KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesian state tin miner PT Timah said on Thursday it adheres to regulations and good mining practices in its activities both on land and offshore and said it was committed to environmental sustainability. Timah, the world's second largest refined tin producer, was responding to a Reuters report on Tuesday on how miners on the Indonesian island of Bangka are moving their mining activities offshore as reserves on land thinned. Environmentalists have been worried about the impact of sea mining on the island's mangrove area while fishermen said their catches had significantly dwindled due to the sea mining.
Indonesia tin miner Timah says meets rules, good practices
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Indonesian state tin miner PT Timah said on Thursday it adheres to regulations and good mining practices in its activities both on land and offshore and said it was committed to environmental sustainability. Timah, the world's second largest refined tin producer, was responding to a Reuters report on Tuesday on how miners on the Indonesian island of Bangka are moving their mining activities offshore as reserves on land thinned. Environmentalists have been worried about the impact of sea mining on the island's mangrove area while fishermen said their catches had significantly dwindled due to the sea mining.