The Toka Tindung gold mine is located in North Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi. This gold mine is one of the largest gold mining operations in Southeast Asia.
Located approximately 35 km northeast of Manado, the pure gold mine in Toka Tindung is operated by PT Archi Indonesia Tbk.
PT Archi Indonesia Tbk manages the gold mining business through its subsidiaries, PT Meares Soputan Mining (MSM) and PT Tambang Tondano Nusajaya (TTN).
In fact, both currently hold Contracts of Work (CoW) for a 40,000-hectare mining concession in North Sulawesi.
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Natural Resources on Sulawesi Island
It's worth noting that Sulawesi is one of Indonesia's islands rich in natural landscapes. According to Lahandu, Tarumingkeng, and Kartodihardjo in AgriSains, one of the natural resource cultivation and maintenance areas in Sulawesi is located in the Central Sulawesi Grand Forest Park.
It's worth noting that Sulawesi is also rich in mining resources, such as:
- Gold
- Limonite
- Galena
- Gelsfar Sand
- Copper
- Silver
- Nickel
- Iron