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Indonesian nickel miners ask government to keep mining quota for three years
The Indonesian nickel miners association APNI urged the Indonesian government on Friday to continue mining quotas for three years, to maintain a consistent climate of business. The Mining Minister said on Wednesday that the government intends to reduce the duration of mining quotas (also known as RKABs) to one year in order to better control the supply and support the prices of commodities like coal and nickel. The resource-rich nation extended the validity of quotas to three years in order to reduce the burden on authorities and applicants. Companies are still able to make revisions to their respective quotas every...