Years of intensive tin mining has left a trail of devastating effects on the environment and the people on Bangka island. Big tin companies such as PT Timah and informal miners destroy large tracks of forest and the offshore mining the coral reefs. Bangka island produces currently one third of world's tin, used widely in the electronics and IT industry by major brands. Years of intensive tin mining has left a trail of devastating effects on the environment and the people on Bangka island. Big tin companies such as PT Timah and informal miners destroy large tracks of forest and the offshore mining the coral reefs. Bangka island produces currently one third of world's tin, used widely in the electronics and IT industry by major brands. Electronics companies such as Apple, Samsung, Panasonic, LG Electronics and Sony obtain their tin from Bangka Island.Bangka used to be a beautiful island with white sand beaches, palm trees, coral reefs and everything which belongs to the cliché of a tropical island. But its beauty is nearly destroyed.
