ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – Indonesia is increasingly intensifying mineral exploration with the aim of increasing the strategic utilization of Indonesia’s mineral potential.
In this context, the Center for Coal and Geothermal Mineral Resources, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources began strategic collaboration with the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and Kyoto University, Japan. This collaboration concentrates on developing more advanced mineral exploration technologies.
It is hoped that this trilateral cooperation will produce new innovations in the field of mineral exploration, so that Indonesia can be more independent in managing its natural resources.
“We will try our best to make this investigation a success, including by providing the required rock samples, such as those taken from several locations in Indonesia, namely from Banten, East Java, West Nusa Tenggara and North Sulawesi,” said the Head. Center for Coal and Geothermal Mineral Resources, Agung Pribadi, quoted Wednesday, October 16 2024.
As a reference, ITB and Kyoto University have long collaborated to develop geothermal energy exploration technology in Indonesia. Under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) scheme, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the BAGUS (Beneficial and Advanced Geothermal Use System) project has involved these two universities since April 2015.
One of the most prominent results of this collaboration is scientific publications containing the latest findings in the field of mineral exploration. It is hoped that this scientific publication can become an important reference for the scientific community and mining industry both at home and abroad.
“The expected results are the development of better techniques and analysis of mineral composition, as well as increased capabilities in characterization and more efficient extraction techniques. All of this will help more broadly in optimizing mineral resources in Indonesia,” he explained.
“Specifying Control Factors on Ore Chemical Composition of Hydrothermal Deposits through Factor Analysis” is the research topic proposed by Kyoto University in this collaboration. This can be seen from Prof. Katsuaki Koike on the study of elemental composition, analysis and mechanisms of mineralization in Japan.
With this presentation, it is hoped that Kyoto University can carry out the same study in Indonesia, or in other words can carry out a comparative study. (AT Network)
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