Reflective quartz sands exposed by gold mining. Kalimantan, Indonesia

The quartz sands of the gold mine fields in this area are highly reflective. Approximately 200 square kilometers are exposed in this area of Borneo alone. Galangan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (Borneo)

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Keywords:

• AGC
• ASM
• Borneo
• Indonesia
• aerial
• altered drainage
• deforestation
• environmental degradation
• gold mining
• habitat loss
• human impact
• mining industry
• natural resources
• orangutan
• river
• small scale gold mining
• water resources

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