Threat to Tambang Timah.(newly licensed exporters derive tin ore from illegal operations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Mining Journal | Date: October 5, 2001 | Copyright information

Indonesian tin producer Tambang Timah is facing a threat from newly licensed tin exporters on Bangka Island, the country's biggest tin-producing region. The company's latest problems are being blamed on the 1999 Law on Regional Autonomy that granted mineral licensing rights to the 336 Kabupaten (local authorities) from January 2001 (MJ, August 3, p.76). There was considerable concern at the time amongst local mining companies as to whether these local administrations ...

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