Bangka Island tin placers

ROCKHOUNDING RESTRICTED DOCUMENTED

Where: Bangka Belitung · Asia · approx. -2.1, 106.1 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: The core of the Indonesian tin belt, worked by pits, dredges and unlicensed rafts for two centuries

What turns up: cassiterite, ilmenite, zircon, monazite

Access: Restricted.

PT Timah leases and a policed informal sector, casual collecting is not provided for.

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.