Indonesia mineral export ban uncertainty starts to bite

Jan 7 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s planned mineral export ban – a policy designed to force miners to process their ores domestically – is sending shudders through the economy, with a Singapore-owned nickel miner suspending operations ahead of the Jan. 12 ban.

Indonesia is the world’s top exporter of nickel ore, thermal coal and refined tin, but also has significant exports of iron ore a

Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/07/indonesia-minerals-ibris-idUSL3N0KH1K020140107

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