Indonesia News » Bangka Belitung Islands News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Social: Illegal mining fuels social conflict in Indonesian tin hub of Bangka-Belitung
Tin mining in one of the world’s main producers of the metal has sparked the latest in a series of conflicts between illegal miners and traditional fishers in Indonesia. The incident stemmed from a ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Social: Tin mining is big business in Indonesia . Here's why miners risk their lives for $13 a day.
Miners in Indonesia risk their lives every day by illegally diving up to 65 feet underwater with minimal equipment. Top-earning miners make about $13 a day. The tin they mine gets used in common ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Social: Landslide at illegal tin mine in Bangka kills six
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! earch and rescue workers ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Social: Six killed in landslide at illegal tin mine in Indonesia's Bangka region
Search and rescue workers observing a landslide scar on Feb 3, 2026 at the Pondi illegal tin mining site in Pemali district, Bangka regency, Bangka Belitung Islands. - Courtesy of Pangkalpinang SAR ...
News Indonesia » Bangka-Belitung Islands » Social: Your smartphone might be linked to crocodile attacks in Indonesia. Here’s how
What’s the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It’s quite straightforward. Smartphones need tin, which is often mined illegally in Indonesia. When illegal tin mines are abandoned ...