Illegal tin mining growing. (Production).(Indonesia)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

From: Mining Journal | Date: November 2, 2001 | Copyright information

Reuters reports that illegal tin mining on the Indonesian islands of Bangka and Belitung is threatening markets for legal production. An estimated 30,000 illegal miners are operating on the island of Bangka, and their output is thought to be shipped to Singapore for sale to Malaysian and Thai smelters. Bangka ...

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