Production of selected metallic mineral products Indonesia 2022, by type

In 2022, approximately 98 million metric tons of nickel ores had been produced in Indonesia. The mining sector has been one of the key sectors contributing to Indonesia’s economic growth over many decades. Cost of minerals Exploration spending has been stagnant for a number of years. Indonesian mining companies have shifted their attention from increasing production and development to cutting operational expenditure and focusing on easier-to-mine mineral deposits, while curtailing capital expenditure. Over a 13-year period, mine production of nickel in Indonesia increased by over six-fold. Global nickel supply is however likely to see an increase with the ongoing Indonesian nickel refinery projects and the restoration of permits for previously suspended nickel mines in the Philippines. Tin is seeing a price recovery as a result of raw material scarcity, leading to the shutdown of several Chinese smelters, because of Indonesia’s consistency in enforcing its export restrictions and also the depletion of major tin mines in Myanmar. Employment in remote areas The sector makes a significant contribution to Indonesia’s GDP, its exports, government revenue and employment. For instance, in 2023, the foreign direct investment in mining and quarrying in Indonesia amounted to approximately 4.7 billion U.S. dollars. It has also arguably contributed to the development of the many remote regions of Indonesia, as mining companies are the only significant employers in some of these areas. However, this was sometimes at the cost of the miners’ physical health and environmental destruction of Indonesia’s remote areas.

于2022年，印度尼西亚已生产约9800万吨镍矿石。采矿业长期以来一直是推动印度尼西亚经济增长的关键产业之一。矿物成本方面，勘探支出已停滞多年。印度尼西亚的矿业公司已将关注点从增产和发展转向削减运营支出，并聚焦于易于开采的矿物矿床，同时缩减资本支出。在过去的13年间，印度尼西亚的镍矿产量增长了超过六倍。然而，随着印尼镍精炼项目的持续推进以及菲律宾先前暂停的镍矿开采许可的恢复，全球镍供应预计将有所增加。由于原料稀缺，锡价正在复苏，这主要归因于中国部分炼锡厂的关闭，部分原因是印度尼西亚持续执行其出口限制政策，以及缅甸主要锡矿的枯竭。在偏远地区的就业方面，该行业对印度尼西亚的国内生产总值、出口、政府收入和就业做出了显著贡献。例如，在2023年，印度尼西亚采矿和采石业的直接外国投资额约为47亿美元。它还可能促进了印度尼西亚众多偏远地区的发展，因为矿业公司是这些地区唯一的重大雇主。然而，这有时是以矿工的身体健康和印度尼西亚偏远地区的环境破坏为代价的。