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Indonesia Resumes Export of Some Metal Ore Concentrates
Jul. 21, 2014 09:23AM PST
Base Metals Investing Mineweb reported today that shipments of iron ore, lead, and zinc have left Indonesia following the implementation of a mineral export ban from the country in January. Two firms, Sebuku Iron Lateritic Ores and Lumbung Mineral Sentosa, agreed to pay a controversial 20 percent export tax, according to Mineweb.
Mineweb reported today that shipments of iron ore, lead, and zinc have left Indonesia following the implementation of a mineral export ban from the country in January. Two firms, Sebuku Iron Lateritic Ores and Lumbung Mineral Sentosa, agreed to pay a controversial 20 percent export tax, according to Mineweb.
As quoted in the publication:
Silo expected to export 8 million tonnes of Iron ore concentrate a year, while Lumbung should ship 29,000 tonnes a year, he added. Both companies were exporting to China,Sukhyar said.
