July 20, 2008

South Bangka holds 275,288.05 hectares of tin ore deposits

ANTARA News reported that South Bangka Regency in Bangka Belitung (Babel) Islands Province in 2008 has a total of 275,288.05 hectares of tin ore deposits.

The report quoted Mr Endang S Hermansyah head of the South Bangka industry, trade, cooperatives and investment agency as saying that the tin ore deposits are located in five sub districts, namely Toboali, Air Gegas, Payung, Simpang Rimba and Lempar Pongok.

He also said that the regency, which has a population of 152,728 people, also has granite deposits in a total of 66,312 hectares, kaolin 4.42 hectares and quartz sand 4,143 hectares.

The mineral deposits in South Bangka regency include 13,262,500 cubic meters of granite, 200,000 cubic meters of quartz sand, 120 cubic meters of kaolin, 11,011,522 cubic meters of tin ore, and 58,785 cubic meters of iron ore.