Rare Earth Element Exploration in Indonesia

Rare earth elements exploration in Indonesia have began to grow for last few years was affected by
restrictions on exports of rare earth metals from China to meet their own needs. Various countries
becomes the object of the research potential of REE including Indonesia. Some region in Indonesia
showed potential resources of rare earth LTJ, especially in Bangka Belitung, Kalimantan and West
Sulawesi. BATAN has conducted research of rare earth elements from exploration through to processing
of separation REE from radioactive elements. Besides associated with radioactive minerals, REE
contained in insitu washing up to smelter from the tailing and rest of the tin mining. Thorium are
compatible elements with REE, comparison of Th and REE content in soil/rock are linear. Monazite and
thorianite both are radioactive minerals contain REE found in two prospect region in Bangka Belitung
Island and Mamuju–West Sulawesi, respectively.