WHAT ON EARTH

AN aerial view of the nickel ore mining area in Siumbatu village, Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, Tuesday, January 23. The Geological Agency of the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry stated that out of around 2 million hectares of land with nickel potential, only about 800,000 hectares have been explored, leaving approximately 1.2 million hectares of nickel-containing land yet to be explored. ANTARA/Mohamad Hamzah