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Indonesia Bauxite
Bauxite was being mined in the early 1990s by P.T.
Aneka
Tambang on Bintan Island and three neighboring islands,
and most
bauxite was exported to Japan. Total bauxite reserves of
396
million tons were found in the Bintan Island area and in
Kalimantan
Barat Province. Reserves of commercially exportable
bauxite were
much more limited, although on-site processing into
alumina had the
potential to be commercially feasible with below export
grade
reserves. Bauxite, the demand for which had increased
during
Repelita V after having slowed down during Repelita IV, is
a
primary input in the production of aluminum. It must first
be
refined into alumina. Plans were underway in 1991 for an
alumina
refinery, and the Department of Mining and Energy had been
seeking
an interested foreign partner to develop a US$600 million
facility
on Bintan Island since the late 1980s. Alumina input for
P.T.
Indonesia Asahan Aluminum was imported from Australia.
Data as of November 1992
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