Land Metal Resulting Areas Are Rare In Indonesia, Karun's Wealth Is High Valued

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YOGYAKARTA - Rare earth (LTJ) is one of the treasures owned by Indonesian soil. This natural resource is claimed to have economic value and is being hunted a lot. So far, there are five rare earth metal producing regions in Indonesia.

Land metal is rarely one of the mining resources in Indonesia, apart from nickel, coal, gold, copper, or tin. This material is named rare soil metals based on the assumption that the presence of this metal is not widely found. But in fact, LTJ is spread quite abundant, exceeding other elements in the earth's crust.

Ground metal is rarely a magnetic and conducting mineral that is used as the main component of powering most electronic devices. This resource can be used for power in mobile phones, speakers, tablets, and so on.

LTJ is used for raw materials for various equipment that require modern technology, such as as batteries. Not only used for charging small electronic devices, LTJ is also used in the electronics industry to solar power plants (PLTS), new renewable energy-based power plants (EBT), oxygen/wind power plants (PLTB).

The use of rare earth metals is currently widely found in various sectors, ranging from automotive, health, aviation, to defense. LTJ commodities have not been produced in Indonesia. The availability of LTJ is quite abundant in five regions in Indonesia.

In fact, Indonesia does not yet have complete data regarding total rare earth metal resources because domestic LTJ research is still minimal. However, in a book entitled Land Metal Potential is rare in Indonesia, LTJ resources were successfully researched in several areas. The results of this study noted that LTJ obtained 72,579 tons from placer deposits and laterial deposits.

Here are some rare earth metal-producing areas in Indonesia.

Plaser-type resources are rare earth metals in the form of lead-joint minerals. This type of LTJ is found in tin-producing areas, both land (onshore) and sea (offshore).

The greater the potential for lead that is owned, the bigger the LTJ is. Placer-type LTJ-producing areas are the Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung Islands, and south of West Kalimantan.

This type of deposit has begun to be widely developed in several LTJ-producing countries. Indonesia is a country that has a large LTJ potential, seeing from its geographical and climatic conditions. This type of LTJ is spread across areas, such as North Sumatra, West Kalimantan, West Sulawesi, and Central Sulawesi.

LTJ type adsorption ions, especially those found in kaolin deposits, were found in the Belitung Island area. However, the number of LTJ there is still unknown due to limited data obtained from hand drilling and test wells. Although the results of chemical analysis show that there is this content, this potential potential is still an indication of LTJ.

Research on coal LTJ in Indonesia is still low or limited. However, seeing the geological conditions and coal potential in the country, Indonesia has great potential in coal LTJ. Research related to this has been carried out in

That's a review of rare earth metal-producing areas in Indonesia. The magnitude of the potential of LTJ resources in Indonesia can be used as capital for the development of the modern industrial sector, such as the electrification climate. This is because this material has strategic elements that are needed.

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