Deru ponton machine production suction in the middle of the sea is interlocked as it breaks the earburn. The wave sound is combined with the sound of the ponton machine, it is sufficient to flow the sand from the sea base to the ponton.
In the middle of the situation of bising and wave lacing, two lead miners observe the flow of the tin sand mixed with sea water, to be deposited above the carpet aimed at separating the tin sand.
There are dozens of pounds that are centrally operating conducting tin sand mining in the Toboali beachside area, South Bangka Regency, Belitung Islands and Matras tourist beach area, Liat River, New Ray, Bangka Regency, Belitung Islands.
Photo air ponton suction production conducts lead ore mining in Toboali beachside area, South Bangka Regency, Belitung Islands.
The work of screening tin seeds in Matras Beach water, Liat River, New Ray, Bangka Regency, Belitung Islands.
Since hundreds of years ago, tin became one of the support of human activity. In the times of the kingdom, the tin is used as a material of currency maker, prescription and jewelry. Today, the use of tin kian develops into ingredients for food packaging, alumunium foil and paper. The team is also used as automotive components, computers, pipes, glass, charity blend of gear patches, protectors on doors, windows, to household appliances.
Today, Indonesia is the second largest lead producing country as well as the largest lead reserve owner after China. According to the data of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Indonesia has a lead reserve of 800 thousand tons or 23 percent of the world’s lead reserve as much as 4.7 million tons. In addition, Indonesia is able to produce 85 thousand tons of tin per year, with a lead reserve life of about 26 years.
Bangka Belitung Islands gets predicated as the largest lead producing region in Indonesia and also as the main supplier of the world's lead market. With an average export of 20–30 percent of the total needs of the world’s lead, which reaches 20,000 tons per year. Based on the data of BPS of Bangka Belitung Islands total export value of the fifth countries of the destination on January 2025 by USD40,09 million.
The work of filtering lead seeds in Matras Beach waters, Liat River.
The work of conducting lead purification processes in the Processing and Rimming Division of Metallurgy Unit PT Timah Tbk in Mentok, West Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands.
The area of lead mining business permit in Bangka Belitung Islands reaches 915.854,625 hectares. This area is divided around 349.653,574 hectares and in the sea 566.201,08 hectares. PT Timah Tbk has 127 Mining Business Permit (IUP), with area reaching 288.716 hectares in the ground and 184.672 hectares in the sea. While the sea area in Bangka Belitung Islands reaches 6.5 million hectares, on the ground around 1.6 million hectares.
Until now, the tin commodity is still the economic support of the Bangka Belitung Islands. The current central government has also built industrial centra-sentra, to encourage the downstream of the potential of the regional lead. One of the new smelters owned by PT Timah Tbk in Mentok, West Bangka Regency.
With total investment of Rp1,2 trillion and uses Top Submerge Lance (TSL) Ausmelt Furnace Smelter capable of processing low-level lead seeds ranging from 40-70 percent Sn with production capacity reached 40,000 metric tons of liquid tin per year or 35,000 metric tons ingot per year. It is done to increase the added value and provide the benefit of society, through the opening of a new job field.
The work of conducting tin beam printing in Processing Division and bursting of Metallurgy Unit PT Timah Tbk in Mentok, West Bangka District, Bangka Belitung Islands.
The work of conducting tin beam printing in the Processing and Smelting Division of Metallurgy Unit PT Timah Tbk in Mentok.
Photos and Text : Nova Wahyudi
Author : Fanny Octavianus
The work of conducting a lead purification process in the Metallurgy Unit Processing and Smelting Division of PT Timah Tbk in Mentok, West Bangka District.
The work of conducting tin smelting in the Processing Division and smelting of the Metallurgi Unit PT Timah Tbk in Mentok, West Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands.
The work of conducting tin smelting in the Processing Division and smelting of the Metallurgy Unit PT Timah Tbk in Mentok.
Working conducts lead concentration process (mineral dressing) in Timah Seed Processing Center (PPBT) PT Timah Tbk in West Bangka, Belitung Islands.
The work of conducting tin beam printing in the Processing and Smelting Division of Metallurgy Unit PT Timah Tbk in Mentok.
Work using heavy equipment to move the lead beam in the storage warehouse of the metallurgy unit PT Timah Tbk in West Bangka, Belitung Islands.
The birth of Indonesia's heritage in Pangkal Pinang, Kepualauanan Bangka Belitung.
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