Jakarta - Throughout the month of January to September of 2013, the production and export of nickel ore and bauxite ore has more than 40 million tons.

According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Mineral Production Kasubdit, Harsonyo Ariwibowo, it is still abanyak mining companies that exploit the momentum of exports  ore  export ban that began before 2014.

"Many employers ramped up while they allowed to export," he said as quoted by the daily Cash, Jakarta, Tuesday (12/11).

Harsonyo explained, it projects to produce and export nickel ore until December mendatangakan reached 52.2 million tons. Due to the high supply of nickel ore exports in the international markets especially China, excessive and prices continue to decline.

Based on data from the Ministry of Energy, up to September 2013, the nickel ore production reached 40.3 million tons, nearly matching the amount realized nickel ore production during the year 2012 which reaches 41 million tons.