Zeolite Mine Sulbar Have Potential As much as 17 million tons : http://www.beritasatu.com/ekonomi/212888-sulbar-miliki-potensi-tambang-zeolit-sebesar-17-juta-ton.html/26 September 2014

West Sulawesi province (West Sulawesi) have the potential content of about 17.0576 million tons of zeolite mine in Mamasa.

Executing tasks Office of Energy and Mineral Resources of West Sulawesi province, Amri Eka Sakti said zeolite mine is very promising to be managed.

"Mine in West Sulawesi there is a lot that can be glimpsed investors. The government in this area is very open in accepting investment in mining," he said in Produktion, Friday (26/9).

In addition to the Mamasa, zeolite mine in West Sulawesi province, also appeared in the Village Seppong, District Sendana, Majene, with potential reserves reached 26.4 million tons.

Indonesian Miners Face Loss of License Under 2014 Raw Export Ban: Ririn Radiawati Kusuma | February 10, 2012

Mining companies that fail to meet new rules in place from 2014 banning the export of unprocessed commodities will face the revocation of their mining license and the suspension of their shipping activities, a government deputy minister said on Friday.

In a sign that it is not planning to back down on the controversial plan despite criticism, the government on Monday signed the decree that spells out the ban, included in a 2009 mining law.

The law aims force the development of the manufacturing sector by compelling resources companies to process materials at home rather than offshore.

Deputy Energy Minister Widjajono Partowidagdo said that companies that companies breaching the ban would be hit with penalties, including halving their production entitlement, revocation of their mining licenses and temporary suspension of their shipping activities. "The sanctions will be imposed by the minister, governor or district chief," Widjajono said.

Some companies say compliance with the law will be expensive because they will need to establish processing facilities. They have also argued that not all miners wish to extend their businesses into smelting and other value-added procedures, and that the 2014 law would make them internationally uncompetitive.

Tony Wenas, a deputy chairman of the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA), said the government should help small mining companies.

"Big companies won't have problems with the law, but smaller ones might," he said.

Among the larger companies making major investments in the wake of the 2009 law is Aneka Tambang (Antam), a state-controlled miner, Tony said. Antam has outlined plans to build a $1.6 billion smelter in Buli, North Maluku; a $450 million series of four smelter plants at Tayan, West Kalimantan; a gold smelter in Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta; and a smelter for processing nickel.

Widjajono said that Antam's smelting plants would help the country improve the quality of its mining industry.

The law bans the shipment of unprocessed gold, nickel, tin, copper, silver, bauxite, iron ore, sand iron, nickel, manganese, antimony, and other commodities. Non-metal minerals such as calcite (limestone), feldspar, kaolin, bentonite, zeolite, silica (quartz sand), zircon, and diamond will also be affected. The government is working to impose similar rules for coal, which is the country's biggest export by volume.