian Minerals.
418:Joseph Pairin Kitingan
368:Established through a
308:
253:
340:. The average age of
302:
869:at Wikimedia Commons
728:. The Bureau. 1993.
263:mine located in the
136:6.027139; 116.655833
807:Government of Sabah
412:and scenic view of
402:government of Sabah
391:Kota Belud District
127: /
23:
446:Mining in Malaysia
430:acid mine drainage
309:
256:) is an abandoned
865:Media related to
809:. 9 August 2001.
805:(Press release).
784:978-4-431-67945-5
735:978-0-16-041931-7
725:Minerals Yearbook
659:978-0-86008-208-8
632:978-0-444-51998-6
597:on 28 August 2019
528:978-1-349-27079-8
375:natural resources
243:
242:
895:
864:
849:
848:
846:
844:
829:
823:
822:
820:
818:
795:
789:
788:
768:
762:
761:
759:
757:
746:
740:
739:
720:
714:
713:
711:
709:
690:
681:
680:
670:
664:
663:
643:
637:
636:
616:
607:
606:
604:
602:
596:
590:. Archived from
577:
568:
562:
561:
556:
554:
539:
533:
532:
512:
489:
488:
487:
477:
476:
465:
464:
456:
385:are produced in
335:Early Cretaceous
226:
224:
211:
209:
142:
141:
139:
138:
137:
132:
128:
125:
124:
123:
120:
59:
58:
52:
31:
24:
903:
902:
898:
897:
896:
894:
893:
892:
873:
872:
857:
852:
842:
840:
831:
830:
826:
816:
814:
797:
796:
792:
785:
770:
769:
765:
755:
753:
748:
747:
743:
736:
722:
721:
717:
707:
705:
692:
691:
684:
672:
671:
667:
660:
645:
644:
640:
633:
618:
617:
610:
600:
598:
594:
575:
570:
569:
565:
552:
550:
541:
540:
536:
529:
514:
513:
504:
500:
495:
485:
483:
471:
459:
451:
442:
366:
342:porphyry stocks
297:
279:including some
222:
220:
207:
205:
135:
133:
129:
126:
121:
118:
116:
114:
113:
73:
72:
71:
70:
67:
66:
65:
64:
60:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
901:
899:
891:
890:
885:
883:Mines in Sabah
875:
874:
871:
870:
856:
855:External links
853:
851:
850:
824:
790:
783:
763:
752:. Borneo Trade
741:
734:
715:
700:. 8 May 1975.
682:
665:
658:
638:
631:
608:
580:Borneo Science
563:
534:
527:
501:
499:
496:
494:
493:
481:
469:
449:
448:
441:
438:
422:water shortage
414:Mount Kinabalu
406:Chong Kah Kiat
397:for refining.
365:
362:
322:were emplaced
296:
293:
265:Ranau District
241:
240:
237:
233:
232:
228:
227:
217:
213:
212:
202:
198:
197:
193:
192:
189:
188:Greatest depth
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
153:
149:
148:
144:
143:
111:
107:
106:
101:
97:
96:
91:
85:
84:
82:Ranau District
79:
75:
74:
68:
62:
61:
54:
53:
47:
46:
45:
44:
41:
40:
36:
35:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
900:
889:
886:
884:
881:
880:
878:
868:
863:
859:
858:
854:
838:
834:
828:
825:
812:
808:
804:
800:
794:
791:
786:
780:
776:
775:
767:
764:
751:
745:
742:
737:
731:
727:
726:
719:
716:
703:
699:
695:
689:
687:
683:
678:
677:
669:
666:
661:
655:
651:
650:
642:
639:
634:
628:
624:
623:
615:
613:
609:
593:
589:
585:
581:
574:
567:
564:
560:
548:
544:
538:
535:
530:
524:
520:
519:
511:
509:
507:
503:
497:
492:
482:
480:
475:
470:
468:
463:
458:
454:
447:
444:
443:
439:
437:
435:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
403:
398:
396:
392:
388:
387:East Malaysia
384:
380:
376:
371:
363:
361:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
336:
332:
329:
325:
321:
317:
314:
306:
301:
294:
292:
290:
286:
282:
278:
274:
270:
266:
262:
259:
255:
254:Lombong Mamut
251:
247:
238:
234:
229:
218:
214:
203:
199:
194:
190:
186:
183:
182:Open-pit mine
180:
176:
172:
168:
165:
161:
157:
154:
150:
145:
140:
122:116°39′21.0″E
112:
108:
105:
102:
98:
95:
92:
90:
86:
83:
80:
76:
51:
42:
37:
30:
25:
19:
841:. Retrieved
827:
815:. Retrieved
802:
793:
773:
766:
754:. Retrieved
744:
724:
718:
706:. Retrieved
675:
668:
648:
641:
621:
599:. Retrieved
592:the original
579:
566:
558:
551:. Retrieved
537:
517:
399:
367:
350:Late Miocene
310:
245:
244:
158:, with some
18:
467:Environment
324:hypabysally
305:copper mine
289:copper mine
134: /
110:Coordinates
16:Copper mine
877:Categories
867:Mamut Mine
543:"Overview"
498:References
410:topography
370:consortium
346:mega-annum
331:turbiditic
328:Palaeogene
313:adamellite
246:Mamut Mine
191:500 metres
170:Production
147:Production
119:6°1′37.7″N
63:Mamut Mine
22:Mamut Mine
843:28 August
817:28 August
756:28 August
708:28 August
553:28 August
426:geologist
354:granitoid
338:ophiolite
307:in Mamut.
837:Archived
811:Archived
702:Archived
601:28 March
547:Archived
491:Malaysia
440:See also
318:and the
316:porphyry
273:Malaysia
258:open-pit
152:Products
104:Malaysia
78:Location
39:Location
588:8490329
479:Geology
453:Portals
364:History
320:plutons
295:Geology
236:Company
221: (
206: (
196:History
100:Country
781:
732:
656:
629:
586:
525:
379:silver
285:silver
277:copper
261:quarry
216:Closed
201:Opened
164:silver
156:Copper
595:(PDF)
584:S2CID
576:(PDF)
395:Japan
344:is 9
326:into
269:Sabah
250:Malay
231:Owner
94:Sabah
89:State
845:2019
819:2019
779:ISBN
758:2019
730:ISBN
710:2019
654:ISBN
627:ISBN
603:2019
555:2019
523:ISBN
383:gold
381:and
283:and
281:gold
223:1999
219:1999
208:1975
204:1975
178:Type
162:and
160:gold
358:ore
267:of
879::
801:.
696:.
685:^
611:^
582:.
578:.
557:.
505:^
271:,
252::
847:.
821:.
787:.
760:.
738:.
712:.
662:.
635:.
531:.
455::
348:(
248:(
225:)
210:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
