The Wetar Copper Project is located on the north central coast of Wetar Island and is part of the Maluku Barat Daya Regency (MBD), Maluku Province of the Republic of Indonesia. Wetar Island is a remote island which supports a total population of around 7000 people. It can be accessed by boat from Kisar and Atapupu and LCT (landing craft) from Surabaya. The closest villages to the project, Lurang and Uhak, have a population of around 700 people in total.
