Mmy 2010

MALAYSIAN
MINERALS
YEARBOOK 2010
MINERALS AND GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT MALAYSIA
Twentieth Issue
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PREFACE
Each year, the Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia (JMG)

undertakes a comprehensive compilation and review of the development
in the country's mineral industry and publishes the results as the
Malaysian Minerals Yearbook (MMYB). Its aim is to provide reliable and
comprehensive information on the entire minerals produced in Malaysia.
This issue is the 20th edition of MMYB, and as in the previous editions
the main focus of the publication is the metallic, non-metallic mineral and
coal. In addition, it provides information on production and trade which
will serve as a useful reference text for the mineral industry. This MMYB
incorporates chapters devoted to each mineral commodity produced in
Malaysia. Amongst the information included are commodity reviews,
minerals production, import, export, prices and analyses of the mineral
commodities.
Starting from this issue of MMYB the section on exploration and mining
activities were no longer be reported but will be incorporated in another
department's publication i.e. Malaysian Mining Industry report. However,
a new chapter on manganese is included to give a full review due to the
increase activities for this commodity.
The Minerals and Geoscience Department continuously strives to improve

the quality of its publications for the benefit of the mineral fraternity. We
welcome any constructive comments and suggestions by readers that
may help us to meet the changing needs and requirements of the mineral
sector.
Finally, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to government

agencies, various organisations, companies and individuals who have
been continuously providing valuable information for the preparation of
this report and looks forward to similar cooperation and assistance in the
future.
DATO’ YUNUS BIN ABDUL RAZAK

Director General
Minerals and Geoscience Department
Malaysia
November 2011
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Although the compilation of this report is principally the effort of the
Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia, much of the information
presented is based on data originally collected by other departments
and agencies. The following sources are gratefully acknowledged:
Trade Statistics:
External Trade Statistics 2010 published by the Department of

Statistics
World Minerals Production:
Mineral Commodity Summaries 2010 published by the U.S

Geological Survey (USGS)
World Mineral Production 2005 - 2009 published by the British

Geological Survey
Minerals prices:
Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin published by United Nations

Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
UNCTAD Commodity Yearbook published by United Nations,
Geneva
Industrial Minerals published by Metal Bulletin Journals
Malaysian Tin Bulletin by Tin Industry Board
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Malaysian mineral production data
Aggregates Production figures represent the total tonnage of

crushed rocks, including crushed limestone for
industrial and agricultural uses.
Clays Production figures shown also include ball clay.
Copper Mine production of copper is shown as copper-

in-concentrates.
Limestone Production figures shown include crushed

limestone used for aggregates unless specified
e.g. limestone for cement.
Rare earths The annual production figures represent the

aggregate tonnages of monazite and xenotime
concentrates produced as by-products of tin
mining.
Silica Silica production figures represent the aggregate

tonnage of silica sand, mine tailing sand and quartz
rock powder.
Tantalum- The annual production figures represent the

Niobium aggregate tonnage of columbite and struverite
concentrates produced as by-products of tin
mining.
Tin Mine production of tin is shown as tin content of

concentrates (tin-in-concentrates).
Titanium Production is shown as gross tonnage of ilmenite

concentrates produced as a by-product of tin
mining. A small amount of rutile may be included.
Zirconium Production is shown as gross tonnage of zircon

concentrates produced as a by-product of tin
mining.
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Trade
In this edition, three consecutive years of import/export data are shown

(2008, 2009, 2010). Export figures shown in the trade tables represent net
exports (i.e. excluding re-exports).
World production
The world production tables only give the major world producers. Other
producers are included in the row depicted as ‘other countries’.
Price graphs
Where information is available, actual prices of mineral commodities are

shown over a ten-year period.
Local Terminology
In the review texts, heavy minerals produced in the process of alluvial tin
ore beneficiation are referred to by the term ‘amang’ which is widely used
in the local tin industry.
Units of weight
t = tonne = 1,000 kg
Mt = million tonne = 1,000,000 tonne
kg = kilogram = 1,000 gm
gm = gram = 0.001 kg
tr oz = troy ounce = 31.1035 gm
Units of area
sq km = square kilometre = 100 ha

ha = hectare = 0.01 square kilometre
Units of currency
RM = Ringgit Malaysia
US$ = US Dollar
(2010 average exchange rate: 1US$ = RM3.21)
£ = British Pound
(2010 average exchange rate: £1 = RM4.97)
A$ = Australian Dollar
(2010 average exchange rate: 1A$ = RM2.95)
Conventions
’000 = x thousand
0 = quantity less than half the unit shown
- = nil
N.A = not available
n.y.a. = not yet available
e = estimated
p = preliminary
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Communication regarding this publication should be addressed to
Director General
Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia
20th Floor, Tabung Haji Building, Jalan Tun Razak,
50658 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 603-21611033 Fax: 603-21611036

e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.jmg.gov.my
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MALAYSIAN MINERALS YEARBOOK 2010
Commodity analyses and reviews by:
Shari Ismail
Zulkipli Che Kasim
Hamadi Che Harun
Commodity trade data compilation by:
Ahmad Kamal Mohd. Tahir

Abdul Razak Abdul Aziz
Mineral Intelligence Unit

Mineral Economics Section
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CONTENTS
Preface i
Acknowledgements ii
Explanatory notes iii
OVERVIEW 1
MINERALS IN BRIEF
Malaysia's minerals production 2009 - 2010 6

Malaysia's production value of minerals 2006 - 2010 6
Statistic of selected mineral-based manufacturing industries 7
Export and import value of major minerals 8
Export value of major mineral-based products 9
Import value of major mineral-based products 10
Summary of Malaysian production of mineral commodities 2010 11
COMMODITY REVIEWS
Metallic Minerals
Aluminium 13
Copper 18
Gold 23
Iron 28
Manganese 33
Rare earth minerals 37
Silver 40
Tantalum/Niobium minerals 44
Tin 47
Titanium 52
Zircon 57
Non-Metallic Minerals
Aggregates 62
Barytes 65
Bentonite/Fuller’s Earth 69
Clays and earth materials 74
Feldspar 77
Gypsum and Anhydrite 81
Kaolin 84
Limestone 88
Mica 91
Phosphate rock 94
Sand and Gravel 96
Silica sand 99
Energy Minerals
Coal 103
LIST OF MINES IN 2010
List of operating mines in 2010 107
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OVERVIEW
According to Bank Negara Report 2010, the Malaysian economy experienced a strong resumption of
growth with the expansion of 7.2 per cent compared to a contraction of 1.7 per cent in 2009. The
growth was driven mainly by robust domestic demand due to strong expansion in private sector.
During the year, the mining and quarrying sector rebound marginally by 0.2 per cent after experiencing
a decline of 3.8 per cent in 2009. The growth was due to higher output to meet the increasing demand
from major importer countries. However, crude oil output continued its decline trend mainly due to
lower production from maturing oil fields and the shutdown of several oil fields for maintenance.
Consequently, the share of the mining and quarrying sector to GDP continued to decline to 7.2 from
7.7 per cent recorded in 2009.
The manufacturing sector recorded a strong growth of 11.4 per cent after experienced a contraction of
9.4 per cent in 2009. The increase was driven largely by the strong growth in the first half-year, with
expansion in both the export and domestic oriented industries.
The construction sector grew by 5.2 per cent in 2010 compared to 5.8 per cent in 2009. The growth
was supported mainly by the expansion of the non-residential and civil engineering sub-sector. This
reflected the increase in the construction of commercial properties, upgrading and repair of public
buildings, and further progress in the implementation of infrastructure projects.
Minerals Production
1
The total Malaysia's mineral production value during 2010 was RM3.9 billion. The mineral production
increased by 29 per cent from RM3.1 billion recorded in 2009. The growth was largely contributed in
the increase of all types of minerals group that is metallic, non-metallic and coal production.
With the improved in global mineral demand and market prices, most of metallic mineral commodities
showed an increase in production value in 2010 except for bauxite and struverite. During the year, the
value of metallic minerals production increased by 69 per cent to RM1.16 billion from RM687 million
recorded in 2009. The production accounted 29 per cent share of the total mineral production value.
In terms of quantity, the metallic minerals that increased in production were iron ore (3.5 million tonnes),
manganese (889,703 tonnes), ilmenite (19,036 tonnes), rutile (7,567 tonnes), tin (2,668 tonnes), zircon
(1,267 tonnes), rare earth minerals (732 tonnes) and gold (3,766 kg); whilst those metallic minerals
which decreased in output were bauxite (124,274 tonnes) and struverite (84 tonnes).
The non-metallic minerals production value continued to maintain its dominant share of the country's
mineral contribution that accounted for 64 per cent share of the total mineral output value in 2010. The
overall non-metallic mineral production value increased to RM2.57 billion from RM2.07 billion recorded
in 2009. In 2010, all non-metallic minerals except barytes had showed an increase in production. The
major contributor within the non-metallic minerals was rock aggregates that registered an increase
production to 101.8 million tonnes compared with 86.5 million tonnes in 2009. This was attributed to
high demand for the material by the construction industry. Others non-metallic minerals that experienced
an increase in production were clays (27.5 million tonnes), limestone for cement (22.4 million tonnes),
sand and gravel (30.7 million tonnes), silica sand (932,159 tonnes), kaolin (530,331 tonnes), feldspar
Malaysian Minerals Yearbook 2010

(455,497 tonnes) and mica (4,415 tonnes). However, barytes production decreased to 1,000 tonnes
compared with 22,390 tonnes produced in the previous year.
The production value of energy mineral represented solely by coal, registered a decrease in production
value to RM262 million in 2010 compared with RM320 million recorded in 2009. However, in term of
quantity, a total of 2.40 million tonnes of coal was produced during the year.
Manufactured Mineral-Based Products
The overall production value of manufactured mineral-based products in 2010 rose by 13 percent to
RM53.3 billion compared to RM47.0 billion recorded in the previous year. The metallic mineral-based
products increased by 19 per cent while non-metallic mineral-based products increased marginally by
two per cent. In terms of contribution to the total output value, the metallic mineral-based products
accounted for 70 per cent and the remaining 30 per cent was contributed by non-metallic mineral-
based products. Most of the metallic mineral-based products showed increased in production in 2010.
The main contributing industries for the non-metallic mineral-based products include hydraulic cement,
glass and glass products and fertilisers. The hydraulic cement industry production value increased by
one per cent to RM4.42 billion in 2010. The glass and glass products industry decreased by seven per
cent to RM2.85 billion, while the fertilisers industry dropped by six per cent to RM2.29 billion from
RM2.43 billion in 2009.
Export and Import of Major Minerals

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In 2010, the total mineral export value registered an increase to RM798.6 million compared with RM548.5
million in 2009. The main minerals exported were non-metallic minerals which contributed about 53
per cent, metallic minerals 39 per cent and coal export remains at about eight per cent. The major
minerals exported during the year were iron ore, aggregates, limestone flux and coal.
The export value of non-metallic minerals rose to RM425.5 million compared with RM379.6 million
recorded in 2009. This was contributed from increased in the export of rock aggregates, clay and
other refractory minerals, kaolin and silica sand. During the year, the rock aggregates exports increased
to RM227.6 million in 2010 from RM159.6 million registered in 2009. Similarly, the clay and other
refractory minerals exports value soared to RM11.5 million compared with RM6.18 million in 2009.
The export value of metallic mineral ores and concentrates and coal increased significantly by more
than one fold to RM311.8 million compared with RM142.7 million in 2009 and RM61.2 million compared
with RM26.3 million in 2009 respectively.
On the other hand, the overall import value of minerals recorded an increase of 43 per cent to RM8.17
billion compared with RM5.68 billion in 2009. The major mineral commodities imported during the year
were coal with a value of RM5.2 billion; iron ore, RM1.3 billion; tin ore, RM1.1 billion; phosphate, RM137.5
million; gypsum, RM82 million; clay & other refractory minerals, RM62.2 million and kaolin, RM59.6
million.
Import and Export of Mineral-Based Products
The overall export value of major mineral-based products increased by nine per cent to RM24.4 billion
compared with RM22.3 billion in 2009. The increased was contributed mainly from the increase in
export value of metallic mineral-based products. In 2010, about 84 per cent of the exported mineral-
based products were of metallic mineral and 16 per cent was of non-metallic mineral-based products.
The export value for metallic mineral-based products recorded an increased of 10 per cent to RM20.42
billion, while the non-metallic mineral-based products decreased to RM3.98 billion.
The major metallic mineral-based products exported were iron and steel products with a value of
RM8.39 billion followed by copper manufactures, RM4.48 billion; aluminium-based products, RM2.58
billion; tin metal and tin-based products, RM2.36 billion; and non-monetary gold, RM1.60 billion.
As for the non-metallic mineral-based products, the major exports contributor were glass and glassware
products with a value of RM2.35 billion, decreased by 5 per cent from RM2.48 billion registered in
2009. Other major non-metallic minerals-based products exported were cement with a value of RM623
million; clay-based and ceramic products RM619.2 million; lime, RM126.8 million; limestone flux, RM85.8
million; and dimension stone, RM25.7 million.
In addition, the total imports value of mineral-based products recorded an increase of 21 per cent to
RM46.42 billion in 2010. The total import value of metallic mineral-based products increased by 20 per
cent to RM42.95 billion, whilst the non-metallic mineral-based products increased by 32 per cent to
RM3.48 billion compared with RM2.77 billion recorded in 2009.
The main non-metallic mineral-based products imported during the year were glass, RM1.69 billion;
glassware, RM698 million; clay-based and ceramics products, RM522 million; and cement, RM416 3
million. Whilst, the main metallic mineral-based products imported were iron and steel, RM18.21
billion; gold (non-monetary), RM6.66 billion; copper, RM9.56 billion; aluminium, RM5.38 billion; zinc-
based, RM1.03 billion; tin-based, RM865 million; tin metal; RM690 million; and lead-based, RM344
million.
Mineral Exploration Development
In 2010, Minerals and Geoscience Department continued it mineral exploration activity for metallic,
industrial and energy minerals. A regional reconnaissance, follow-up and detailed geochemical surveys
over previously identified anomalous areas for selected metallic mineral were carried out. As a result,
several potential localities for gold, iron ore, tin and manganese were delineated.
The reconnaissance geochemical surveys for manganese were carried out in Batu Kurau, Perak; Gua
Musang and Kuala Krai area, Kelantan; and other metallic minerals in Tawau area, Sabah; and Lawas
area, Sarawak.
A follow-up and detailed geochemical survey for metallic minerals were carried over anomalous areas
in Johor (Tenggaroh), Kelantan (Sg. Riau, Chiku), Terengganu (Setiu and Bukit Besi), Pahang (Bentong
and Bukit Ibam), Sarawak (Gunung Ampunok) and Sabah (Ulu Kalumpang and Kunak). Anomalies for
iron ore and tin were identified in Terengganu and Pahang. Gold anomalies were identified in most of
the states.

Investigations for non-metallic minerals were also carried out in several states of Peninsular Malaysia,
Sabah and Sarawak. These include survey for limestone, dimension stone, clay, sericite, silica sand,
quartz (silica rock), feldspar and construction sand.
Areas with significant reserves for dimension stone, construction sand, feldspar, silica sand, quartz
(silica rock), limestone and clay were identified. Occurrences of titanium and sericite were also observed.
An evaluation of limestone resources for dimension stone was carried out in Raub and Chegar Perah,
Pahang. Investigation and assessment on clay resources for industrial uses were conducted over
areas in Lundu-Semantan and Mukah-Balingian in Sarawak and Mansuli, Lahad Datu in Sabah.
A follow-up survey for feldspar was conducted over an area in Dabong, Kuala Betis, Blau and Lojing in
Kelantan. Consequently, the survey area was extended into Merapoh area in Pahang.
Other non-metallic minerals investigated during the year were sericite and mica in Kg. Coldstream
area in Perak. Evaluation of sand deposits for construction purposes was conducted over areas in
Seberang Prai, Pulau Pinang and Terengganu.
Investigation to delineate and determine the quality of silica sand deposits were carried out over selected
areas in Kemaman, Setiu and Marang in Terengganu. The study showed there were 27.2 million tonnes
of silica sand suitable for glass sand, silica flux, foundry sand and silica bricks. A similar survey was
carried out in Sarawak over selected areas in Lawas, Sibu and Sarikei.
Exploration and evaluation on coal resources was carried out in Sarawak and Sabah where a number
of coal potential sites have been identified. Seven coal seams with thickness ranging from 2.0 m to
12.0 m were recorded in Murum-Plieran area and Belaga, Sarawak. In Sabah, a total of 12 coal seams
4 were delineated in the Sinobang Block, 11 coal seams in Ulu Pinangah Block and seven seams in
Susui Block with indicated reserves of 1.2 million tonnes, 3.5 million tonnes and 44.5 million tonnes
respectively.
MINERALS IN BRIEF
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MALAYSIA'S MINERALS PRODUCTION 2009 - 2010
2009 2010
Mineral Tonnes Value Tonnes Value
(unless stated (RM) (unless stated (RM)
otherwise) otherwise)
Energy Minerals
Coal 2,138,390 320,758,500 2,397,340 261,659,350
Total 320,758,500 261,659,350
Metallic Minerals
Iron ore 1,470,186 147,018,600 3,557,813 423,731,784

Gold (gm) 2,794,167 307,553,962 3,765,936 397,183,643
Tin-in-concentrates 2,410 114,812,400 2,668 172,359,714
Manganese 468,963 98,482,230 899,703 143,840,946
Bauxite 274,456 9,220,120 124,274 15,923,523
Zircon 1,145 2,061,000 1,267 5,623,601
Ilmenite 15,983 3,995,750 19,036 4,715,760
Struverite 176 3,168,000 84 1,621,352
Rare earth minerals 25 32,500 732 797,244
Silver (gm) 366,971 664,218 435,862 449,047
Rutile 1,502 45,060 7,567 154,760
Total 687,053,839 1,166,401,374
Aggregates 86,497,394 1,380,987,459 101,809,657 1,637,092,642

Sand and gravel 17,382,050 246,452,676 30,698,267 448,909,308
Clay & earth materials 22,966,036 158,698,220 27,543,322 195,245,410
Limestone (for cement) 22,165,099 181,268,205 22,431,147 188,297,330
Kaolin 487,632 36,769,972 530,331 41,670,793
Silica sand 630,394 26,786,833 932,159 35,887,327
Feldspar 410,053 33,911,120 455,497 21,128,470
Mica 4,324 2,377,984 4,515 2,428,280
Barytes 22,390 7,724,550 1,000 155,000
6 Total 2,074,977,018 2,570,814,559
Grand total 3,082,789,358 3,998,875,283
MALAYSIA'S PRODUCTION VALUE OF MINERALS 2006 - 2010
3,999
4500
3,083
4000 2,699
2,535
3500 2,198
2,571
3000
1,952 1,973 2,075
1,704
(RM Million)
2500
2000
1,166
1500
566 687 Total

1000 408 465
Non-metallic
500 321 262 Metallic
86 118 160
0 Energy
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
STATISTIC OF SELECTED MINERAL-BASED MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Sales value of own manufactured products

Raw material (Industry code) (Ex-factory, RM)
2009 2010p
Metallic
Basic iron and steel products (27100) 16,408,190,000 19,638,276,000
Other basic precious and non-ferrous metals (27209) 4,243,486,000 5,940,889,000
Wire, wire products and metal fasteners (28992) 3,401,032,000 3,766,955,000
Tin cans and metal boxes (28991) 1,992,938,000 1,940,102,000
Tin smelting 1,733,405,837 2,447,070,436
Structural metal products (28110) 1,662,715,000 1,520,216,000
Brass, copper, pewter and aluminium products (28993) 1,198,818,000 1,386,510,000
Other fabricated metal products not elsewhere 1,143,909,000 1,061,408,000
classified (28999)
Sub-total 31,784,493,837 37,701,426,436
Non-metallic
Hydraulic cement (26941) 4,356,694,000 4,418,156,000
Fertilisers and nitrogen (24120) 2,430,188,000 2,289,509,000
Glass and glass products (26100) 2,625,692,000 2,853,245,000
Structural non-refractory clay and ceramic products 1,578,434,000 1,339,326,000 7
(26930)
Ready-mix concrete (26951) 1,537,799,000 1,566,563,000
Other articles of concrete, cement and plaster (26959) 1,570,432,000 1,372,080,000
Other non-metallic mineral products, n.e.c (26990) 445,813,000 1,000,552,000
Non-structural non-refractory ceramic ware (26910) 317,726,000 380,492,000
Refractory ceramic products (26920) 393,196,000 358,720,000
Sub-total 15,255,974,000 15,578,643,000

Total Value 47,040,467,837 53,280,069,436
Source: Monthly Manufacturing Statistics Malaysia, January 2011, Department of Statistics

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EXPORT AND IMPORT VALUE OF MAJOR MINERALS
2009 Ringgit (RM) 2010p Ringgit (RM)

Minerals
Export Import Export Import
Metallic
Copper ore and concentrate (SITC: 283-100-000) 23,028,000 252,000 1,049,000 217,000
Bauxite (SITC: 285-100-000) 31,698,000 3,355,000 5,717,000 15,623,000
Ilmenite (SITC: 287-830-100) 6,220,000 53,843,000 7,116,000 46,894,000
Iron ore (SITC: 281) 75,917,000 895,121,000 292,077,000 1,309,897,000
Monazite (SITC: 286-200-000) 385,000 _ 2,675,000 _
Columbite (SITC: 287-850-110) _ _ _ _
Zircon and concentrate (SITC: 287-840-100) 3,970,000 10,652,000 2,522,000 55,980,000
Tin ore and concentrate (SITC: 287-600-000) 1,287,000 569,146,000 697,000 1,050,605,000
Lead ore and concentrate (SITC: 287-400-000) 154,000 101,000 _ _
Sub-total 142,659,000 1,532,470,000 311,853,000 2,479,216,000
Non-metallic
Aggregates (SITC: 273-4) 159,557,000 23,038,000 227,620,000 24,778,000
Clay & other refractory min. (SITC: 278-2) 6,183,000 43,130,000 11,485,000 62,166,000
Feldspar (SITC: 278-53) 10,173,000 22,035,000 7,985,000 51,656,000
Gypsum (SITC: 273-230-000) 1,350,006 77,331,000 248,000 82,060,000
Kaolin (SITC: 278-260-000) 22,699,000 53,655,000 25,454,000 59,592,000
Silica sand (SITC: 273-310-000) 23,841,000 4,760,000 26,418,000 5,526,000
Sand & gravels (SITC: 273-390-000) 823,000 7,668,000 866,000 9,174,000
Mica powder (SITC: 278-522-000) 5,012,000 2,212,000 6,585,000 6,219,000
Dimension stone (SITC: 273-1) 66,091,000 14,215,000 25,736,000 17,157,000
Limestone Flux (SITC: 273-220-000) 81,998,000 383,000 85,849,000 80,000
Barytes (SITC: 278-921-000 &278-922-000) 1,879,000 26,640,000 7,227,000 29,046,000
Phosphate (SITC: 272-3) _ 79,896,000 _ 137,461,000
Sub-total 379,606,000 354,963,000 425,473,000 484,915,000
Energy
Coal (SITC: 321) 26,228,000 3,791,702,000 61,219,000 5,208,678,000
Sub-total 26,228,000 3,791,702,000 61,219,000 5,208,678,000
Total Value 548,493,000 5,679,135,000 798,545,000 8,172,809,000
Source: Department of Statistics

EXPORT VALUE OF MAJOR MINERAL-BASED PRODUCTS
2009 2010p
Commodity
Ringgit (RM) Ringgit (RM)
Metallic Product
Iron & steel (SITC: 671 to 679) 8,771,379,000 8,387,145,000
Copper-based (SITC: 682) 2,787,364,000 4,483,301,000
Gold, non-monetary (SITC: 971) 2,296,413,000 1,596,834,000
Aluminium-based (SITC: 684) 1,938,039,000 2,575,345,000
Tin metal (SITC: 687-110-000) 1,047,422,000 2,083,523,000
Zinc-based (SITC: 686) 520,038,000 433,432,000
Tin-based (SITC: 687) other than SITC: 687-110-000 272,614,000 281,421,000
Titanium dioxide pigments (SITC: 533-1) 206,822,000 277,868,000
Lead-based (SITC: 685) 153,724,000 265,280,000
Titanium oxides (SITC: 522-560-000) 39,931,000 34,020,000
Sub-total 18,033,746,000 20,418,169,000
Non-metallic Product
Glass (SITC: 664) 1,411,440,000 1,366,993,000
Glass ware (SITC: 665) 1,069,023,000 985,954,000
Cement (SITC: 661-2) 876,436,000 623,859,000
Clay-based and ceramics (SITC: 662) 597,659,000 619,227,000
Lime (SITC: 661-1) 101,075,000 126,834,000
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Limestone flux (SITC: 273-220-000) 81,998,000 85,849,000
Pottery (SITC: 666) 80,513,000 92,650,000
Dimension stone block (SITC: 273-1) 66,091,000 25,736,000
Monumental or building stone (SITC: 661) 22,633,000 25,876,000
Activated clay (SITC: 598-650-100) 19,086,000 25,624,000
Sub-total 4,325,954,000 3,978,602,000
Total Export Value 22,359,700,000 24,396,771,000

IMPORT VALUE OF MAJOR MINERAL-BASED PRODUCTS
2009 2010p
Commodity
Ringgit (RM) Ringgit (RM)
Metallic Product
Iron & steel (SITC: 671 to 679) 15,778,289,000 18,213,867,000
Gold, non-monetary (SITC: 971) 6,846,012,000 6,664,924,000
Copper-based (SITC: 682) 6,368,268,000 9,556,420,000
Aluminium-based (SITC: 684) 4,119,149,000 5,383,812,000
Zinc-based (SITC: 686) 837,744,000 1,030,672,000
Tin-based (SITC: 687) other than SITC: 687-110-000 637,063,000 865,032,000
Tin metal (SITC: 687-110-000) 633,653,000 690,213,000
Lead-based (SITC: 685) 301,769,000 344,437,000
Titanium dioxide pigments (SITC: 533-1) 82,235,000 129,840,000
Titanium oxides (SITC: 522-560-000) 63,495,000 66,441,000
Sub-total 35,667,677,000 42,945,658,000
Non-metallic Product
Glass (SITC: 664) 1,338,767,000 1,688,138,000
Glass ware (SITC: 665) 627,742,000 698,415,000
Clay-based and ceramics (SITC: 662) 337,032,000 521,720,000
Cement (SITC: 661-2xx) 257,551,000 415,557,000
10 Pottery (SITC: 666) 49,029,000 55,588,000
Monumental or building stone (SITC: 661-3) 69,463,000 98,985,000
Dimension stone block (SITC: 273-1) 73,675,000 17,157,000
Lime (SITC: 661-1) 14,461,000 3,148,000
Activated clay (SITC: 598-650-100) 2,818,000 517,000
Limestone flux (SITC: 273-220-000) 383,000 80,000
Sub-total 2,770,921,000 3,479,305,000
Total Import Value 38,438,598,000 46,424,963,000

SUMMARY OF MALAYSIAN PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES 2010
Commodity Unit Johor Kedah Kelantan Melaka N.Sembilan Pahang Perak Perlis P.Pinang Selangor/KL Terengganu Sabah Sarawak Total
Metallic minerals
Bauxite tonnes 124,274 – – – – – – – – – – – – 124,274
Gold grams – – 101,417 – – 3,655,669 – – – – 8,850 – – 3,765,936
Iron Ore tonnes 586,615 91,918 209,856 – – 2,465,418 35,580 – – – 168,426 – – 3,557,813
Manganese tonnes – – 899,703 – – – – – – – – – – 899,703
REM (Monazite)* tonnes – – – – – – 622 – – – – – – 622
REM (Xenotime)* tonnes – – – – – – 110 – – – – – – 110
Silver grams – – – – – 435,862 – – – – – – – 435,862
Ta-Nb mineral* tonnes – – – – – – 84 – – – – – – 84
Tin-in-concentrates tonnes 50 – – – – 201 2,395 – – 17 5 – – 2,668
Ilmenite* tonnes – – – – – – 19,036 – – – – – – 19,036
Rutile* tonnes – – – – – – 7,567 – – – – – – 7,567
Zircon* tonnes – – – – – – 1,267 – – – – – – 1,267
Non-metallic minerals
Aggregates tonnes 26,704,461 4,165,104 2,543,743 4,138,715 3,783,474 3,888,522 13,691,222 784,235 5,098,225 21,612,438 3,987,957 1,933,666 9,477,895 101,809,657
Barytes tonnes – – – – – 1,000 – – – – – – – 1,000
Clay & earth mat. tonnes 5,444,958 3,996,551 187,732 623,493 1,612,947 949,311+ 6,361,050 2,418,384 65,584 1,726,846 2,542,808 292,158+ 1,321,500 27,543,322
Feldspar tonnes – – 379,657 – 75,840 – – – – – – – – 455,497
Kaolin tonnes 62,878 – – – – 194,300 273,153 – – – – – – 530,331
Limestone tonnes – 4,180,973 226,771 – 2,088,049 1,990,776 14,418,174 2,614,740 – 1,409,508 – 154,953 5,314,639 32,398,583
Mica tonnes – – – – – – 4,515 – – – – – – 4,515
Sand & gravel tonnes 6,272,874 2,247,848 623,000 459,001 1,705,690 2,198,087 7,269,500 – – 4,932,917 1,244,876 923,500 2,820,974 30,698,267
Silica sand tonnes 608,967 – – – – – 94,500 – – 18,553 – – 210,139 932,159
Energy minerals
Coal tonnes – – – – – – – – – – – – 2,397,340 2,397,340
Notes:
z Selangor's production includes Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur

z Aggregates production includes crushed limestone
z Aggregates production in Sarawak and Sabah includes gravel
z Clay production refers to clay and earth materials production
z Limestone production includes limestone for aggregate, cement and agriculture but excludes dimension stone
z Silica production includes silica sand, sand as by-product of tin mining and crushed quartz rock
z REM = Rare Earth Mineral
* By-product includes production from mineral processing (amang) plants only
+
Estimated

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Metallic Minerals
Commodity Review: Aluminium
COMMODITY REVIEW
ALUMINIUM
Malaysia's Production of Bauxite 2007 - 2010
State 2007 2008 2009 2010
tonnes mines tonnes mines tonnes mines tonnes mines
Johor 156,785 2 295,176 2 274,456 2 124,274 2
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Bauxite

(Bauxite) (2001- 2010)
Year tonnes
tonnes
2001 64,161
350,000
2002 39,975
300,000
2003 5,732
2004 2,040 250,000
2005 4,735 200,000

2006 91,806
150,000
2007 156,785 13
2008 295,176 100,000
2009 274,456
50,000
2010 124,274
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2606 Bauxite incl. calcined 61,027 38,544 28,500 17,577 50,323 5,717
2818 Alumina & Al hydrate 4,142 4,096 6,873 5,463 4,755 33,911
7601 Unwrought (a) 137,519 110,463 112,194 692,555 724,911 792,308
7602 Waste & scrap 1,778 6,210 11,957 16,385 24,495 29,901
7603 Powder & flakes 8,555 620 2,011 10,886 4,459 8,211
7604 Bar, rods & profile (a) 44,095 11,008 12,890 129,522 91,942 141,952
7605 Wire 102,934 25,349 31,656 171,674 166,063 248,915
7606 Plates, sheets & strip 11,128 5,080 12,733 116,068 77,494 133,816
7607 Foil 59,348 20,970 24,931 292,363 243,468 282,987
7608 Tubes & pipes (a) 19,055 3,931 3,661 60,594 95,143 114,685
7609 Tubes & pipes fitting 10,156 962 1,550 33,049 71,325 37,162

Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2606 Bauxite incl. calcined 16,973 1,770 8,193 13,084 3,355 15,623
2818 Alumina & Al hydrate 37,829 71,076 139,311 63,500 319,469 188,500
7601 Unwrought (a) 465,682 310,773 381,233 2,337,283 2,008,968 2,820,736
7602 Waste & scrap 104,423 61,754 64,318 344,542 245,970 289,651
7603 Powder & flakes 696 647 445 9,934 5,502 8,153
7604 Bars, rods & profiles (a) 159,740 39,558 20,440 710,850 383,743 251,422
7605 Wire 12,726 4,759 13,669 102,956 62,256 198,318
7606 Plates, sheets & strip 733,522 77,948 89,413 6,543,774 1,044,967 1,397,070
7607 Foil 946,137 14,839 21,365 438,264 307,003 393,234
7608 Tubes & pipes (a) 34,753 21,363 22,659 159,895 147,665 159,344
7609 Tubes & pipes fitting 28,990 948 1,788 24,804 17,832 27,720
Note(s): (a) = including alloys
Malaysia's exports of bauxite, by country

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2008 2009 2010p
Country
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
(tonnes) (RM) (tonnes) (RM) (tonnes) (RM)
Bauxite (HS: 2606.00.000)

Indonesia 3,774 646,000 7,000 11,957,000 4,000 3,076,000
Japan – – 4,000 11,547,000 – –
China 24,578 7,077,000 13,039 4,453,000 6,500 1,567,000
United States of America – – 1,000 2,625,000 – –
Thailand 21,2011 1,752,000 13,505 1,116,000 18,000 1,074,000
Others 11,474 2,302,000 – – – –
Total 61,026 11,777,000 38,545 31,698,000 28,500 5,717,000
Malaysia's imports of bauxite, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Bauxite (HS: 2606.00.000)

China 14,617 9,755,000 1,384 2,418,000 7,641 12,718,000
Australia 1,043 1,855,000 – – 213 1,437,000
Oman – – – – 99 677,000
United Arab Emirates – – – – 50 500,000
United States of America 70 444,000 52 441,000 18 112,000
Others 1,242 1,030,000 334 496,000 172 179,000
Total 16,973 13,084,000 1,770 3,355,000 8,193 15,623,000
Price Average Monthly Aluminium Price in 2010

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Average Monthly Aluminium
US$/tonne
Price in 2010 2,500
2010 US$/
tonne 2,000
January 2,234.80
1,500
February 2,048.60
March 2,205.20 1,000
April 2,316.40
May 2,040.10 500
June 1,931.00
July 1,987.80 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
August 2,117.60
September 2,162.00
October 2,346.10
November 2,332.60
December 2,350.10
Annual Avg 2,172.69

Average Annual Aluminium Average Annual Aluminium Price (2001 - 2010)

Price (2001 - 2010)
US$/tonne
US$/ 3,000
Year
tonne
2,500
2001 1,443.64
2002 1,368.36 2,000
2003 1,431.31
2004 1,715.54 1,500
2005 1,898.12
2006 2,569.43 1,000
2007 2,637.80
500
2008 2,572.36
2009 1,664.44
0
2010 2,172.69 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
London Metal Exchange,

High Grade, Cash
Source: UNCTAD
World Mine Production of Bauxite

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tonnes
% of
Country
2010e
2008 2009 2010e
Australia 62,400,000 65,200,000 70,000,000 33.2

China 35,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 19.0
Brazil 22,000,000 28,200,000 32,100,000 15.2
India 21,000,000 16,000,000 18,000,000 8.5
Guinea 18,500,000 15,600,000 17,400,000 8.3
Jamaica 14,000,000 7,820,000 9,200,000 4.4
Venezuela 5,500,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 1.2
Kazakhstan 4,900,000 5,130,000 5,300,000 2.5
Suriname 5,200,000 4,000,000 3,100,000 1.5
Russia 6,300,000 5,780,000 4,700,000 2.2
Greece 2,220,000 2,100,000 2,000,000 1.0
Other countries 8,680,000 6,530,000 6,270,000 3.0
World total (rounded) 205,000,000 199,000,000 211,000,000
Source: United States Geological Survey

Commodity Reviews: Aluminium
Review
Bauxite is the most common aluminium ore. It is hard, In Malaysia, there are other potential resources of
reddish and clayey-like material. The bauxite produced bauxite that mainly found in Sarawak and Sabah. In
by washing and screening through run-off-mill to remove Sarawak, potential resources of bauxite occur at Bukit
clays and limonitic materials. In Malaysia, it was first Gebong, Lundu-Semantan, Tanjung Seberang and Bukit
discovered and mined in Johor during colonial era. Batu. In Sabah, several localities have been found to
Currently, there is bauxite mining and production but in contain ferruginous bauxite resources, such as in Labuk
small quantity due to lower demand and depleting Valley and at Bukit Mengkabau.
resource in the mining lease area. There were two
bauxite mines located in Johor namely, Johore Mining To date, there were three aluminium smelters proposed
and Stevedoring Sdn Bhd (JOMIS) at Sungai Rengit in to be setup in Sarawak. However, only Press Metal
Pengerang and Syarikat Generasi Karisma Sdn Bhd Smelter has already in operation since November 2009
in Pagoh. with a capacity of 60,000 tonnes per year. The second
proposed smelter was a joint venture project between
In 2010, bauxite production continued its decreasing Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) and Cahaya Mata Sarawak (CMS)
trend after reaching the highest production level in 2008. to be known as Sarawak Aluminium Company (SALCO)
In 2010, the total production recorded a huge dropped and the plant capacity is 720,000 tonnes per year. The
of 55 per cent to 124,274 tonnes compared with third joint venture was between GIIG Holdings Sdn Bhd
274,456 tonnes in 2009. and Aluminium Corporation of China Ltd (CHALCO) to
be located in Similajau Industrial Park, Bintulu. The
The total export value dropped significantly to RM5.7 joint venture company is Smelter Asia Sdn Bhd with an
million from RM31.7 million in 2009 due to lower export initial capacity of 330,000 tonnes per year and the
of bauxite amounted to 28,500 tonnes, decreased by construction scheduled to begin in early 2011.
about 26 per cent from the previous year. The export
destinations of bauxite were mainly to Thailand, China
and Indonesia. Malaysia also imported bauxite mainly
from China, Australia, Oman, U.A.E and U.S.A. In 2010,
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a total of 8,193 tonnes valued at RM15.6 million was
imported. The principal consumers of aluminium metal
in Malaysia are the building and construction industries,
semi-fabricating industries for rolling, extrusion and foil
production and general industrial uses.

Commodity Review: Copper
COPPER
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Copper

of Copper-in-concentrates (2001 - 2010)
Year Tonnes tonnes

2001 – 300
2002 –
250
2003 –
2004 – 200
2005 –
150
2006 –
2007 –
100
2008 –
2009 240 50
2010 –
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
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Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2603 Ores & concentrates – 5,309 338 – 23,027 1,049
7401 Mattes & cement copper 588 963 1,701 1,974 3,014 4,889
7402 Unrefined 59 5 16 476 128 429
7403 Refined (a) 5,768 4,677 16,569 13,506 61,841 35,139
7404 Waste & scrap 21,477 28,479 37,336 191,134 160,277 1,264,944
7405 Master alloys – – – – – –
7406 Powder & flakes 26,012 10,203 13,399 276,650 130,007 227,916
7407 Bars, rods & profile (a) 261,273 21,134 26,503 1,065,584 381,392 637,214
7408 Wire (a) 45,138 35,036 49,377 925,164 659,822 1,153,598
7409 Plates, sheets & strip (a) 3,104 7,429 11,783 356,974 173,393 351,819
7410 Foil (a) 27,755 20,394 25,609 724,520 502,299 711,033
7411 Tubes & pipes (a) 36,016 24,206 40,296 1,016,742 531,858 1,087,637
7412 Tubes & pipes fitting (a) 530 243 264 6,463 4,737 4,872
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2603 Ores & concentrates 2 27 131 19 252 217
7401 Mattes & cement copper 5 - - 271 - -
7402 Unrefined 465 93 498 2,620 1,567 6,732
7403 Refined (a) 689,714 147,844 24,426 4,515,582 2,531,831 553,276
7404 Waste & scrap 24,628 8,902 13,151 519,412 130,042 224,585
7405 Master alloys 285 285 262 16,933 7,212 5,761
7406 Powder & flakes 9,936 262 354 7,212 5,761 8,976
7407 Bars, rods & profile (a) 69,295 5,875 8,400 35,996 81,915 134,156
7408 Wire (a) 54,957 31,624 50,704 885,359 604,723 1,217,538
7409 Plates, sheets & strip (a) 5,104,646 32,575 45,679 1,483,316 827,689 1,340,396
7410 Foil (a) 130,494 14,835 33,560 621,396 281,786 470,596
7411 Tubes & pipes (a) 75,576 20,361 30,036 777,900 495,413 764,650
7412 Tubes & pipes fitting (a) 73,598 2,637 3,180 91,509 50,579 80,553
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Malaysia's exports of copper ores and concentrates, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Copper ores & concentrates

(HS: 2603.00.000)
Hong Kong – – – – 220 614,000

Indonesia – – – – 2 108,000
Vietnam – – – – 92 259,000
China – – – – 24 68,000
Namibia – – 3,765 15,905,000 – –
Other – – 1,544 7,123,000 – –
Total – – 5,308 23,028,000 338 1,049,000

Malaysia's imports of copper ores and concentrates, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Copper ores & concentrates

(HS: 2603.00.000)
China – – – – 72 32,000
Indonesia – – – – 52 33,000
United States of America 2 13,000 – – 5 122,000
Japan – – – – 2 30,000
Thailand – – 20 181,000 – –
Other 1 6,000 7 71,000 – –
Total 3 19,000 27 252,000 131 217,000
Price
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Average Monthly Copper Price Monthly Average Copper Price in 2010
in 2010
US$/tonne
US$/ 9,000
2010
tonne
January 7,385.70
7,000
February 6,857.00
March 8,020.50 6,000
April 5,054.50 5,000

May 4,664.50
4,000
June 4,404.20
July 4,406.40 3,000
August 4,651.00 2,000
September 6,195.80
1,000
October 4,953.00
0
November 5,302.60 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
December 5,863.30
Annual Avg 5,646.54
Source: UNCTAD
Average Annual Copper Price Average Annual Copper Price (2001 - 2010)
(2001 - 2010)
US$/tonne
8,000
US$/
Year tonne
7,000
2001 1,577.90
6,000
2002 1,583.70
5,000
2003 1,778.80
2004 2,865.09 4,000
2005 3,678.13 3,000

2006 6,720.80
2,000
2007 7,117.25
1,000
2008 6,955.01
2009 5,127.25 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2010 5,646.54
London Metal Exchange,

Grade A, Cash
Source: UNCTAD
World Mine Production of Copper 2008 - 2010

21
tonnes (metal content)
Country % of
2008 2009 2010p 2010
Chile 5,330,000 5,390,000 5,520,000 34.1

United States of America 1,310,000 1,180,000 1,120,000 6.9
Peru 1,270,000 1,275,000 1,285,000 7.9
China 950,000 995,000 1,150,000 6.1
Australia 886,000 854,000 900,000 7.1
Russia 750,000 725,000 750,000 4.6
Indonesia 651,000 996,000 840,000 5.2
Canada 607,000 491,000 480,000 3.0
Zambia 546,000 697,000 770,000 4.8
Kazakhstan 420,000 390,000 400,000 2.5
Poland 430,000 439,000 430,000 2.7
Mexico 247,000 238,000 230,000 1.4
Other countries 2,030,000 2,190,000 2,300,000 14.2

Review
In 2010, no copper production recorded in the country Potential copper resources areas have previously been
after a small production of 240 tonnes in 2009 by the found in Sabah located at Tampang, Bidu-Bidu Hills,
Mengapur Copper Mine located in Sri Jaya, Pahang. Kiabau, Pinanduan, Karang, Gunung Nungkok and
During the year, the mining operation was at a very Bambangan. In Sarawak, areas with base metals
minimal level by the mine over the Mengapur (copper) potential have been identified in Bukit Jebong-
polymetallic deposit located in the Central Belt district Biawak, Kendai, Bau, Gunung Buri, Bukit Subong-Bukit
of Peninsular Malaysia. Pan and Bukit Nimong. In Peninsular Malaysia, available
data indicated that the Central Belt area in Pahang and
In a statement reported by the Business Times, Kelantan are potentially favourable for base metals such
Monument Mining Ltd a Canadian based company as lead, zinc, copper and gold mineralisation.
plans to acquire the Mengapur polymetallic project.
The acquisition remains subject to due diligence, In 2010, Malaysia exports of copper and copper based
updating of historical resource and reserve estimates, products amounting to RM5,481 million, increased from
signing of a definitive sale and purchase agreement, RM2,632 million recorded in 2009. Whilst, the imports
financing, board and regulatory approvals and other value decreased to RM4,807 million from RM5,019
conditions. Upon completion of the acquisition million recorded in 2009.
Monument Mining Ltd would hold 70 per cent pre-
financing interest in the project.
Monument Mining is a gold mining production and

exploration company, currently operating in Malaysia
at its two principal properties, namely Selinsing gold
mine project and Damar Buffalo Reef prospect in Raub,
Pahang of which are 100 per cent owned by the
company.
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Commodity Review: Gold
GOLD
Malaysia's Production of Raw Gold 2007- 2010
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
grams mines grams mines grams mines grams mines
Johor – – – – – – – –
Kelantan 80,151 5 37,159 3 49,844 4 101,417 6
Pahang 2,832,489 6 2,449,961 4 2,711,770 6 3,655,669 8
Terengganu – – 2,876 3 32,553 2 8,850 2
Total 2,912,640 11 2,489,996 10 2,794,167 12 3,765,936 16
Note(s): mines = indicates maximum number of mines operating during the year
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Raw Gold

of Gold (2001 - 2010)
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Year '000 gm '000 gm
5,000
2001 3,965
2002 4,289
4,000
2003 4,739
3,000
2004 4,221
2005 4,249
2,000
2006 3,497
2007 2,913 1,000
2008 2,490
0
2009 2,794 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2010 3,765

External Trade
Exports
kg RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2616.90.100 Ores & concentrates – – – – – –
7108.11.000 Powder 184 – 429 997 – 13,931
7108.12.000 Unwrought (a) 107,398 96,476 9,101 132,136 126,009 472,782
7108.13.000 Semi-manufactures (a) 12,801,896 21,035 77,123 995,952 648,654 510,264
7109.00.000 Rolled gold unworked 576,068 483,811 1,821,477 21,681 13,140 44,430
7112.10.000 Waste and scrap – – – – – –
Imports
kg RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
24 2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2616.90.100 Ores & concentrates – 1,555 22,527 – 4,883 3,726
7108.11.000 Powder 24,023 382 24 893 2,239 769
7108.12.000 Unwrought (a) 1,799 3,264 328,146 140,117 342,371 1,243,476
7108.13.000 Semi-manufactures (a) 543,777 84,407 182,124 7,781,529 5,611,083 3,729,968
7109.00.000 Rolled gold unworked 1,478 1,319 3,200 3,634 3,082 1,314
7112.10.000 Waste and scrap – – – – – –

Malaysia's exports of gold (non-monetary), by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
(kg) (RM) (kg) (RM) (kg) (RM)
Gold, Non-Monetary
(HS: 7108)
Switzerland 10,763 879,658,000 80,938 1,266,980,000 3,140 258,845,000

Japan 40,608 402,321,000 70,635 356,655,000 140,573 220,238,000
Hong Kong 26,221 184,575,000 92,277 90,116,000 14,458 233,245,000
China 126,261 64,802,000 374,658 41,533,000 71,287 37,741,000
United Arab Emirates 379 32,839,000 1,002 23,866,000 188 20,613,000
Others 779,175 897,045,000 1,492,789 517,263,000 2,841,137 826,152,000
Total 983,407 2,461,240,000 2,112,299 2,296,413,000 3,070,783 1,596,834,000
Malaysia's imports of gold (non-monetary), by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country 25
(kg) (RM) (kg) (RM) (kg) (RM)
Gold, Non-Monetary
(HS: 7108)
United Arab Emirates 102,144 3,222,506,000 124,542 3,309,959,000 503,724 3,577,065,000

Japan 186,893 2,172,195,000 291,166 1,448,544,000 181,173 277,236,000
Singapore 72,085 1,756,307,000 262,784 1,081,468,000 893,613 1,558,365,000
Switzerland 28,941 1,325,369,000 5,531 595,321,000 8,060 919,264,000
Hong Kong 121,011 235,374,000 8,220 218,363,000 3,354 134,168,000
Others 2,791,671 841,968,000 5,993,993 326,296,000 3,510,211 434,398,000
Total 3,302,745 9,553,719,000 6,686,236 6,979,951,000 5,100,136 6,900,496,000

Price
Average Monthly Gold Price Average Monthly Gold Price in 2010

in 2010
US$/troy ounce
2010 US$/troy
ounce 1,600
January 1,118.00
1,400
February 1,095.40
March 1,113.34 1,200
April 1,148.69
1,000
May 1,237.50
June 1,232.92 800
July 1,192.97
600
August 1,215.81
September 1,270.98 400
October 1,342.02
200
November 1,369.89
December 1,390.55 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Annual Avg 1,227.34
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Average Annual Gold Price Average Annual Gold Price (2001 - 2010)
(2001 - 2010)
US$/ US$/troy ounce

Year troy
1,400
ounce
2001 270.99 1,200
2002 301.57
1,000
2003 363.51
2004 421.08 800
2005 444.88 600

2006 604.39
400
2007 696.70
2008 871.71 200
2009 973.00
0
2010 1,227.34 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
London, 99.5% fine,

Afternoon Fixing
Source: UNCTAD
World Mine Production of Gold
kilograms (metal content) % of

Country 2010p
2008 2009 2010p
China 285,000 320,000 345,000 13.8

Australia 215,000 222,000 255,000 10.2
United States of America 233,000 223,000 230,000 9.2
South Africa 213,000 198,000 190,000 7.6
Russia 176,000 191,000 190,000 7.6
Peru 180,000 182,000 170,000 6.8
Canada 95,000 97,000 90,000 3.6
Indonesia 60,000 130,000 120,000 4.8
Other countries 807,000 884,000 915,000 36.5
Review
During 2010, there were a total of 16 gold mines Selinsing Gold Mine is a new project developed by
operating in the country which were located in the Monument Mining Limited which is a Canadian gold 27
states of Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu. The total mining and exploration company. It is located in Bukit
gold production in the year was 3,765 kg increased by Selinsing near Sungai Koyan, north of Raub situated
35 per cent compared with 2,794 kg produced in 2009. on the Raub Bentong Suture. This mine started its
The increase in production was contributed by the operation in 2009 and a full gold production in September
increased in demand resulted from higher gold prices 2010. Its production during the year was 1,126 kg.
during the year. The production has been on upward Besides Selinsing Gold Mine project, the company was
trend since 2008. The average gold prices in 2010 were also continuing with its evaluation on the Damar Buffalo
at US$1,227.34 per troy ounce increased from US$973 Reef Prospect (Buffalo Reef) adjacent to the Selinsing
per troy ounce recorded in 2009. mining area.
Gold production mainly came from the state of Pahang The Minerals and Geoscience Department had
which contributed about 97 per cent of the total gold continuously undertaking exploration activities and had
produced in the country. The major gold mines in Pahang delineated potential gold areas in Sabah, Johor,
are Penjom Gold Mine at Penjom, Selinsing Gold Mine Terengganu and Pahang. In Sabah, under the
in Sg. Koyan and Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn reconnaissance geochemical survey the department
Bhd in Raub. Most of the gold produced in Malaysia had identified prospective gold areas in Sungai
came from the Penjom Gold Mine. The gold production Tingkayu, Kunak. In Johor, gold potential area was
from the Penjom Gold Mine increased significantly in identified in Tenggaroh. Other gold potential areas are
the third quarter of 2010, after intensive waste stripping Sg. Tarom in Terengganu and Sg. Kincir and Batu Hitam
in the first six months of the year, and as higher grade in Pahang.
ores were accessed, notably at the Jalis zone. However,
the total gold production from the mine declined to 1,756
kg compared with 2,040 kg in 2009 due to depleting
resources within the mining lease area.

Commodity Review: Iron
IRON
Malaysia's Production of Iron Ore
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Pahang 508,886 8 511,554 6 972,753 18 2,465,418 36

Perak 110,000 1 99,000 1 26,500 1 35,580 3
Terengganu 100,692 1 170,555 6 62,010 6 389,686 11
Johor 82,452 4 200,823 4 390,601 5 586,615 10
Kelantan – – – – 18,322 1 209,856 7
Kedah – – – – – – 91,918 2
Total 802,030 14 981,932 17 1,470,186 31 3,557,813 69
mines = indicates highest number of mines operating during the year
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Iron Ore (2001 - 2010)

28 of Iron Ore
tonnes
Year tonnes 4,000,000
2001 376,476 3,500,000

2002 404,350
3,000,000
2003 596,612
2,500,000
2004 663,732
2,000,000
2005 949,605
1,500,000
2006 667,082
2007 802,030 1,000,000
2008 981,932 500,000
2009 1,470,186 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2010 3,557,813
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2601 Ores & concentrates 824,536 834,521 2,814,152 71,517 75,766 292,077
7201 Pig iron N.A 1077 3,509 1,482 2,577 20,971
7202 Ferro-alloys N.A 3,392 582 21,468 14,659 3,858
7203 Direct reduced & sponge N.A 284,253 102,093 5,001,838 332,189 692,680
7204 Waste & scrap N.A 146,792 90,672 57,381 43,130 2,108,327
7205 Granules & powders N.A 3,202 7,370 9,575 6,552 15,383
7206 Iron & steel ingots N.A 133 118 1,027 1,195 686
7207 Semi-finished products N.A 155,832 77,480 943,390 222,030 143,422
7218 Stainless steel ingots N.A 39 262 2,099 720 3,283
7224 Other alloys steel ingots N.A 62 480 188 699,155 3,263,001
Imports
29
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2601 Ores & concentrates 4,886,400 2,001,922 2,555,095 1,876,630 894,897 1,309,897
7201 Pig iron N.A 68,462 3,509 483,027 87,464 6,664
7202 Ferro-alloys N.A 1,086,235 63,232 779,924 454,295 421,940
7203 Direct reduced & sponge N.A 9,455 9,455 133,123 20,068 72,360
7204 Waste & scrap N.A 802,733 2,164,721 4,684,327 2,002,971 2,945,386
7205 Granules & powders N.A 11,983 17,151 53,959 52,550 28,260
7206 Iron & steel ingots N.A 256 171 23,779 1,874 1,783
7207 Semi-finished products N.A 132,583 161,097 676,760 236,706 292,396
7218 Stainless steel ingots N.A 243 194 2,107 6,919 4,750
7224 Other alloys steel ingots N.A 24 40 84 514 549

Malaysia's exports of iron ore, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
Iron ore (HS: 2601)

China 466,199 71,510,000 824,014 75,353,000 2,801,590 290,478,000
Vietnam – – – – 12,509 1,575,000
Indonesia – – – – 17 13,000
Thailand 20 7,000 19 5,000 36 11,000
Singapore – – 13 34,000 – –
Others 95 33,783 490 525,000 – –
Total 524,010 80,396,954 824,536 75,917,000 2,814,152 292,077,000
Malaysia's imports of iron ore, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity
30 Value
Iron ore (HS: 2601)

Brazil 3,507,380 1,266,996,000 1,469,516 530,844,000 1,718,732 851,215,000
Chile 932,621 395,874,000 298,284 126,614,000 423,892 241,475,000
Bahrain 268,754 140,027,000 307,783 160,362,000 348,588 204,737,000
Indonesia – – – – 57,154 7,744,000
China 115 191,000 535 887,000 6,534 4,320,000
Others 128,249 73,369,000 231,339 76,414,000 195 406,000
Total 4,837,119 1,876,457,000 2,307,437 895,121,000 2,555,095 1,309,897,000

Price
Average Monthly Price Average Monthly Iron Ore Price in 2010

in 2010
US cents/Fe unit
US cents/ 160
2010
Fe Unit
140
January 134.41
February 134.41 120
March 134.41
100
April 96.51
May 96.51 80
June 96.51 60
July 96.51
40
August 96.51
September 96.51 20
October 96.51
0
November 96.51 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
December 96.51
Annual Avg 105.99
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Average Annual Iron Ore Average Annual Iron Ore Price (2001 - 2010)
Price (2001 - 2010)
US cents/Fe unit
US cents/ 160
Year
Fe Unit
140
2001 28.92
120
2002 28.62
2003 31.04 100
2004 36.45
80
2005 62.51
2006 74.39 60
2007 81.46
40
2008 134.41
2009 134.41 20
2010 105.99
0
Brazilian to Europe 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
C. 64.5% Fe F.O.B
Note:
Price is reported in cents, U.S. currency, for each percentage point of iron in a tonne of ore, e.g., at 74.39¢/Fe unit, ore
grading 64.5% iron would bear a price of 74.39¢ x 64.5 = US$47.98/t.
Source: UNCTAD

World Mine Production

World Mine Production of
of Iron
Iron Ore
Ore
tonnes % of
Country 2010
2008 2009 2010p
China 824,000,000 880,000,000 900,000,000 37.0
Brazil 355,000,000 300,000,000 370,000,000 15.2
Australia 342,000,000 394,000,000 420,000,000 17.3
India 220,000,000 245,000,000 260,000,000 10.7
Russia 100,000,000 92,000,000 100,000,000 4.1
Ukraine 73,000,000 66,000,000 72,000,000 3.0
South Africa 49,000,000 55,000,000 55,000,000 2.3
Canada 31,000,000 32,000,000 35,000,000 1.4
Sweden 24,000,000 18,000,000 25,000,000 1.0
Other countries 146,000,000 135,000,000 144,000,000 5.9
World total (rounded) 2,006,000,000 2,240,000,000 2,400,000,000
Review
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In 2010, iron ore production came from 67 small scale products like sponge iron, beam-blanks and roll coils.
mines located in Pahang, Terengganu, Johor, Kelantan It was estimated that Perwaja's pellets plant will requires
and Perak. The types of iron ore commonly produced two million tonnes of iron ores a year to produce 1.2
are magnetite, hematite and ferro-manganese. Most of million tonnes of pellets during its first year of operation.
the iron ore produced are of low grade and locally The pellet production is expected to double to 2.4 million
consumed by the pipe-coating industry for oil and gas tonnes a year after the planned second phase is
sector and by cement factories. The higher grade iron completed in 2013. The iron ore will be sourced from
ore were exported mainly to China. In 2010, the iron iron ore mines in the located in Bukit Besi and
ore produced had experienced the highest jump in Kemaman, Terengganu.
production since 1971 with production of 934,982
tonnes. In 2010, production amounted to 3,557,813 Currently, all iron ore pellets required by the local steel
tonnes, an increase more than one fold from 1,470,186 mills are imported from Brazil, Chile and Bahrain. The
tonnes in the previous year. During the year, a total of total value of iron ore (include pellets) imported was RM1.3
RM292.1 million worth of iron ores were exported billion, iron waste and scrap (RM2.9 billion), ferro-alloys
compared to RM75.9 million in 2009. (RM421 million) and pig iron (RM6.7 million).
Iron ore requirements by the local iron and steel

industries are met wholly by imports. The steel
industries imported their iron ore requirements in the
form of lumps and pellets as feed materials. One of the
main player in iron and steel industries is the Perwaja
Holding Bhd. It was reported that Perwaja Holding Bhd
is planning to build the first iron ore palletising
processing plant in Southeast Asia that will be located
in Kemaman, Terengganu. Iron ore pellet is the basic
material for the iron plant to produce primary steel
Commodity Review: Manganese
MANGANESE
Malaysia's Production of Manganese Ore
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Kelantan 56,500 2 511,177 4 468,963 6 899,703 9
Pahang - - 25,498 1 99,000 - - -
Total 56,500 2 536,675 5 567,963 6 899,703 9
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Manganese Ore

of Manganese Ore (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes
tonnes
2001 - 900,000
2002 -
750,000
2003 -
2004 - 600,000
2005 -
2006 6,500 450,000
2007 56,500
300,000 33
2008 536,675
2009 567,963 150,000
2010 899,703
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2602.00 Ores & concentrates 175,765 450,286 632,803 65,286 82,834 104,534
2820.10 Manganese dioxide 253 - 15 171 - 52
2820.90 Other manganese dioxide 435 5 206 742 29 1,351

Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2602.00 Ores & concentrates 108 1,113 761 215 3,041 3,504
2820.10 Manganese dioxide 3,718 2,350 1,412 15,578 14,165 12,660
2820.90 Other manganese dioxide 373 930 781 3,438 1,309 2,696
Malaysia's exports of manganese ore, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Manganese ore (HS: 2602.00)

China 182,943 63,948,000 450,151 82,703,000 628,089 103,812,000
Taiwan – – – – 3,000 461,000
Indonesia – – – – 100 154,000
Hong Kong – – 110 116,000 713 106,000
34 India 6,543 1,338,000 – – – –

Others – – 25 15,000 901 1,000
Total 189,486 65,286,000 450,286 82,834,000 632,803 104,534
Malaysia's imports of manganese ore, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Manganese ore (HS: 2602.00)

China 3 20,000 262 323,000 538 2,418,000
Ukraine – – – – 216 1,014,000
Japan – – – – 6 51,000
Hong Kong – – – – 1 21,000
Singapore – – 50 112,000 – –
Others 123 195,000 801 2,606,000 – –
Total 126 215,000 1,113 3,041,000 761 3,504,000
Price
Average Monthly Price Average Monthly Manganese Ore Price in 2010

in 2010
US Dollar/tonne
1000
2010 US$/tonne
900
January 645.00
800
February 750.00
700
March 750.00
600
April 750.00
500
May 834.00
June 862.00 400
July 862.00 300
August 831.00 200

September 800.00
100
October 775.00
0
November 700.00 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
December 700.00
Annual Avg 771.58
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Average Annual Manganese Average Annual Manganese Ore Price (2001 - 2010)
Ore Price (2001 - 2010)
US Dollar/tonne
Year US$/tonne 1600
2001 198.50 1400

2002 198.50
1200
2003 198.50
2004 198.50 1000
2005 327.06
800
2006 259.79
2007 356.94 600
2008 1,410.49
400
2009 546.36
2010 771.58 200
Note: 48/50% Mn maximum 0

0.1% P, metallurgical FOB 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: UNCTAD

World Mine Production of Manganese Ore
tonnes
Country % of 2010
2008 2009 2010p
China 2,200,000 2,400,000 2,800,000 21.5

Australia 2,320,000 2,140,000 2,400,000 18.5
South Africa 2,900,000 1,900,000 2,200,000 16.9
Gabon 1,600,000 881,000 1,400,000 10.8
India 960,000 980,000 1,100,000 8.5
Brazil 1,380,000 730,000 830,000 6.4
Ukraine 490,000 375,000 580,000 4.5
Mexico 170,000 169,000 210,000 1.6
Other countries 1,310,000 1,240,000 1,400,000 10.8
Review
Manganese ore is an important raw material in iron and increased from 567,963 tonnes produced in 2009. Most
steel production. It is essential by virtue of its sulphur- of the manganese produced came from nine operating
36
fixing, deoxidizing and alloying properties. Among a mines in Sg. Aring, Gua Musang, Kelantan.
variety of other uses, manganese is a key component
of certain widely used aluminium alloys and is used in The manganese produced were mainly exported to
oxide form in dry cell batteries. China. In 2010, Malaysia exported a total of RM103
million of manganese ore to China. Exports to China
In Malaysia, a compilation from various reports accounted for 99 per cent followed by Taiwan at 0.5 per
indicated that there were estimated manganese cent.
resources of 3.7 million tonnes. These resources were
located in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor. Malaysia also imported small amount of manganese
However, most of these resources are with grade less ore. In 2010, the imports of manganese ore increased
than 50 per cent of Mn. compared with 2009. A total of RM2.4 million of
manganese was imported where RM1.0 million worth
After a long period of no manganese production, the of manganese imported from China, RM51,000 from
manganese mining activities were revived in 1978 with Japan and RM21,000 from Hong Kong.
Kelantan producing 78,329 tonnes of manganese ores
for a period of three years operation. For the period It was reported that Asia Mineral Limited (AML) is in
1980 to 1995, no manganese mining activities were the midst of developing a manganese processing plant
recorded until 1996 when a total of 13,000 tonnes of in Samalaju in Bintulu, Sarawak in 2011 and anticipated
manganese was produced from Bukit Penchuri, the first production in 2012. AML was founded in 1993
Kelantan. However, with the increase in manganese as a privately owned company registered in Hong Kong.
price since 2005 due to the higher demand of the ore in AML is specialized in all manganese related business
the world market the mining activities resumed in 2006. from ores to alloys, metals and chemicals. It is the
aspiration of this company to source the material locally.
Malaysia production of manganese ore in 2010 rose by If this come on stream it is expected that the production
almost 91 per cent compared with that in 2009. During for manganese ore in Malaysia will increase from the
the year, a total of 899,703 tonnes was produced current level.
Commodity Review: Rare earth minerals
RARE EARTH MINERALS
Malaysia's Production of rare earth minerals
2007 2008 2009 2010

Minerals
Monazite 682 – 233 – 25 – 622 –
Xenotime – – – – – – 110 –
Total 682 – 233 – 25 – 732 –
Both monazite and xenotime are by-products of tin mining
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Rare Earth Minerals

of Rare Earth Minerals (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes tonnes

1,800 37
2001 643
1,600
2002 441
1,400
2003 795
1,200
2004 1,683
2005 320 1,000
2006 1,111 800
2007 682 600

2008 233
400
2009 25
200
2010 732
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2530.90.100 Xenotime 48 – 306 354 – 1,667
2612.20.100 Monazite 69 105 630 696 385 2,675
2805.30.000 Rare earth metals – – – – – –
2846 Cerium and 49 58 41 865 841 5,308
other compounds*
3606.90 Ferro-cerium _ _ _ _ _ _
* - sold in units other than tonnes
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2530.90.100 Xenotime 453 3 80 198 141 163
2612.20.100 Monazite – – – – – –
38
2805.30.000 Rare earth metals 1 – – 6 – –
2846 Cerium and 1,533 1,088 1,457 31,941 39,709 40,815
other compounds*
3606.90 Ferro-cerium _ _ _ _ _ _
* - sold in units other than tonnes
Malaysia's exports of monazite, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Monazite
(HS: 2612.20.100)
China 113 695,000 105 385,000 630 2,675,000

Others _ _ _ _ _ _
Total 113 695,000 105 385,000 630 2,675,000

World Mine Production of Rare-Earth Minerals
tonnes
Country % of
2010
2008 2009 2010p
China 120,000 129,000 130,000 97.3
India 2,700 2,700 2,700 2.0
Brazil 650 550 550 0.4
Malaysia* 233 25 732 0.5
Other countries _ _ _ _
World total (rounded) 124,000 133,000 130,000

*Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia
Review
Rare earth minerals (REM) are use in a wide range of Pahang which will process the rare earth concentrate
applications in metals, glasses, ceramics and that will be brought from Australia. Once in operation,
electronics. It has become a dispensable part of modern its account for about 39 per cent of the world supply
life and found in items such as computers, camera outside China. China currently supplies approximately 39
lenses, high efficiency light bulbs, flat screen television 95 per cent of the global rare earth market.
and hybrid cars. The main economic minerals exploited
for their rare earth content are bastnasite, monazite The construction of this processing plant received
and xenotime. protests from local residents and non-government
organisations to stop Lynas from operating the plant
In Malaysia only monazite and xenotime are produced. because of concern over radiation. However, an
The production of REM came from various amang independent panel of international experts which also
retreatment plant located in Perak and Selangor. In 2010, include representatives from the International Atomic
its production increased to 732 tonnes from 25 tonnes Agency (IAEA) had conducted a review of the health,
recorded in 2009 resulted from demand due to worldwide safety and environment aspects of the LAMP and
economic growth. During the year, a total of 936 tonnes confirmed that the plant once completed in 2011 is safe
of monazite and xenotime was exported mainly to and fully compliant with international standards. Hence,
China. However, Malaysia also imported a total of 141 the Malaysian Government had issued a pre-operational
tonnes of xenotime during the same period. licence which remains subject to regulatory approval.
Lynas needs to implement all the recommendations in
Lynas Corp. Ltd of Australia is constructing the Lynas order to be issued an operating licence.
Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) a rare earth
processing plant in Gebeng Industrial Park in Kuantan,

Commodity Review: Silver
SILVER
Malaysia's Production of Silver
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
grams mines grams mines grams mines grams mines
Pahang (a) 295,632 – 349,183 – 366,971 – 435,862 –
Total 295,632 – 349,183 – 366,971 – 435,862 –
(a) By-product of gold mining
Malaysia's Historic Malaysia's Production of Silver

Production of Silver (2001 - 2010)
Year '000 gm '000 gm

40 2001 3.1 450
2002 – 400
2003 – 350
2004 363.7
300
2005 401.5
250
2006 410.6
2007 295.6 200
2008 349.2 150

2009 367.0
100
2010 436.0
50
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
kg RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2616.10 Ores & concentrates 15 – 54 18 – 328
7106.10 Powder 30 240 3 9 89 143
7106.91 Unwrought – – – – – –
7106.92 Semi-manufactures 2,731 739 597 3,537 427 429
Imports
kg RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
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2616.10 Ores & concentrates 3,159 25 91 4,832 1,431 946
7106.10 Powder 148,117,671 3,000 4,914 12,054 7,146 16,649
7106.91 Unwrought 266,053 9,322 68,112 37,605 53,868 7,216
7106.92 Semi-manufactures 46,166,277 244,621 288,432 74,176 51,947 112,085

Price
Average Monthly Silver Average Monthly Silver Price in 2010

Price in 2010
US cents/troy ounce
2010 US cents/ 3,500
troy ounce
January 1,139.88 3,000
February 1,354.75
March 1,311.50 2,500
April 1,816.83
May 1,840.96 1,200
June 1,853.32
1,500
July 1,794.07
August 1,849.30
1,000
September 2,061.19
October 2,347.02
500
November 2,661.55
December 2,937.35
0
Annual Avg 1,913.98 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average Annual Silver Average Annual Silver Price (2001 - 2010)

Price (2001 - 2010)
US cents/troy ounce
US cents/ 2,500
Year troy
ounce
2,000
2001 438.67
2002 463.78
2003 491.08 1,500
2004 666.55
2005 733.96
1,000
2006 1,156.97
2007 1,341.47
500
2008 1,500.34
2009 1,469.57
2010 1,913.98
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
UNCTAD (Handy & Harman
99.9% Grade Refined, New York)
World Mine Production of Silver
kilograms (metal content) % of

Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
Peru 3,690,000 3,850,000 4,000,000 18.0
Mexico 3,240,000 3,550,000 3,500,000 15.7
China 2,800,000 2,900,000 3,000,000 11.4
Chile 1,400,000 1,300,000 1,500,000 6.7
Australia 1,930,000 1,630,000 1,700,000 7.6
Poland 1,190,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 5.4
Canada 730,000 600,000 700,000 3.1
Russia 1,300,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 6.3
Other countries 3,790,000 4,120,000 3,960,000 18.9
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Review
In Malaysia, silver was produced as by-product from During the year, the average monthly silver prices was
gold mining activities and since 2004 it was only US cent 1,913.98 per troy ounce and peaked at US
produced in Pahang. During 2010, a total of 436 kg cent 2,937.35 per troy ounce in December.
silver was produced compared with 367 kg produced in
2009. In Malaysia, silver also was reported to occur in minor
quantities within the silicified volcanic rocks at Gunung
In 2010, a total of 54 kg silver ores and concentrates Pock and Gunung Wullersdorf in Semporna, Sabah.
was exported and in 2009 no export of silver was
recorded. Exports of silver semi-manufactures products
dropped to 597 kg compared with 739 kg in 2009.
On the other hand, a total of 91 kg of silver ores and

concentrates was imported in 2010 compared with 25
kg of silver ores and concentrates was imported in
2009. Imports of silver semi-manufactures increased
to 288,432 kg from 244,038 kg recorded in 2009.

Commodity Review: Tantalum/Niobium minerals
TANTALUM/NIOBIUM MINERALS
Malaysia's Production of Tantalum/Niobium Minerals
2007 2008 2009 2010

Mineral
Struverite 52 – 216 – 176 – 84 –
Struverite is a by-product of tin mining
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Struverite

of Struverite (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes tonnes

9,000
2001 8,430
8,000
2002 2,298
7,000
2003 2,619
6,000
44 2004 121
5,000
2005 552
2006 93 4,000
2007 52 3,000
2008 216 2,000
2009 176 1,000
2010 84 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2615.90.11 Columbite concentrates 8 – – 329 – –
2615.90.19 Other niobium & tantalum concs. 20 20 80 271 336 1,942
2620.90.10 Ashes & residues – – – – – –
8103.90.00 Other tantalum & arts. thereof – 1 2 – 17 104
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2615.90.11 Columbite concentrates – – – – – –
2615.90.19 Other niobium & tantalum concs. 15 51 143 93 105 105
2620.90.10 Ashes & residues – – – – – –
8103.90.00 Other tantalum & arts. thereof 605 2,033 86 18,487 51,199 4,265
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Malaysia's exports of tantalum/niobium minerals, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Columbite concentrates
(HS: 2615.90.11)
China 8 – 329,000 – – –
Total 8 – 329,000 – – –

World Mine Production of Tantalum and Niobium Minerals
tonnes % of
Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
Niobium
Brazil 58,000 58,000 58,000 92
Canada 4,380 4,330 4,400 7
Other countries 483 530 400 1
Tantalum
Australia 557 81 80 12
Brazil 180 180 180 27
Rwanda 100 104 100 15
Mozambique 0 113 110 17
Canada 40 25 25 4
Other countries* 188 162 170 26
World total (rounded) 1,170 665 665
* Bolivia, China, Russia, and Zambia
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Review
Currently, no tantalum-niobium mine in Malaysia. With the decreasing of alluvial tin mining activities, the
However, tantalum-niobium mined was in the form of supply of amang was unstable this resulted the lower
struverite is produced as a by-product of alluvial tin production of struverite since 2003. In 2010, struverite
mining through the processing of 'amang'. production dropped to 84 tonnes from 176 tonnes
produced in the previous year.
Amang was processed at several amang processing
plants located in Perak and Selangor. In 2010, a total During the year, the export value for tantalum-niobium
of 25 amang plants compared to 22 in the previous concentrates increased more than fivefold to RM2.04
year. Most of the amang plants were located in Perak million compared with RM0.35 million in 2009, while
(22) and two in Selangor. the import value dropped to RM4.37 million from
RM51.30 million recorded in 2009.
Commodity Review: Tin
TIN
Malaysia's Production of Tin-in-concentrate
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Perak 1,976 8 2,290 7 2,141 4 2,395 5
Selangor 12* – 14 1 10** – 9** –
Terengganu – – 29 1 6 1 5 2
Johor 71 2 76 2 80 1 50 1
K. Lumpur 22** – 33** – 6* – 8* –
Pahang 174 4 163 3 167 3 201 3
Kedah 8 1 – – – – – 1
Total 2,263 15 2,605 14 2,410 9 2,668 12
mines = indicates highest number of mines operating in a month during the year
* = production from panning activity
**
= production from amang
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Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Tin-in-concentrates
of Tin-in-concentrates (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes tonnes

2001 4,972 6,000
2002 4,215
5,000
2003 3,359
2004 2,745 4,000
2005 2,858
3,000
2006 2,398
2007 2,263 2,000
2008 2,605
1,000
2009 2,410
2010 2,668 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2609.00 Ores & concentrates 10 37 18 135 1,287 697
8001.10 Unwrought, not alloyed 27,528 22,769 33,697 1,697,768 1,047,422 2,083,523
8001.20 Unwrought, alloyed 5,568 2,402 2,790 250,191 102,255 121,364
8002.00 Waste & scrap 2,098 3,005 3,106 6,134 2,242 4,302
8003.00 Bars, rods, profile & wire 653 2,844 2,342 52 93,655 60,169
8004.00 Plates, Sheet & strip 1,197 55 _ 2,021 97 _
8005.00 Foil, powders & flakes 40 – – 3,822 _ –
8006.00 Tubes, pipes & fitting – – – 252 – –
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2609.00 Ores & concentrates 10,930 22,900 30,589 290,431 569,146 1,050,605
8001.10 Unwrought, not alloyed 7,790 13,840 11,007 439,697 633,653 690,213
8001.20 Unwrought, alloyed 271 382 563 18,921 21,073 32,312
8002.00 Waste & scrap 1,104 2,298 1,240 34,510 22,197 35,272
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8003.00 Bars, rods, profile & wire 3,672 11,420 12,402 101,176 542,687 747,804
8004.00 Plates, sheet & strip 1,200 – – 2,839 – –
8005.00 Foil, powders & flakes 4 – – 147 – –
8006.00 Tubes, pipes & fitting 7 – – 218 –
Malaysia's exports of tin metal, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Unwrought tin
(HS: 8001.10.000)
South Korea 4,811 449,934,000 8,802 410,932,000 9,646 595,231,000
Japan 3,188 267,257,000 1,537 76,388,000 4,261 260,670,000
United States of America 348 22,189,000 122 5,599,000 3,454 212,418,000
Italy 1,130 95,252,000 1,209 58,724,000 2,850 182,803,000
Taiwan 2,223 174,773,000 1,815 83,697,000 2,410 149,997,000
Others 9,308 688,363,000 9,283 412,082,000 11,075 682,404,000
Total 21,008 1,697,768,000 22,769 1,047,422,000 33,697 2,083,523,000

Malaysia's imports of tin ore and concentrates, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Tin ore & concentrates

(HS: 2609.00.000)
South Africa 2,221 82,532,000 6,745 184,721,000 9,285 326,928,000

Australia 2,133 44,695,000 6,673 126,590,000 8,053 243,164,000
Congo 1,141 57,367,000 2,784 78,055,000 7,135 245,226,000
Indonesia 1,668 36,512,000 1,942 49,928,000 1,327 44,411,000
Rwanda 267 28,046,000 21 755,000 1,226 56,577,000
Others 3,500 69,962,000 4,735 129,097,000 3,562 134,299,000
Total 10,930 319,114,000 22,900 569,146,000 30,589 1,050,605,000
Price
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Average Monthly Tin Price Average Monthly Tin Price in 2010
in 2010
USD/tonne
2010 USD/tonne 38,000
January 17,758
25,000
February 16,376
March 17,459 20,000
April 18,666
May 17,702 15,000
June 17,341
10,000
July 18,118
August 20,499
5,000
September 22,673
October 26,195
0
November 25,642 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
December 25,909
Annual Avg 20,361
** As from 1 Feb. 2001, KLTM price

is quoted in U.S. Dollar.
Source: KLTM

Average Annual Tin Price Average Annual Tin Price (2001 - 2010)
2001 - 2010
RM/kg
70
Year RM/kg
60
2001 16.49
2002 15.33 50
2003 18.83
40
2004 32.27
30
2005 27.87
2006 32.10 20
2007 49.85
10
2008 60.42
2009 47.64 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2010 47.64
* From 1995 to 2000, KLTM average price is based on turnover. From

2001, average price is weighted average against total tonnage.
Source: UNCTAD, KLTM, ex-smelter
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World Mine Production of Tin 2008 - 2010p
tonnes (metal content) % of

Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
China 110,000 115,000 115,000 44.0
Indonesia 96,000 55,000 60,000 23.0
Peru 39,000 37,500 38,000 15.5
Bolivia 17,000 19,000 16,000 6.1
Brazil 12,000 13,000 12,000 4.6
Congo (Kinshasa) 12,000 9,400 9,000 3.4
Vietnam 3,500 3,500 3,500 1.1
Malaysia 2,605 2,410 2,668 1.0
Russia 1,500 1,200 1,000 0.4
Australia 1,800 1,400 2,000 0.8
Other countries 4,200 2,150 2,200 0.8

Review
In 2010, the total tin-in-concentrates production The average of tin price in 2010 was US$20,361 per
registered a slight increase of 11 per cent to 2,696 tonne increased by 52 per cent compared with
tonnes compared with 2,410 tonnes produced in 2009. US$13,396 per tonne in 2009. The tin prices showed
As in the previous years, Perak is the highest producers an increasing trend after dropping to its lowest level at
of tin and in 2010 a total of 2,398 tonnes was produced US$16,376 per tonne in February and remained at more
from the state. than US$25,000 by the end of the year. The highest
average monthly tin prices were US$26,195 per tonne
During the year, there were 12 active tin mines and 25 in October.
amang retreatment plants in Malaysia. These mines
consisting of 9 open cast mines, one gravel pump and During the year, the total domestic consumption of tin
two dredge. These operating mines are 5 in Perak, 3 in metal by the tin based industries was 2,942 tonnes
Pahang and two in Terengganu and one in Johor. While decreased marginally from 2,944 tonnes recorded in
the amang retreatment plants, 23 in Perak and 2 in 2009. The consumption of tin by uses in Malaysia was
Selangor. the solder (67 per cent), tin plate (23 per cent), pewter
(6 per cent) and other manufacturing tin-based
In 2010, open cast mines contributed the highest industries (4 per cent).
production at 2,052 tonnes, followed by panning (283
tonnes), amang retreatment plants (274 tonnes), The tin consumption by the solder industry increased
dredging (54 tonnes) and gravel pump mines (6 tonnes). to 1,981 tonnes from 1,537 tonnes, tin plate industry
increased marginally to 683 tonnes from 681 tonnes
The produced and imported tin ore and concentrates and pewter industry increased significantly to 169 tonnes
were process by the Malaysia Smelting Corporation from 100 tonnes recorded in 2009. Whereas, tin metal
Bhd (MSC) located in Pulau Pinang. consumption in other domestic manufacturing industry
dropped to 109 tonnes compared with 626 tonnes in
The production of refined tin by MSC in 2010 increased 2009.
by 6 per cent to 38,771 tonnes from 36,445 tonnes
produced in 2009. Malaysia exported a total of 33,697 51
tonnes of refined tin metal in 2010, increase from 22,769
tonnes recorded in the previous year. Exports were
mainly to South Korea, Japan, USA, Italy and Taiwan.
Whereas, imports of tin ores and concentrates in 2010
was 30,589 tonnes valued at RM1,050 million compared
with 22,900 tonnes valued at RM569 million in 2009.
The imported tin ores were mainly from South Africa,
Australia, Congo, Indonesia and Rwanda.

Commodity Review: Titanium
TITANIUM
Malaysia's Production of Titanium Minerals
2007 2008 2009 2010

Mineral
Ilmenite 59,310 – 36,779 – 15,983 – 19,036 –
Rutile 1,450 – 1,834 – 1,502 – 7,567 –
Total 60,760 – 38,613 – 17,485 – 26,603 –
Both ilmenite and rutile are by-product of tin mining
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Ilmenite and Rutile

of Ilmenite & Rutile (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes tonnes

140,000
2001 129,750
52 2002 113,257 120,000
2003 113,620
100,000
2004 88,779
2005 43,704 80,000
2006 62,570
60,000
2007 60,760
2008 38,613 40,000
2009 17,485 20,000

2010 26,603
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2614.00.100 Ilmenite concentrates 38,494 12,893 24,830 12,288 6,220 7,116
2614.00.900 Other titanium concentrates 929 986 6.785 1,641 3,089 4,354
2823.00.000 Oxides 9,109,054 9,645 8,424 49,800 39,931 3,402
3206.10.000 Pigments – – – – – –
8108.90.000 Other articles of titanium (a) 8 14 13 240 1,126 1,264
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity 2007 2008 2009p 2007 2008 2009p
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2614.00.100 Ilmenite concentrates 76,118 131,144 149,047 72,618 63,902 46,894
2614.00.900 Other titanium concentrates 3,106 1,525 3,386 8,368 5,022 8,674
2823.00.000 Oxides 613,624 9,307 9,752 58,320 63,495 66,441
3206.10.000 Pigments – – – – – –
7202.91.000 Ferro-titanium 118 200 349 2,073 2,615 3,776
8108.90.000 Other articles of titanium (a) 17,976 763 430 22,284 18,693 25,414 53
(a) = including waste and scrap
Malaysia's exports of ilmenite, by country
2007
2008 2008
2009 2009p
2010p
Country Quantity Value
Value Quantity Value
Value Quantity Value
Quantity Quantity Quantity Value
(tonnes) (RM)
(RM) (tonnes) (RM)
(RM) (tonnes) (RM)
(tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes) (RM)
Ilmenite
(HS: 2614.00.100)
China 10,786 4,956,000 100 140,000 15,978 3,886,000
South Korea 16,072 7,332,000 12,700 5,920,000 5,500 2,030,000
India – – 49 54,000 3,168 1,129,000
Hong Kong – – – – 144 47,000
Egypt – – – – 40 24,000
Others – – 44 106,000 – –
Total 16,858 12,288,000 12,893 6,220,000 24,830 7,116,000

Malaysia's imports of ilmenite, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Ilmenite (HS: 2614.00.100)

United State of America 1,202 5,251,726 78,937 47,369,000 137,043 42,882,000
Australia 13,181 27,824,000 – – 11,500 3,749,000
Ukraine – – – – 504 263,000
France – – 12,057 6,474,000 – –
India 35,557 39,518,000 – – – –
Others – – – – – –
Total 49,940 72,593,726 90,994 53,843,000 149,047 46,894,000
Price
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Titanium 2007 2008 2009 2010

Ilmenite Grade
Australian, min 54% TiO2, FOB
Bulk concentrates US$75 - 85 US$84 - 136.5 US$60 - 85 US$65 - 85

Spot prices US$85 - 105 US$110 - 126 US$100 US$110 - 130
Rutile Grade
Australian concentrate, min 95%
TiO2, FOB
Bulk (large volume, pigment grade) US$475 - 500 US$500 - 550 US$525 - 540 US$530 - 550
Bagged (small parcel, welding grade) US$650 - 700 US$675 - 725 US$700 - 800 US$760 - 805
Source: Industrial Minerals

World Production of Titanium Minerals
Ilmenite
tonnes % of
Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
Australia 1,320,000 1,020,000 1,210,000 20.5
South Africa (a) 1,050,000 1,050,000 1,120,000 19.0
Canada (a) 850,000 650,000 700,000 11.9
China 600,000 500,000 600,000 10.2
India 432,000 420,000 420,000 7.1
Norway (a) 410,000 302,000 320,000 5.4
Ukraine 300,000 300,000 300,000 5.1
United States (b) 200,000 200,000 200,000 3.4
Brazil 54,000 43,000 43,000 0.7
Malaysia 36,779 15,983 19,064 0.3
Other countries 545,221 790,017 965,936 16.4
Rutile
55
tonnes % of
Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
Australia 309,000 266,000 280,000 48.5

South Africa 121,000 127,000 130,000 22.5
Sierra Leone 75,000 61,000 67,000 11.6
Ukraine 57,000 57,000 57,000 9.9
India 20,000 20,000 20,000 3.5
Brazil 2,000 3,000 3,000 0.5
Malaysia 1,834 1,502 7,567 1.3
United States _ _ _ _
Other countries 4,166 13,499 12,433 2.2
World total (rounded) (d) 590,000 550,000 580,000
World total (ilmenite and rutile, rounded) 5,800,000 5,850,000 6,380,000
(a) Mine production is primarily used to produce titaniferous slag.

(b) Includes rutile.
(c) Included with ilmenite to avoid disclosing company proprietary data
(d) Excludes U.S production


Review
The commercial sources for titanium are ilmenite, The main export destinations were China and Korea.
leucoxene, rutile, titaniferous slag, and synthetic rutile. Whilst, Malaysia also imported ilmenite and other
The consumption of titanium mineral concentrates is titanium concentrates. In 2010, a total of 149,047 tonnes
tied to consumption of TiO2 pigments primarily used in of ilmenite and other titanium concentrates was
making of industrial paint, paper, and plastics. It is also imported, increased from 131,144 tonnes recorded in
used in welding rod coatings and for manufacturing 2009. The main source of imported ilmenite and other
carbides, chemicals, and metal. titanium concentrates were from USA, Australia and
Ukraine.
Currently, ilmenite and rutile were produced only as
by-products of alluvial tin mining through the processing In Malaysia, the main downstream titanium industry is
of 'amang'. the beneficiation of synthetic rutile and manufacture of
titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments. Synthetic rutile, the
The ilmenite production started to drop since 2003 after raw material used in titanium dioxide pigments is being
the sole ilmenite mine in Ajil, Terengganu ceased its produced by TOR Minerals Malaysia Sdn Bhd located
operation. Since then, the production of titanium in Ipoh, in which the raw ilmenite feedstock is obtained
minerals in Malaysia were from amang retreatment locally. Tioxide (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, is a company which
plants which located in Perak and Selangor. manufactures titanium dioxide and the biggest
consumer of ilmenite in Malaysia. The total volume of
The total titanium minerals production in 2010 increased ilmenite ore consumed by Tioxide (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
to 26,603 tonnes from 17,485 tonnes produced in 2009. is about 130,000 tonnes annually.
The titanium minerals which constitute ilmenite and
rutile were from amang retreatment plants located in
Perak and Selangor.
The produced titanium minerals were consumed locally

and also for exports. In 2010, Malaysia exported a total
56 of 24,830 tonnes of ilmenite and other titanium
concentrates increased from 12,893 tonnes in 2009.
Commodity Review: Zircon
ZIRCON
Malaysia's Production of zircon
2007 2008 2009 2010

Mineral
Zircon 7,393 – 984 – 1,145 – 1,261 –
Zircon is by-product of tin mining
Malaysia's Historic Malaysia's Production of Zircon

Production of Zircon (2001 - 2010) 57
Year tonnes tonnes

8,000
2001 3,768
7,000
2002 5,292
6,000
2003 3,456
5,000
2004 6,686
2005 4,953 4,000
2006 1,690 3,000
2007 7,393 2,000
2008 984 1,000

2009 1,145
0
2010 1,261 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2615.10.100 Zirconium ore & concs. 1,553 1,575 3,010 26,018 3,970 2,522
2615.10.900 Other zirconium ore 1,992 2,150 919 9,894 8,393 3,623
& concentrates
8109.10.100 Unwrought zirconium – – – – – –
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2615.10.100 Zircon & concentrate 641 3,210 17,019 3,326 10,652 55,980
2615.10.900 Other zirconium ore 20,119 6,656 1,500 59,363 25,012 5,867
& concentrate
8109.10.100 Unwrought zirconium – – – – – –
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Malaysia's exports of zircon, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Zircon & concentrate

(HS: 2615.10.100 )
India 299 757,000 436 1,135,000 934 708,000

China 557 3,338,000 715 2,064,000 765 1,270,000
Taiwan 100 461,000 108 268,000 236 544,000
Hong Kong – – 310 480,000 – –
Bangladesh – – 6 23,000 – –
Others
Total 976 4,613,000 1,575 3,970,000 1,934 2,522,000

Malaysia's imports of zircon, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Zircon & concentrate

(HS: 2615.10.100)
Australia 300 1,160,000 2,753 8,766,000 16,157 52,452,000
Taiwan 189 768,000 37 199,000 485 2,013,000
South Africa 40 131,000 52 214,000 182 712,000
China 118 423,000 121 376,000 123 432,000
Japan 31 214,000 133 506,000 35 170,000
Others 33 630,000 115 591,000 36 201,000
Total 712 3,326,000 3,210 10,652,000 17,019 55,980,000
Price
Zircon 2007 2008 2009 2010

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FOB Australian, bulk
shipment, per tonne
Ceramic applications – – – –
Refractory applications – – – –
Foundry applications – – – –
Premium US$775-800 US$830-860 US$900-950 US$1000-1050
Standard US$725-800 US$725-820 US$880-900 US$850-890
FOB USA, bulk

shipment, per tonne
Ceramic applications – US$750-775 – –

Refractory applications – – – –
Foundry sand applications – – – –
Premium US$725-800 US$775-800 US$880-900 US$880-900
Standard _ US$725-800 – US$830-890

World Mine Production of Zirconium Minerals
tonnes % of
tonnes
2010
2008 2008 2010p
Australia 550,000 476,000 481,000 40.6
South Africa 400,000 392,000 390,000 32.9
China 140,000 130,000 130,000 11.8
Ukraine 35,000 35,000 35,000 3.0
India 30,000 31,000 31,000 2.6
Brazil 27,000 18,000 18,000 1.5
Malaysia 984 1,145 1,261 0.1
United States W W W
Other countries 99,016 17,855 28,855 2.4
(w) Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.

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Review
Zircon is widely used locally in ceramics, refractories Most of the produced zircon was for exports mainly to
and foundry applications. In Malaysia, zircon recovered India, China and Taiwan. In 2010, a total of 1,934 tonnes
as a by-product from tin mining and processing of of zircon and concentrates was exported compared to
'amang' in Perak and Selangor. 1,575 tonnes in 2009. Malaysia also imported zircon
and concentrates and its imports have increased since
During 2010, the production of zircon and concentrates 2008. During 2010, a total of 17,019 tonnes was
increased to 1,261 tonnes compared with 1,145 tonnes imported from Australia, Taiwan, South Africa and Japan.
in 2009. Malaysia's zircon production constitutes about
0.1 per cent of the world's total production, which ranked
the country at seventh place as the world's zircon
producer.
Commodity Review: Aggregates
AGGREGATES
Malaysia's Production of Aggregates (includes limestone but excludes dimension stone)
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
’000 quarries ’000 quarries ’000 quarries ’000 quarries
tonnes tonnes tonnes tonnes
Selangor & KL 25,283 35 10,998 16 19,643 33 21,612 32

Johor 5,009 31 11,666 34 15,501 35 26,704 43
Perak 14,126 55 17,717 56 13,612 58 13,691 57
Sarawak 6,275 42 8,149 36 8,029 40 9,478 39
Pulau Pinang 3,220 15 4,086 15 4,994 14 5,098 14
Kedah 2,813 18 3,418 18 4,009 18 4,165 18
Terengganu 5,767 15 5,020 16 4,007 17 3,988 16
Pahang 3,067 24 3,476 25 3,790 25 3,889 25
Melaka 1,446 7 1,935 10 3,353 10 4,139 8
Negeri Sembilan 3,979 16 3,002 14 3,324 16 3,783 16
Sabah 3,193 40 2,787 16 2,813 17 1,934 17
Kelantan 2,592 12 2,834 11 2,571 11 2,544 11
Perlis 904 2 792 2 852 2 784 2
Total 77,674 312 75,883 289 86,497 296 101,809 298
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Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Aggregates

of Aggregates (2001 - 2010)
Year 000 tonnes '000 tonnes

110,000
2001 66,996
100,000
2002 84,934
90,000
2003 85,142
80,000
2004 73,006
70,000
2005 62,762
60,000
2006 79,913
50,000
2007 77,674 40,000
2008 75,883 30,000
2009 86,497 20,000
2010 101,809 10,000
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Commodity Reviews: Aggregates
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2517 Aggregates 3,452,453 4,500,598 5,974,723 98,742 159,557 227,620
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2517 Aggregates 30,981 94,181 67,336 18,295 23,038 24,778
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Malaysia's exports of aggregates, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Aggregates (HS: 2517)

Singapore 3,042,520 90,537,000 3,871,988 149,335,000 5,353,092 214,394,000
Brunei Darussalam 455,430 914,000 560,334 1,536,000 361,150 6,523,000
Indonesia 39,569 6,944,000 64,450 8,317,000 213,781 5,791,000
Thailand – – 2,362 71,000 46,359 742,000
United States of America – – 3 5,000 54 48,000
Others 4,935 347,000 1,461 293,000 287 122,000
Total 3,542,453 98,742,000 4,500,598 159,557,000 5,974,723 227,620,000

Commodity Reviews: Aggregates
Malaysia's imports of aggregates, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Mineral Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
Aggregates (HS: 2517)

China 5,397 3,575,000 63,041 5,377,000 17,334 7,459,000
Vietnam 8,099 2,951,000 8,898 3,178,000 10,983 3,336,000
Hong Kong 123 82,000 37 73,000 16,900 2,352,000
Indonesia 1,972 961,000 2,686 1,304,000 1,003,745 2,140,000
Philipines 10,820 5,171,000 15,204 8,276,000 12,159 5,847,000
Others 4,572 5,519,000 4,315 4,830,000 7,820 4,781,000
Total 30,981 18,259,000 94,181 23,038,000 1,068,941 25,915,000
Review
Aggregates refer to crushed rocks materials which are The total aggregates production for 2010 was 101,809
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processed to produce crushed stone in various sizes. million tonnes an increase of about 17 per cent
Rock aggregates is a major basic raw material mostly compared with 86.5 million tonnes produced in 2009.
for the construction industry, as well as agriculture, and Most of the country's aggregates was produced by
other industries such as chemical and metallurgical. quarries in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur which accounted
for over 30 per cent of the country's total rock production.
In 2010, there were 298 quarries producing various types
of rock aggregates in Malaysia compared to 296 in the The bulk of the production was for domestic use and
previous year. Out of this total, 191 quarries produced some for exports. In 2010, a total of 5.97 million tonnes
granite; 67 limestones; 21 sandstone; and 19 of other or six per cent of the total country's aggregates
rock types. The state with the most number of quarries production was exported to neighbouring countries,
is Perak (57), followed by Johor (43), Sarawak (39) and mainly to Singapore and Brunei.
Selangor/Kuala Lumpur (32).
Commodity Reviews: Barytes
BARYTES
Malaysia's Production of Barytes, by State, 2007 - 2010
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Terengganu – – – – – – – –
Pahang – – – – 16,010 1 1,000 3
Kelantan – – 4,372 2 6,380 2 – –
Total – – 4,372 2 22,390 3 1,000 3
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Barytes

of Barytes (2001 - 2010)
65
Year tonnes tonnes
2001 649 25,000
2002 3,082
2003 – 20,000
2004 –
15,000
2005 –
2006 910
2007 – 10,000
2008 4,372
5,000
2009 22,390
2010 1,000
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia

External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2511.10 Barytes 824 2,275 12,518 847 1,879 7,227
2511.20 Witherite – – – – – –
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2511.10 Barytes 69,394 65,042 92,924 35,167 25,831 29,009
2511.20 Witherite 270 377 125 1,198 809 37
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Malaysia's imports of barytes, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Barytes
(HS: 2511.10 & 2511.20)
India 7,940 2,961,000 1,890 433,000 12,381 3,737,000
China 15,118 20,623,000 20,806 8,552,000 33,222 10,667,000
Singapore 249 409,000 – – 1 5,000
Indonesia 4 8,000 375 66,000 125 32,000
Belgium – – 1 6,000 1 5,000
Others 17,789 12,364,000 42,347 17,583,000 47,320 14,710,000
Total 41,100 36,365,000 65,419 26,640,000 93,049 29,156,000

Price (per tonne)
Grade 2007 2008 2009 2010
Paint grade, Ground, white, 96-98% BaSO4,

350 mesh, del. UK, per tonnes £140-150 £195-220 £195-220 £195-220
Paint grade, Micronised, off white, <20 microns

del UK, min 99%, per tonne £140-150 £140-150 N.A N.A
ex-works USA, min. 95%, per short ton $275-325 $275-325 N.A N.A
Drilling grade, Unground lump, OCMA/API bulk,

SG 4.2 FOB Chennai $53 $72-75 $67-70 $72-74
Drilling grade, Ground,

OCMA/API big bags (1.5 tonnes)
FOB Morocco SG 4.22 $95 $110 -112 $120-128 $135-147
FOB S.Turkey $95 $150 $135 $125-135
OCMA bulk, del. Aberdeen £60-65 £77- 78 £77- 78 £88-98
OCMA bulk, del. Gt Yarmouth £79-80 £99-100 £99-100 £111-114
Drilling grade, API lump, CIF US Gulf Coast,

Chinese $105-125 $95-110 $94-108 $100-108
Indian $143 $106-130 $97-99 $107-112
Moroccan N.A N.A N.A N.A
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World Mine Production of Barytes
tonnes
% of
Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
China 4,600,000 3,000,000 3,600,000 52.1
India 1,100,000 1,200,000 1,000,000 14.5
United States 648,000 383,000 670,000 9.7
Morocco 500,000 430,000 460,000 6.7
Iran 240,000 200,000 250,000 3.6
Mexico 140,000 152,000 140,000 2.0
Turkey 150,000 150,000 150,000 2.2
Kazakhstan 95,000 95,000 100,000 1.4
Vietnam 80,000 70,000 90,000 1.3
Other countries 733,000 450,000 455,000 6.6

Review
The principal ores of barium are barytes (BaSO4) and Due to lower production and to meet the domestic
witherite (BaCO3). However, only barytes is mined in consumption, a total of 93,049 tonnes of barytes was
Malaysia. Barytes is a soft and inert mineral with a imported in 2010 compared with 65,419 tonnes in the
high density. It physical character is suitable as a previous year. Most of the imported barytes was from
weighting agent in oil drilling mud to help confine high China, Thailand, India and Indonesia.
oil and gas pressures.
About 105,000 tonnes barytes resources have been
In 2010, the total barytes production decreased identified in Malaysia. These resources are located at
significantly to 1,000 tonnes compared with 22,390 Bukit Penchuri, Sungai Perdah, Ulu Sokor, and Sungai
tonnes in 2009. The barytes was produced by three Mangkok in Kelantan; Tasik Chini, Sungai Mentiga and
barytes mines located in Pahang. Bukit Ibam in Pahang; and in Gerik, Perak.
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Commodity Review: Bentonite/Fuller’s earth
BENTONITE/FULLER’S EARTH
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2508.10 Bentonite 76,735 10,838 27,985 7,399 10,790 12,473
2508.20 Fuller`s earth 1,522 – – 181 – –
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2508.10 Bentonite 110,441 74,876 73,269 32,712 31,644 61,203
2508.20 Fuller`s earth 23,139 – – 6,604 – –
Malaysia's exports of bentonite, by country

2008 2009 2010p
Bentonite (HS: 2508.10.000)
Indonesia 3,689 4,154,000 7,221 6,413,000 26,460 10,847,000
Philippines 692 620,000 1,024 1,279,000 623 775,000
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Thailand 129 243,000 932 787,000 406 274,000
Nigeria 195 218,000 396 433,000 220 268,000
Turkey – – – – 60 81,000
Others 10,995 2,262,000 1,265 1,878,000 216 228,000
Total 15,700 7,497,000 10,838 10,790,000 27,985 12,473,000
Malaysia's imports of bentonite, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Bentonite (HS: 2508.10.000)

India 13,998 8,262,000 58,668 11,186,000 53,588 35,397,000
China 8,254 8,159,000 7,218 7,536,000 10,090 11,503,000
United States of America 3,699 8,475,000 3,233 5,825,000 3,567 6,357,000
Australia 2,147 2,373,000 2,054 1,745,000 2,924 3,007,000
Germany 283 817,000 1,758 2,002,000 1,294 1,454,000
Others 3,313 4,609,000 1,945 3,350,000 1,807 3,485,000
Total 31,694 32,695,000 74,876 31,644,000 73,269 61,203,000

Commodity Reviews: Bentonite/Fuller’s earth
Malaysia's exports of Fuller's earth, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Fuller's earth
(HS: 2508.20.100)
Thailand 1,500 162,000 – – – –
Philippines 22 19,000 – – – –
Total 1,522 181,000 – – – –
Malaysia's imports of Fuller's earth, by country
2008 2009 2010p

70 (tonnes) (RM) (tonnes) (RM) (tonnes) (RM)
Fuller's earth
(HS: 2508.20.100)
India 12,270 1,973,000 – – – –
China 3,346 1,155,000 – – – –
Others – – – – – –
Total 15,616 3,128,000 – – – –

Price (per tonne unless indicated)
Grade 2007 2008 2009 2010

Bentonite
Foundry grade, bagged (100 lb) $55 - 80 $55 - 80 $70 - 90 $90 - 115
API grade, bagged (100 lb) $55 - 80 $55 - 80 $70 - 100 $70 - 100
Cat litter, grade 1-5 mm bulk,

FOB main European port EUR32 - 55 NA EUR47 - 65 EUR42 - 60
Indian, Cat litter grade, crushed

& dried, loose in bulk, FOB Kandla $32 - 40 $32 - 40 $34 - 38 $34 - 38
OCMA/Foundry grade, crude &

dried bulk, FOB Milos $43 - 53 $43 - 53 EUR50 - 75 EUR50 - 75
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World Mine Production of Bentonite
tonnes
Country % of
2008 2009 2010p 2010
United States (sales) 4,900,000 3,650,000 4,000,000 39.2
Greece (crude) 950,000 845,000 860,000 8.4
Turkey 900,000 1,000,000 1,050,000 10.3
Italy 599,000 146,000 150,000 1.5
Mexico 375,000 511,000 520,000 5.1
Germany (sales) 414,000 350,000 380,000 3.7
Brazil (beneficiated) 32,000 239,000 245,000 2.4
Czech Republic (crude) 174,000 116,000 120,000 1.2
Spain 150,000 150,000 165,000 1.6
Other countries 2,490,000 2,900,000 2,400,000 24
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World Mine Production of Fuller’s Earth
tonnes
Country % of
2008 2009 2010p 2010
United States (sales) 2,510,000 2,010,000 2,300,000 65.2
Spain 820,000 820,000 830,000 23.7
Mexico 66,000 108,000 110,000 3.1
Italy (kaolinitic earth) 3,000 3,000 3,000 0.1
Other countries 280,000 259,000 285,000 8.1

Commodity Review: Bentonite and Fuller's earth
Review
Bentonite has many uses, which depend upon its In 2010, Malaysia imported a total of 73,269 tonnes of
mineralogical composition and technological properties. bentonite but no fuller's earth was imported. The imports
It is mostly used in the foundry industry, for pelletizing of bentonite decreased slightly from 74,876 tonnes
of iron ores, as adsorbents, in drilling mud, as a filler, a recorded in 2009. Most of the imported bentonite were
suspension, in the building industry, in agriculture, pet from India, China, USA, Australia and Germany.
waste absorbents and as food binder.
The imported bentonite were processed to produce
Fuller's earth is a collective term for clay and fine-grained activated clay by three processing plants located one
earthy material characterised mainly by their adsorbent each in Perak, Johor and Selangor. Although no
properties. The principal clay minerals are attapulgite bentonite and fuller's earth produced in Malaysia,
and sepiolite. It is used for decolourising and purifying however a total of 27,985 tonnes of bentonite was
mineral, vegetable and animal oils. exported to Thailand and Philippines.
Currently, there is no production of bentonite and fuller's

earth in Malaysia. Hence, to cater for the local demand
mainly for drilling, oil bleaching and palm oil refining
industries, Malaysia imports both bentonite and fuller's
earth.
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Commodity Review: Clays
CLAYS
Malaysia's Production of Clays and Earth Materials
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Terengganu 9,481,749 354 4,965,143 201 5,713,341 160 2,542,808 305

Perak 6,001,264 198 6,591,500 206 4,817,393 137 6,361,050 192
Johor 4,324,725 174 3,337,547 178 2,998,167 174 5,444,958 188
Kedah 484,815 34 2,100,678 93 2,114,706 161 3,996,551 171
Perlis 323,284 7 662,034 7 1,574,618 16 2,418,384 21
Pahang 925,731 97 841,924 97 1,522,884 134 949,311* 96
Sarawak 3,979,441 158 3,053,252 135 1,133,849 139 1,321,500 115
Negeri Sembilan 985,331 89 779,875 80 1,059,959 76 1,612,947 130
Selangor / KL 1,246,559 63 1,109,592 76 870,135 59 1,726,846 93
Melaka 207,799 33 383,899 83 670,954 159 623,493 150
Kelantan 141,725 69 195,924 +
71 237,670 104 187,732 66
Sabah 190,000 +
N.A 307,850 +
13 202,891 +
10 298,158 +
N.A
Pulau Pinang – – 736,000 16 23,893 2 65,584 5
Total 28,292,423 1,276 25,065,218 1,256 22,966,036 1,330 27,543,322 1,532

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Estimated
Malaysia's Historic Malaysia's Production of Clays and Earth Materials

Production of Clays and (2001 - 2010)
Earth Materials
'000 tonnes
Year’000 tonnes 45,000
2001 29,596 40,000
2002 23,092 35,000
2003 23,909 30,000
2004 22,109 25,000
2005 28,758 20,000
2006 25,081
15,000
2007 28,292 10,000
2008 25,065 5,000
2009 22,966 0
2010 27,543 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2508.30 Fire-clay 2 160 18 9 45 18
2508.40 Other clays 9,817 – – 1,952 – –
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2508.30 Fire-clay 76 70 173 157 205 228
2508.40 Other clays 14,894 – – 5,100 – –
Malaysia's exports of clay, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Other clays (HS: 2508.40)

Indonesia 9,393 1,847,000 – – – –
Thailand 36 35,000 – – – –
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South Korea 108 19,000 – – – –
Vietnam – – – – – –
Sri Langka – – – – – –
Others – – – – – –
Total 9,537 1,901,000 – – – –
Malaysia's imports of clay, by country

2008 2009 2010p
Country Quantity Value Quantity Quantity
Value Value
Other clays (HS: 2508.40)

China 1,644 1,856,000 – – – –
Vietnam 3,645 759,000 – – – –
United Kingdom 684 687,000 – – – –
United States of America 323 464,000 – – – –
Indonesia 1,286 453,000 – – – –
Others 1,224 850,000 – – – –
Total 8,806 5,609,000 – – – –

Price (per tonne)
Grade 2007 2008 2009 2010
Refractory Clays/Mullite
Chinese flintclay, 45% Al2O3,
per tonne FOB China $80 - 88 $80 - 88 N.A N.A
European calcined kaolinitic clay,

47% Al2O3, FOB, per tonne $130 - 150 $130 - 150 N.A N.A
Mulcoa products, 47% (sized in

bulk bags) for coarse sizing,
FOB USA, short tonne $92.75 $147 $130 $198
Review
The term 'clays' is used in a variety of ways. In this In addition, the clay production in 2010 experienced a
review, clays include common clay, ball clay, fire clay, drop of 29 per cent to 5.3 Mt from 4.1 Mt recorded in
shale, and earth materials such as laterite, earth and 2009. Similarly, the production value decreased to
76 red earth. Most products made from them are fired such RM42.6 million in 2010 compared with RM51.1 million
as structural and face bricks, pavers, vitrified clay pipes, in 2009. Johor contributed about 38 per cent of the
tiles and various other building related products. Shale total clay production, amounting to 1.9 Mt, followed by
and common clay are used in the making of Portland Kedah with 0.66 Mt; Selangor with 0.65 Mt; and Pahang
cement clinker. Fire clay is used in refractory products with 0.42 Mt.
such as firebrick and block, high alumina brick and
others. The extraction of earth materials during 2010 also
experienced a decrease of 15 per cent to 22.2 Mt valued
Malaysia has abundant clay resources estimated at at RM152 million, from 19 Mt in the previous year. Perak
685 million tonnes (Mt) with ball clay about 583 Mt and was the largest producer of earth materials with a total
the rest being mottled or structural clay. Deposits of production of 6.2 Mt. Other states with high earth
ball clay are found in many states such as Terengganu materials output were Johor (3.5 Mt), Kedah (3.3 Mt),
(151 Mt), Johor (128 Mt), Kelantan (103 Mt), Pahang Terengganu (2.3 Mt) and Perlis (2.2 Mt).
(94 Mt), Selangor (72 Mt), Sarawak (36 Mt), Pulau
Pinang (10 Mt), Negeri Sembilan (8.5 Mt), Kedah (6.5
Mt), and Perak (3.6 Mt).
In 2010, the total clays and earth materials production

was 27 Mt, increase by 18 per cent from 23 Mt produced
in 2009. The highest production came from Perak with
6.3 Mt, followed by Johor with 5.4 Mt; Kedah, 4.0 Mt;
Terengganu with 2.5 Mt; Perlis; 2.4 Mt; and Selangor,
1.7 Mt.
Commodity Review: Feldspar
FELDSPAR
Malaysia's Production of Feldspar
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Kelantan 317,785 3 430,497 3 354,853 3 379,657 3
N. Sembilan 40,800 4 26,880 2 55,200 6 75,840 6
Perak – 0 – – – – – –
Total 358,585 7 457,377 5 410,053 9 455,497 9
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Feldspar

(Feldspar) (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes tonnes

500,000
2001 40,509 77
450,000
2002 30,819
2003 42,662 400,000
2004 79,220 350,000

2005 117,180
300,000
2006 142,358
250,000
2007 358,585
2008 457,377 200,000
2009 410,053 150,000
2010 455,497 100,000
50,000
Source: Minerals and Geoscience
Department Malaysia
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2529.10.100 Potash feldspar, 3,916 4,794 21,121 15,681 8,880 7,939

Soda feldspar
2529.10.900 Other feldspar 1,352 738 110 4,211 1,282 46
2529.30.000 Leucite; Nepheline 3,633 2,121 810 2,097 1,969 1,032

& Nepheline syenite
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2529.10.100 Potash feldspar, 62,743 36,420 110,884 27,772 12,887 28,888

Soda feldspar
2529.10.900 Other feldspar 18,627 11,120 17,400 7,368 4,144 6,102

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2529.30.000 Leucite: Nepheline 12,969 7,896 3,832 7,134 5,004 16,666
& Nepheline syenite
Malaysia's exports of feldspar, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Feldspar (HS: 2529)
Japan 2,170 5,380,000 3,933 7,046,000 3,260 4,745,000
China 2,317 1,908,000 18 5,000 – –
Indonesia 1,210 552,000 – – – –
Taiwan 115 131,000 264 107,000 143 82,000
Thailand 535 311,000 – – – –
Others 6,105 1,412,000 10,493 3,015,000 17,829 3,158,000
Total 12,453 9,694,000 14,708 10,173,000 21,232 7,985,000

Malaysia's imports of feldspar, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Feldspar (HS: 2529)

India 32,683 13,175,000 26,806 9,171,000 31,132 9,259,000
China 8,573 4,660,000 15,567 5,273,000 84,625 14,992,000
Norway 5,233 2,651,000 7,168 3,976,000 3,131 15,650,000
Turkey 5,415 2,848,000 3,815 1,434,000 4,560 1,441,000
Belgium 3 1,598,000 5 40,000 49 88,000
Others 12,483 6,935,000 2,074 2,141,000 33,471 10,226,000
Total 64,391 31,867,000 55,435 22,035,000 156,967 51,656,000
Grade 2007 2008 2009 2010

Ceramic grade, powder, 300 mesh
bagged, ex-store UK. N.A N.A N.A N.A
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Sand, 28 mesh, glass grade, ex-store UK N.A N.A N.A N.A
Ceramic grade, sand, ex-works Italy N.A N.A N.A N.A
Ex-works, USA, per s/ton, bulk
Ceramic grade
170-200 mesh, (Na) $60 - 75 $60 - 75 N.A N.A
325 mesh, bagged (Na) N.A N.A N.A N.A
200 mesh (K) $125 $125 N.A N.A
Glass grade
30 mesh (Na) $40 - 52 $40 - 52 N.A N.A
80 mesh (K) $85 - 90 $85 - 90 N.A N.A
Turkish, Na feldspar, Crude
- 10 mm size bulk, FOB Gulluk, $22 - 23 $22 - 23 $22 - 23 $22 - 23
Ground, -63 microns, bagged $75 - 80 $75 - 80 N.A N.A
Turkish, Na feldspar, Glass grade,
- 500 microns, bagged, FOB Gulluk, $54 - 56 $70 $70 $70
South Africa, FOB Durban, bagged

Ceramic grade $125 - 165 $125 - 165 N.A N.A
Micronised (2, 5, 10 microns) $205 $205 N.A N.A
Indian, FOB India

Ceramic grade (K), bulk $25 - 27 $25 - 27 N.A N.A
Powder grade, 200 mesh $70 $70 N.A N.A

World Mine Production of Feldspar
tonnes % of
Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
Turkey 6,500,000 4,210,000 4,500,000 22.3
Italy 4,700,000 4,700,000 4,700,000 23.3
China 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 9.9
Japan 700,000 700,000 600,000 3.0
Thailand 678,000 600,000 620,000 3.1
Spain 675,000 550,000 570,000 2.8
France 650,000 650,000 650,000 3.2
United States 680,000 550,000 570,000 2.8
Czech Republic 510,000 410,000 440,000 2.2
Malaysia 457,377 410,053 455,497 2.2
Other countries 4,405,415 5,122,154 5,081,154 25.2

Department of Mineral & Geoscience Malaysia
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Review
Feldspar is the most abundant component mineral in feldspathic sand from granite quarry dust produced in
igneous rocks, comprising of a group of aluminosilicate Perak. The pegmatite and graphic granite of Bukit Mor
minerals combined in variable proportion with lime, soda, in Johor, Tanjung Jaga in Kedah, a leucogranite in
or potash. There are four types of feldspar, however Gunung Pulai, Johor are possible new sources for
only potassium and sodium feldspar have economic feldspar. Pottery stone is used by the ceramic industry
interest and being used in the glass and ceramic industry whilst feldspathic sand by the glass industry.
or as a mild abrasive. Feldspar is also used in plastics,
paints, and rubber industries. In ceramics, feldspar is In 2010, there were nine feldspar mines located in
used as flux, to reduce the vitrifying temperature of a Kelantan and Negeri Sembilan. The total feldspar
ceramic body during firing and forming a glassy phase. production was 455,497 tonnes, increased by 11 per
In glass making, feldspar provides alumina for improving cent from 410,053 tonnes produced in 2009.
hardness, durability, and resistance to chemical
corrosion. Local demand for feldspar is largely met by import as
local production is low and not suitable for certain
Malaysia has limited feldspar resources. The Minerals products. In Malaysia, feldspar consumption is
and Geoscience Department has identified sodium rich dominated by the glass and ceramic industries.
feldspar deposit in Gua Musang, Kelantan and Merapoh,
Pahang; and high potassium feldspar volcanic rock in In 2010, imports of feldspar amounted to 132,116 tonnes
Gerik, Perak. valued at RM51.6 million. The imported feldspar mainly
came from China and India. During the year, Malaysia
Another local source of feldspar are quartz-sericite rock also exported a total of 21,232 tonnes of feldspar worth
locally known as the pottery stone, which is being RM7.9 million. The main export destinations were Japan
quarried in Gemencheh, Negeri Sembilan and and Taiwan.
Commodity Review: Gypsum & Anhydrite
GYPSUM & ANHYDRITE
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2520.10.000 Gypsum: Anhydrite 1,149 1,404 682 1,863 1,350 248
2520.20.100 Plasters of dentistry 90 68 68 52 40 60
2520.20.900 Other plaster 3,495 5,690 4,791 2,394 3,162 3,470
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2520.10.000 Gypsum: Anhydrite 911,342 859,676 1,029,553 89,870 77,331 82,060
2520.20.100 Plasters of dentistry 3,431 31,000 63 274 62 70
2520.20.900 Other plaster 12,991,763 1,538 193,362 77,484 1,419 43,063
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Malaysia's exports of gypsum, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country Value Quantity
Quantity Value Quantity Value
Gypsum (HS: 2520.10.000)

Indonesia – – – – 530 162,000
Brunei Darussalam 214 737,000 63 137,000 98 23,000
Botswana 267 21,000 62 42,000 24 23,000
India 16 554,000 16 140,000 17 16,000
Vietnam 20 21,000 – – 11 12,000
Others 631 530,000 1,262 1,031,000 3 12,000
Total 1,148 1,863,000 1,403 1,350,000 683 248,000

Malaysia's imports of gypsum, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Gypsum (HS: 2520.10.000)

Thailand 800,588 63,837,000 764,975 70,122,000 189,905 74,572,000
Singapore 37,146 1,642,000 68,637 2,754,000 18,044 3,194,000
Iran 1,549 405,000 9,344 2,238,000 5,903 994,000
Germany 308 367,000 858 903,000 906 948,000
Taiwan – – – – 600 828,000
Others 71,751 23,619,000 15,862 1,314,000 1,182 1,524,000
Total 911,342 89,870,000 859,676 77,331,000 216,540 82,060,000
Price (per tonne)
Grade 2007 2008 2009 2010

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Crude, ex-mine UK N.A N.A N.A N.A

World Production of Gypsum
tonnes % of
Country
2010
2008 2009 2010p
China 46,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 30.8
Iran 12,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000 6.2
Spain 11,500,000 11,500,000 11,500,000 7.9
United States 14,400,000 45,000,000 9,000,000 6.2
Thailand 8,000,000 8,500,000 8,500,000 5.8
Canada 5,740,000 3,540,000 3,500,000 2.4
France 4,800,000 2,300,000 2,300,000 1.6
Mexico 5,140,000 5,760,000 5,800,000 4.0
Australia 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 2.4
Other countries 41,400,000 38,748,000 38,200,000 26.1
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Gypsum and anhydrite are two naturally occurring forms At present, there is no report on the occurrences of
of calcium sulphate compound. Gypsum is in the natural gypsum in Malaysia. Therefore, the country's
hydrated form (CaSO4 2H2O) and anhydrite, as its name requirement was fully met through imports. In 2010,
implies, is in an anhydrous form (CaSO4). Beside the imports of gypsum and anhydrite amounted to 216,540
natural product, synthetic chemical or by-product tonnes worth at RM82.1 million which is an increase of
gypsum is increasingly available. The main uses of 20 per cent from the previous year imports. The source
gypsum are as plaster of paris, as an additive in cement of the imported gypsum was mostly from Thailand,
and glass manufacturing, soil conditioner, filler and Singapore and Iran. However, some of the bulk imported
extender and also for concrete and blocks. gypsum have been processed and re-exported. During
the year, Malaysia exported a total of 683 tonnes of
Ground gypsum is used extensively in agriculture as gypsum worth RM248,000 mainly to Indonesia, Brunei
fertilizer to make good calcium and sulphur deficiencies and Botswana.
in the soil, and as a conditioner to reduce soil salinity.
Anhydrite is used in the manufacture of sulphuric acid
and cement clinker. In Malaysia, gypsum is used for
manufacturing of portland cement, wallboard and plaster
products and also in the ceramics industry. A large
quantity of by-product gypsum (known as titanogypsum)
in Malaysia is produced by Tioxide Malaysia, a titanium
dioxide plant in Terengganu and also through the
production of activated clay. However, it has not been
used commercially.

Commodity Review: Kaolin
KAOLIN
Malaysia's Production of Kaolin
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Perak 259,699 15 269,702 16 225,734 16 273,153 17

Johor 73,020 13 80,962 8 44,769 8 62,878 7
Pahang 253,000 1 154,000 1 212,000 1 194,300 1
Selangor 1,789 1 1,798 1 5,129 1 – –
Total 587,508 30 506,462 26 487,632 26 530,331 25
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Kaolin (2001 - 2010)

(Kaolin)
tonnes
Year tonnes 600,000
2001 364,458
2002 323,916 500,000
84 2003 425,942
400,000
2004 326,928
2005 494,511 300,000
2006 341,223
2007 587,508 200,000
2008 506,462
100,000
2009 487,632
2010 530,331 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2507 Kaolin & kaolinic clays 55,674 53,925 55,150 20,455 22,699 25,454
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2507 Kaolin & kaolinic clays 137,647 124,698 94,151 67,599 53,655 59,592
Malaysia's exports of kaolin, by country
2008 2009 2010p

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Kaolin (HS: 2507.00.000)

Thailand 13,350 3,379,000 21,899 5,543,000 17,703 5,497,000
Taiwan 6,071 3,250,000 4,355 2,331,000 7,406 3,266,000
Vietnam 3,568 2,151,000 4,830 2,912,000 5,891 3,176,000
Singapore 2,797 1,511,000 4,950 2,674,000 5,529 2,785,000
Bangladesh 13,155 2,739,000 9,140 1,903,000 4,306 2,662,000
Others 8,866 7,432,000 8,751 7,336,000 14,315 8,068,000
Total 47,807 20,462,000 53,925 22,699,000 55,150 25,454,000

Malaysia's imports of kaolin, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Kaolin (HS: 2507.00.000)
China 45,038 29,569,000 35,003 20,685,000 42,023 27,705,595

U.S.A. 14,827 3,941,636 6,533 5,785,000 18,328 12,389,811
United Kingdom 3,648 3,941,636 3,345 3,900,000 4,060 4,170,692
India 980 2,237,000 1,975 2,220,000 3,320 2,791,299
Thailand 6,827 5,818,000 8,397 5,006,000 6,658 3,506,937
Others 66,324 17,295,000 69,443 16,059,000 19,759 8,926,923
Total 137,644 67,598,472 124,699 53,655,000 94,148 59,491,257

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Kaolin 2007 2008 2009 2010
Ex-Georgia plant, s/ton

Filler, bulk $80 - 100 $80 - 100 N.A N.A
Paper coating grade $85 - 185 $85 - 185 $95 - 147 $95 - 147
Sanitaryware grade, bagged $65 - 75 $65 - 75 N.A N.A
Tableware grade, bagged $125 $125 N.A N.A
Calcined, bulk $320 - 375 $320 - 375 N.A N.A
Ceramic grade, bulk

Refined, ex-works France EUR65 - 168 EUR65 - 168 N.A N.A
Refined, FOB Rotterdam £60 - 100 £60 - 100 N.A N.A

World Mine Production of Kaolin
tonnes
Country % of
2008 2009 2010p 2010
United States(a) 6,280,000 5,290,000 5,700,000 16.8

CIS(c) 7,900,000 – – 0
Czech Republic(c) 3,830,000 2,890,000 2,950,000 8.7
Germany (a)
3,610,000 3,200,000 3,250,000 9.6
Brazil(b) 2,500,000 2,680,000 2,750,000 8.1
United Kingdom (a)
1,800,000 1,800,000 1,850,000 5.4
Korea, Republic of(c) 955,000 – – 0
Malaysia* 506,462 487,632 530,331 1.6
Turkey 620,000 800,000 850,000 2.5
Mexico 85,000 78,000 80,000 0.2
Other countries 7,754,000 15,807,000 16,040,000 21.5
(a)
sales
(b)
beneficiated
(c)
crude
(CIS) Commonwealth of Independent States
Source: United States Geological Survey Minerals

*Geoscience Department Malaysia 87
Review
Kaolin is white inert clay with a broad pH and low from Perak and it continued to be the major kaolin
conductivity. It has an excellent coating properties and producing state in Malaysia. In 2010, the total kaolin
suitable for most of the important applications such as production from Perak was 273,153 tonnes. The largest
in the ceramics, paper, rubber, plastics and aluminium country's kaolin producers also located in Perak namely,
industries. Greatpac Mineral Sdn Bhd, Kaolin (M) Sdn Bhd and
Tinex Corporation Sdn Bhd. These producers produced
In Malaysia, about 112 million tonnes (Mt) of kaolin various grades of processed kaolin for local as well as
reserves have been identified. The major deposits are for the export markets. The main uses of kaolin in
located mainly in Perak, 59 Mt; Johor, 25 Mt; Sarawak, Malaysia are for paper filler and for manufacturing
23 Mt; Terengganu, 5.3 Mt; Pahang, 4.5 Mt; Sabah, ceramics, cement, paint, rubber and chemical products.
0.6 Mt; Pulau Pinang, 0.4 Mt; and Kelantan, 0.2 Mt.
In 2010, Malaysia exported a total of 55,150 tonnes of
During 2010, there were 25 active kaolin mines and kaolin worth RM25.5 million mainly to Thailand,
most of these mines are small-scale mines that operate Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Bangladesh. Malaysia
by relying on demand. Perak had the most number of also imported a total of 94,151 tonnes of premium grade
producers with 17 mines, Johor, 7 mines and Pahang, kaolin worth RM59,592 million for the manufacturing of
one mine. high quality ceramic products, in particular the porcelain
figurines. The major sources for imported kaolin were
The total kaolin production in 2010 increased to 530,331 China, USA, United Kingdom, India and Thailand.
tonnes from 487,632 tonnes recorded in the previous
year. About 52 per cent of the produced kaolin came

Commodity Review: Limestone
LIMESTONE
Malaysia's Production of Limestone

(includes for cement, aggregates and agriculture, excludes dimension stone)
2008 2009 2010

State
tonnes quarries tonnes quarries tonnes quarries
Perak 15,188,752 39 14,175,255 39 14,418,174 39
Kedah 5,777,498 6 4,565,370 4 4,180,973 4
Sarawak 5,033,347 22 5,034,939 21 5,314,639 19
Perlis 2,609,361 3 2,485,504 5 2,614,740 6
Selangor 2,265,834 2 2,262,189 1 1,409,508 1
N.Sembilan 1,964,270 2 1,993,100 2 2,088,049 1
Pahang 1,772,851 7 1,723,509 7 1,990,776 7
Sabah 518,365 3 425,433 3 154,953 1
Kelantan 97,411 2 143,208 2 226,771 3
Total 35,227,689 86 32,808,507 84 32,398,583 81
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Malaysia's Historic Malaysia's Production of Limestone
Production (Limestone) (2001- 2010)
Year ’000 tonnes '000 tonnes

40,000
2001 32,503
35,000
2002 27,450
2003 33,397 30,000
2004 31,598 25,000
2005 30,868 20,000

2006 33,472 15,000
2007 33,689
10,000
2008 35,227
5,000
2009 32,808
0
2010 32,399 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2518 Dolomite 431,968 607,412 665,797 83,979 81,998 85,849
2521 Limestone flux – – – – – –
2522 Lime 266,184 260,886 343,306 97,825 101,076 126,834
2523 Cement 3,777,010 1,591,742 13,833,672 566,179 852,178 602,554
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2518 Dolomite 2,221 24,339 4,765 1,803 4,766 2,475
2521 Limestone flux 173 223 77 209 382 80
2522 Lime 14,026 11,179 2,542 7,771 6,486 3,174
2523 Cement 957,465 437,368 1,530,311 208,797 256,648 293,507

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Malaysia's exports of limestone, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Limestone Flux
(HS: 2521.00.000)
India 53,076 16,295,000 200,387 30,853,000 230,144 35,653,000

Japan 101,815 20,466,000 55,075 10,350,000 68,500 15,648,000
Taiwan 38,613 3,736,000 39,500 3,225,000 40,350 3,535,000
Singapore 67,050 11,481,000 150,259 14,689,000 150,376 17,044,000
Indonesia 115,421 10,170,000 130,120 10,585,000 143,580 10,122,000
Others 55,993 21,831,000 32,070 12,296,000 32,848 3,847,000
Total 431,968 83,979,000 607,412 81,998,000 665,797 85,849,000

Malaysia's imports of limestone, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Limestone Flux
(HS: 2521.00.000)
Australia 112 101,000 102 91,000 76 72,000
Singapore – – – – 1 8,000
China 1 9,000 20 152,000 – –
Singapore – – 50 8,000 – –
Germany 43 61,000 24 34,000 – –
Others 17 38,000 27 97,000 – –
Total 173 209,000 223 382,000 77 80,000
Review
Limestone is the most widely used of all industrial The limestone produced was largely consumed in
minerals and has the broadest range of applications cement making industries (66 per cent), 33 per cent for
related to its properties. In this chapter only limestone rock aggregates and the rest is for agriculture and other
90 that is used for cement, aggregates and agricultural purposes. Currently, there were 9 quarries producing
products are covered. limestone solely for cement making industries, 68
quarries for aggregates, and 4 quarries for agriculture
Malaysia's limestone reserves is about 13.6 million and other uses.
tonnes that are suitable for various uses such as cement
manufacturing, marble dimension stone and other In 2010, there were 16 cement plants including a white
limestone-based products. These resources are located cement plant operating in the country. Nine of them are
in Sabah (4,754 Mt), Perak (2,599 Mt), Kelantan (1,308 integrated cement plants, while the others are cement
Mt), Pahang (1,720 Mt), Kedah (1,220 Mt), Negeri grinding plants. There is also one plant in Sarawak that
Sembilan (600 Mt), Perlis (540 Mt), Selangor (530 Mt), solely produced and supplied clinker to other cement
Sarawak (200 Mt), Terengganu (70 Mt), and Johor (40 plant. The major groups of cement producers in Malaysia
Mt). Some of these resources are presently being are CMS Group, CIMA Group, YTL Group, Lafarge
quarried. Malayan Cement Berhad, Tasek Corporation Berhad,
Cement Industries (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, Holcim (M) Sdn
In 2010, about 32.4 million tonnes of limestone was Bhd and Aalborg White Asia Sdn Bhd.
produced from 81 quarries. The production decreased
by 10 per cent from 35.8 million tonnes recorded in
2009. Most of the limestone produced came from the
state of Perak and it continued to be the major limestone
producer in the country with the production of 14.4 million
tonnes, which accounts for 44 per cent of the total
country's production. The other states that recorded
high limestone production in 2010 were Sarawak, Kedah,
Perlis, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Selangor.
Commodity Review: Mica
MICA
Malaysia's Production of Mica
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Perak 6,118 3 5,593 3 4,324 3 4,515 3
Total 6,118 3 5,593 3 4,324 3 4,515 3
Malaysia's Historic Malaysia's Production of Mica

Production (Mica) (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes tonnes
2001 4,107
6,000
2002 3,669
2003 3,609 5,000
2004 3,544
4,000
2005 4,544
2006 5,152 3,000
91
2007 6,118
2,000
2008 5,593
2009 4,324
1,000
2010 4,515
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2525.10 Crude mica and mica
rifted into sheet or 3 – – 242 – –
splitting
2525.20 Mica powder 6,080 3,702 5,057 5,817 5,012 6,585
2525.30 Mica waste – – – – – –

Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Country
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2525.10 Crude mica and mica
rifted into sheet or 126 90 100 187 122 97
splitting
2525.20 Mica powder 923 599 708 3,267 2,212 6,219
2525.30 Mica waste – 3 5 – 23 19
Malaysia's exports of mica, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Mica (HS: 2525.20.000)
Japan 1,054 1,791,000 774 1,497,000 860 2,243,000
South Korea 1,000 957,000 550 615,000 948 644,000
Thailand 846 765,000 966 774,000 1,274 968,000
92 Indonesia 519 539,000 636 530,000 796 661,000
Others 329 1,385,000 349 1,081,000 1,099 1,468,000
Total 4,064 5,856,000 3,702 5,012,000 5,056 6,585,000
Mica 2007 2008 2009 2010
CIF Europe Mironised, 325 mesh $300 - 545 $300 - 545 $600 - 900 $600 - 900
Wet ground $500 - 1,000 $500 -1,000 € 600 - 900 N.A
FOB India
Dry ground $200 - 430 $200 - 430 $200 - 430 $300 - 400
FOB plant, USA

Dry ground $210 - 400 $300 - 400 N.A N.A
Wet ground $535 - 1,300 $700 - 1,300 $700 - 1,300 $700 - 1,300
Micronised $700 - 1000 $700 - 1,000 $700 - 1,000 $700 - 1,000
Flake $350 - 500 $350 - 500 $350 - 500 $350 - 500

Review
Mica is a group of silicate minerals composed of varying In 2010, domestic mica production has increased
amounts of aluminum, potassium, magnesium, iron and slightly to 4,515 tonnes from 4,324 tonnes recorded in
water. Two mica minerals which are have commercially 2009. There were three mica producers operating on
important are muscovite (potassium mica) and the ex-tin mining land in Bidor, Perak namely: Bidor
phlogopite (magnesium mica). However, the term 'mica' Mineral Sdn Bhd, Tasik Mahir Sdn Bhd and Techcera
is used to signify sericite or muscovite only. (M) Sdn Bhd.
In Malaysia, mica is being mined in the state of Perak. Almost all the mica produced is exported mainly to
The produced mica are in crude form and is mainly of Thailand. In 2010, a total of 5,056 tonnes of mica powder
flake mica. The fine muscovite flakes are recovered from valued at RM6.6 million was exported to Thailand,
schistose rocks through screening process. There are Republic of Korea, Japan, Indonesia and USA. At the
two common screening processes that are used to same time, Malaysia also imported a total of 708 tonnes
produce mica flakes according to the required grain of mica powder valued at RM6.2 million compared with
size namely: dry and wet process. 599 tonnes in the previous year.
Scrap and flake mica are processed to various sizes of

ground mica powder. It is commonly utilized as filler
that is prized for its physically smooth properties for
industrial applications such as paints. It is also being
used in cosmetic applications, mould lubricant in the
rubber industry, fluxing agent in welding electrodes and
reinforcement in plastics.
93

Commodity Review: Phosphate Rock
PHOSPHATE ROCK
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
3101.00 Guano 2,619 2,143 2,559 2,272 2,542 2,344
2510.10 Natural calcium phosphates

unground – – – – – –

ground – – – – – –
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
3101.00 Guano 2,745 4,007 5,611 3,157 2,780 3,809
94 2510.10 Natural calcium phosphates

unground 2,000 1,530 91 31 556 67

ground 317,481 178,722 362,392 378,489 79,340 137,394
Price (per tonne)
Phosphates 2007 2008 2009 2010
Moroccan,
75-77%, BPL, FAS, Casablanca N.A N.A N.A N.A
70-72%, BPL, FAS, Casablanca $46.00 $46.00 N.A N.A
Tunisia,
65-68% BPL, FAS Sfax $30 - 33 $30 - 33 N.A N.A

Commodity Review: Phosphate Rock
World Production of Phosphate Rock
tonnes
Country % of
2008 20098 2010p 2010
China 50,700,000 60,200,000 65,000,000 36.9

United States 30,200,000 26,400,000 26,100,000 14.8
Morocco and Western Sahara 25,000,000 23,000,000 26,000,000 14.8
Russia 10,400,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 5.7
Tunisia 8,000,000 7,400,000 7,600,000 4.3
Brazil 6,200,000 6,350,000 5,500,000 3.2
Jordan 6,270,000 5,280,000 6,000,000 3.4
Egypt 3,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 2.8
Syria 3,220,000 2,470,000 2,800,000 1.6
Israel 3,090,000 2,700,000 3,000,000 1.7
Other countries 14,980,000 17,660,000 18,750,000 10.7
Review 95
Phosphate rock is the major source for phosphorus The domestic requirement for phosphate is fully met
and a general term used to describe mineral through imports. During 2010, about 368,094 tonnes
assemblages. It is naturally contain one or more of phosphate rock and guano valued at RM141.3 million
phosphatic minerals of high purity and quantity to permit were imported whilst, a total of 2,559 tonnes valued at
its commercial use as a source of phosphatic RM2.3 million was exported.
compounds or phosphorous element.
The world's supply of phosphate came from around 38
Accumulated deposits of bat droppings that are found countries with China is the major producer that contributed
in caves and worked for phosphate or nitrate are known for more than 37 per cent or 65 million tonnes of the total
as guano. While, decomposed guano is made up of world production. The other three major phosphate rock
calcium phosphate. Phosphate rocks and guano are producers are United States of America, Morocco and
mainly used as fertilizer, which is of vital importance to Western Sahara that account about 35 per cent of the
the agricultural sector. global phosphate rock production in 2010.

Commodity Review: Sand & Gravel
SAND AND GRAVEL
Malaysia's Production of Sand and Gravel
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
’000 permit ’000 permit ’000 permit ’000 permit
tonnes holders tonnes holders tonnes holders tonnes holders
Perak 10,307 258 10,063 276 3,965 121 7,270 207

Selangor / KL 1,513 46 4,042 25 2,366 30 4,933 33
Sarawak 2,114 23 2,549 22 2,265 24 2,821 27
Terengganu 2,489 121 2,536 116 2,009 106 1,245 113
Johor 2,789 117 1,752 104 1,750 107 6,273 111
Pahang 1,039 90 856 68 1,627 81 2,198 131
Kedah 528 56 1,097 123 1,187 136 2,248 161
Sabah 673 48 678 41 810 47 923 45
Kelantan 236 73 240 N.A 623 118 323 125
Melaka 354 9 150 11 425 17 459 17
Negeri Sembilan 328 46 508 30 356 47 1,706 79
Perlis – – – – – – – –
Pulau Pinang – – – – – – – –
Total 22,370 887 24,471 816 17,382 834 30,698 1,049
96
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Sand and Gravel

(Sand and Gravel) (2001 - 2010)
Year ’000 tonnes '000 tonnes

40,000
2001 15,020
2002 19,574 35,000
2003 17,955 30,000

2004 18,371
25,000
2005 17,071
20,000
2006 25,226
2007 22,370 15,000
2008 24,471 10,000

2009 17,382
5,000
2010 30,698
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2505.90 Other natural sand 2,484 1,037 7,633 1,009 822 866
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2505.90 Other natural sand 13,334 12,627 17,553 7,932 7,668 9,174
Malaysia's exports of Sand & Gravel, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country 97
Sand & Gravel
(HS: 2505.90.000)
Singapore 1,831 722,000 799 666,000 801 502,000

Thailand 24 19,000 96 60,000 264 145,000
Philippines 24 17,000 51 37,000 5 15,000
Yemen – – – – 5,000 107,000
Australia – – – – 1,500 36,000
Others 51 307,000 91 60,000 63 61,000
Total 1,930 1,065,000 1,037 823,000 7,633 866,000

Malaysia's imports of sand & gravel, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Sand & Gravel

(HS: 2505.90.000)
India 1,385 1,316,000 6,186 2,188,000 10,856 3,636,000

China 5,582 3,784,000 4,069 1,904,000 3,566 1,435,000
Germany 710 996,000 490 832,000 1,076 1,245,000
Australia 35 110,000 521 248,000 766 412,000
Taiwan 90 119,000 203 248,000 399 475,000
Others 867 1,607,000 1,158 2,248,000 890 1,971,000
Total 8,669 7,932,000 12,627 7,668,000 17,553 9,174,000
Review
Sand and gravel are important raw materials used in The increase in production was observed in almost every
98 the construction and infrastructure industries. The most states except for Terengganu and Kelantan recorded a
important commercial sources of sand and gravel decrease in production. The highest sand and gravel
deposits are from rivers, alluvium, offshore areas and producing states were Perak, Johor, Selangor, Sarawak,
mine tailings. Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Pahang, Terengganu, Sabah,
Melaka and Kelantan.
Sand is used mainly as fine aggregates in concrete,
mortar, cement bricks, filling and packing applications. Malaysia also exported sand and gravel. In 2010, the
Gravel is used mainly as coarse aggregate in concrete total exports of sand and gravel registered a huge jump
but it is also commonly used for road base. Offshore to 7,633 tonnes compared with 1,037 tonnes recorded
sand and gravel are often used for land reclamation. in 2009. The main exports destination were Yemen and
Demands for sand and gravel are closely link with Australia. Similarly, the import volume of sand and
demand from the construction industry, which in turn gravel during the year increased by 41 per cent to
is an indicator of economic performance. 17,553 tonnes compared with 12,627 tonnes recorded
in 2009. The main source of imported sand and gravel
In 2010, the total sand and gravel production was 30.7 were from India and China.
million tonnes with 1,049 operators compared with 17.4
million tonnes in 2009. The production has increased
significantly by 76 per cent due to high demand in the
construction industry and export to neighbouring
countries which lead to the increase in the number of
sand and gravels operator in 2010.
Commodity Review: Silica
SILICA
Malaysia's Production of Silica
State 2007 2008 2009 2010

Johor 196,140 8 242,655 8 361,551 8 608,967 11
Sarawak 185,838 2 345,447 2 161,115 2 210,139 2
Perak 322,000* 13 862,500* 19 94,500* 10 94,500* 14
Selangor 15,243 1 16,302 1 13,228 1 18,553 1
Total 719,221 24 1,466,904 30 630,394 21 932,159 28
* - Included by-product from amang plants and tin mines
Malaysia's Historic Production Malaysia's Production of Silica

(Silica) (2001 - 2010)
Year tonnes tonnes

1,600,000
2001 575,105 99
2002 447,398 1,400,000
2003 533,617 1,400,000
2004 631,402 1,000,000
2005 542,297
800,000
2006 512,277
600,000
2007 719,221
400,000
2008 1,466,904
2009 630,394 200,000
2010 932,159 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Note: Production includes silica
sand and silica powder

External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2505.10 Silica & quartz sands 503,219 346,642 311,847 52,216 23,841 26,418
Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2505.10 Silica & quartz sands 24,728 4,825 5,536 10,794 4,760 5,526
Malaysia's exports of silica sand, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Silica sand
(HS: 2505.10.000)
Singapore 322,166 39,921,000 207,077 15,223,000 196,722 17,858,000

Japan 58,415 6,483,000 40,840 2,817,000 49,219 4,240,000
South Korea 30,615 2,505,000 39,162 2,233,000 25,330 1,572,000
100
Indonesia 29,623 2,260,000 27,252 1,909,00 20,000 1,025,000
Philippines 11,055 641,000 21,892 1,411,000 20,117 1,398,000
Others 637 308,000 421 248,000 458 325,000
Total 453,011 52,118,000 346,644 23,841,000 311,847 26,418,000
Malaysia's imports of silica sand, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Silica sand
(HS: 2505.10.000)
China 2,223 2,448,000 2,590 911,000 2,805 1,544,000

Saudi Arabia 5 6,000 253 346,000 725 169,000
Belgium 330 1,036,000 161 219,000 329 523,000
India 63 63,000 214 96,000 283 121,000
Others 4,317 5,145,000 1,511 3,018,000 1,135 2,464,000
Total 7,285 9,685,000 4,789 4,760,000 5,536 5,526,000

Price (per tonne)
Silica Sand 2007 2008 2009 2010
Ex-works, UK
Foundry sand, dry bulk £15.5 -16.5 £15.5 -16.5 N.A N.A
Glass sand, flint, container £15 - 17 £15 - 17 N.A N.A
Ex-works, USA
Glass sand, container $14 - 40 $14 - 40 $14 - 26 $20 - 26
Review
Malaysia's production of silica is mainly from natural The bulk of the domestic silica produced goes towards
sand deposits, tin mine tailings sand and small amount the manufacturing of glass products. It is also
from amang retreatment plants. consumed in minor quantity by ceramics, foundries,
glass wool production industry and for water treatment.
Malaysia has a large amount of silica sand resources.
The Minerals and Geoscience Department has Export of silica sand in 2010 decreased slightly to
estimated about 141.8 million tonnes (Mt) of silica sand 311,847 tonnes compared with 346,642 tonnes recorded 101
resources throughout the country. The largest of these in the previous year. The main export destination were
are in Sarawak, 45.7 Mt; Terengganu, 45.6 Mt; and to Singapore, Japan, Republic of Korea, Indonesia and
Sabah, 29.9 Mt. Other states with silica resources are Philippines.
Perak (10.9 Mt), Selangor (8.41 Mt), Johor (1.0 Mt)
and Kelantan (0.27 Mt). Conversely, Malaysia imported a total of 5,536 tonnes
of silica sand, increased from 4,789 tonnes registered
At present, silica was produced from silica sand mining in 2009. Half of the imported silica sand was from China
and retreatment of amang. In 2010, silica sand mining and the rest were from Saudi Arabia, Belgium, India
was carried out in the states of Johor, Sarawak, Perak and USA.
and Selangor. Amang retreatment plants in Perak also
contributed to the overall silica production. There were
28 active producers in the country, with 14 of them in
Perak, 11 in Johor, two in Sarawak and one in Selangor.
The total production of silica increased by 48 per cent

to 932,159 tonnes from 630,394 tonnes produced in
2009. These was contributed from the huge jump in
production from Johor and Sarawak. Johor produced a
total of 608,967 tonnes, compared with 361,551 tonnes
in 2009. This was 65 per cent of Malaysia total
production of silica, while Sarawak produced 210,139
tonnes, Perak and Selangor produced only 94,500
tonnes and 18,553 tonnes respectively.

Energy Minerals
Commodity Review: Coal
COAL
Malaysia's Production of Coal
2007 2008 2009 2010

State
Sarawak 1,063,078 5 1,166,525 6 2,138,390 8 2,397,340 10
Malaysia's Historic Malaysia's Production of Coal (2001 - 2010)

production (Coal)
'000 tonnes
Year tonnes 2,500
2001 497,733
2002 352,513
2,000
2003 174,800
2004 389,176
2005 789,356 1,500
2006 901,801
2007 1,063,078
2008 1,166,525 1,000
2009 2,138,390 103

2010 2,397,340
500
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
External Trade
Exports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2701.11 Anthracite coal 1,187 2,794 2,400 1,618 2,953 2,443
2701.12 Bituminous coal 50 – 25,630 54 – 4,142
2701.19 Other coal 52,023 62,000 297,328 37,462 23,275 54,634
2701.20 Briquettes 24,345 73 43 71 67 78
2702.10 Lignite – – – – – –
2704.00.1 Coke and semi 1,785 5,589 11,376 1,449 6,141 11,894
coke of coal
2704.00.2 Coke and semi coke 8 60 71 8 153 152
of lignite or peat

Imports
tonnes RM ’000
H.S. Commodity
2008 2009 2010p 2008 2009 2010p
2701.11 Anthracite coal 242,517 274,588 150,339 161,556 141,176 93,992
2701.12 Bituminous coal 70,465 449 335 15,853 721 527
2701.19 Other coal 3,750,562 9,224,264 19,769,765 5,146,561 3,649,805 5,114,159
2701.20 Briquettes 9,550 1,794 1,592 7,774 1,568 1,364
2702.10 Lignite – 8 6 – 59 49
2704.00.1 Coke and semi 15,100 17,368 76,086 26,465 27,877 113,003
coke of coal
2704.00.2 Coke and semi 787 558 1,780 311 529 1,539
coke of lignite
or peat
Malaysia's exports of coal, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
104 (tonnes) (RM) (tonnes) (RM) (tonnes) (RM)
Coal (HS: 2701.1)
China 46,012 31,546,064 62,000 23,275,000 322,867 58,721,000
Indonesia 1,187 1,618,000 2,600 2,627,000 2,400 2,443,000
United States of America – – – – 85 44,000
Thailand – – 186 313,000 – –
Singapore – – 5 8,000 – –
Others 6,061 5,970,000 3 5,000 7 11,000
Total 53,260 39,134,000 64,794 26,228,000 325,359 61,219,000
Malaysia's imports of coal, by country
2008 2009 2010p

Country
Coal (HS: 2701.1)
Indonesia 4,530,285 649,971,000 7,758,238 278,618,000 14,256,135 348,635,000
Australia 224,925 1,127,102,000 929,048 467,786,000 2,688,740 808,244,000
South Africa 384,965 741,487,000 317,215 309,061,000 2,438,144 695,842,000
Vietnam 122,430 117,335,000 225,577 107,405,000 111,143 64,199,000
Singapore 8,989 1,554,000 75,776 20,058,000 – –
Others 131,249 104,650,000 193,447 81,885,000 426,259 153,998,000
Total 5,402,843 2,742,099,000 9,499,300 1,264,813,000 19,920,421 2,070,918,000

World Production of Coal
tonnes % of
Country
2009
2007 2008 2009
China 2,536,000,000 2,621,832,300 3,050,000,000 44.0

USA 1,039,260,000 1,065,519,000 975,153,000 14.1
India 490,188,000 526,584,000 566,157,000 8.1
Australia 389,613,000 399,033,000 415,252,000 6.0
South Africa 247,600,236 252,213,358 250,581,674 3.6
Indonesia 174,794,000 225,000,000 245,000,000 3.5
Kazakhstan 94,370,100 111,072,300 91,493,082 1.3
Colombia 69,902,000 73,502,075 72,807,412 1.0
Canada 69,213,000 68,106,000 62,837,000 1.0
Czech Republic 62,391,000 62,033,000 60,069,000 0.9
Vietnam 43,190,000 39,777,000 43,754,200 0.6
Korea, Dem. P.R. of 24,100,000 24,100,000 25,100,000 0.4
Mexico 11,886,757 15,894,060 23,051,869 0.3
Thailand 18,239,176 18,095,335 16,360,261 0.2
Mongolia 9,237,600 10,071,900 13,163,900 0.2
Brazil 5,998,354 10,202,175 10,202,175 0.1
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Philippines 3,401,136 3,609,316 4,687,277 0.1
New Zealand 4,835,408 4,906,421 4,563,333 0.1
Malaysia 1,166,525 2,138,390 2,397,340 0.03
Other countries 1,184,027,934 1,152,806,155 1,064,129,681 15.3
World Total (rounded) 6,419,000,000 6,625,000,000 6,938,000,000
Source: BGS World Mineral Statistics 2005-2009

Review
In Malaysia, the coal resources are found mostly in In 2010, a total of 19.9 million tonnes of coal was
East Malaysia, in the states of Sarawak and Sabah. imported, increased from 9.5 million tonnes recorded
At present, fourteen coal deposits have been identified in 2009. The major sources of imported coal were from
in the country. These Malaysia's coal deposits range Indonesia, Australia and South Africa. Malaysia also
from lignite to anthracite with sub-bituminous and exported some of its coal to China, Indonesia and USA.
bituminous coal being more common. To date it is In 2010, a total of 325,359 tonnes of coal was exported
estimated that the total coal reserves is about 1,938 an increase from 64,841 tonnes in 2009.
million tonnes, of which 281 million tonnes are classified
as measured resources, 378 million tonnes as indicated The development of local coal resources were not
and another 1,279 million tonnes as inferred. About 80 aggressively pursued because most of the deposits
per cent of the reserves are in Sarawak, 19 per cent in were located in the interior areas, which lack
Sabah and less than one per cent in Peninsular infrastructures, and therefore uneconomical to be fully
Malaysia. The largest measured reserves of coal are exploited. In Sabah, more than 72 per cent of the
located in the Merit Pila coalfield where 170 million resources are located in Maliau Basin Conservation
tonnes of coal had been identified. The coal in Maliau Area, which was designated by the Sabah State
and Malibau, Sabah has been found to be suitable for Government as a Protection Forest Reserve (Class
power generation. One). Currently, mining and exploration for coal is
actively being carried out only in the state of Sarawak.
Annual production of coal in Malaysia increased each
year since 2003. In 2010, the coal production increased
further by 14 per cent to 2.4 million tonnes, compared
with 2.1million tonnes recorded in 2009. This was due
to the increase in mine output and high demand during
the year. Currently, coal are being produced in the
Sarawak State where ten coal were mines in operation
in 2010 compared to eight mines in 2009.
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Most of the coal produced is consumed by the power
generation plants besides cement manufacturing and
iron and steel manufacturing industries. At present, there
are five coal-fired power generation plants in operation
namely Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Plant in
Kapar, Selangor; Janamanjung Power Plant in Manjung,
Perak; Sejingkat Power Plant in Kuching, Sarawak;
SKS Tanjung Bin in Johor and Jimah Power Plant in
Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Most of the power plants
imports coal for their requirement. Each year since
2002, imports of coal has been on the increasing trend.
MINES IN 2010
LOCATION OF MINES IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
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Mn Bukit Besi
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KALIMANTAN

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110
LOCATION OF MINES IN SABAH
ut
S. Kuam
Exploration & Mining Activities
LIST OF OPERATING MINES IN MALAYSIA FOR 2010*
Name Location Mineral mined
STATE : PAHANG
1 Gema Impak Sdn Bhd Bentong Iron ore

2 Ibam Mining Sdn Bhd Bkt. Ibam, Rompin Iron ore
3 Ibam Mining Sdn Bhd Seledang, Rompin Iron ore
4 ZCM Resources Sdn Bhd Rompin Iron ore
5 Pacific Megalink Sdn Bhd Rompin Iron ore
6 Esperance Mining Sdn Bhd Rompin Iron ore
7 Danau Suria Mining Sdn Bhd Rompin Iron ore
8 Danau Suria Mining Sdn Bhd (No. 2) Rompin Iron ore
9 Aras Kuasa Sdn Bhd Pekan Iron ore
10 Danau Suria Trading Sdn Bhd Pekan Iron ore
11 MZ II Trading Sdn Bhd Pekan Iron ore
12 Mohd. Rojis Bin Daud Pekan Iron ore
13 Gainhill Agency & Consultancy Pekan Iron ore
Services S/B
14 Forest Mining Sdn Bhd Pekan Iron ore
15 Forest Mining Sdn Bhd Pekan Iron ore
16 MK Ria Sdn Bhd Sg. Leboh, Bt Yon, Lipis Iron ore
17 Semantan Resources Sdn Bhd Cheka, Kuala Lipis Iron ore
18 Sg. Temau Mining Sdn Bhd Kuala Lipis Iron ore
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19 Jelam Resources Sdn Bhd Kuala Lipis Iron ore
20 Edubest Mining Sdn Bhd Kuala Lipis Iron ore
21 Aras Kuasa Sdn Bhd Maran Iron ore
22 Tajau Makmur Sdn Bhd Maran Iron ore
23 Mekar Unggul Sdn Bhd Maran Iron ore
24 Lanchang Mining Sdn Bhd Maran Iron ore
25 Tanjung Gebeng Sdn Bhd Ulu Lepar, Kuantan Iron ore
26 Alam etika Sdn Bhd Kuala kuantan Iron ore
27 Sinar Tani Sdn Bhd Kuantan Iron ore
28 Edubest Mining Sdn Bhd Kg. Baru, Jerantut Iron ore
29 ZCM Resources Sdn Bhd Sg. Piol, Jerantut Iron ore
30 Jalur Galian Sdn Bhd Jerantut Iron ore
31 Lanchang Mining Sdn Bhd Temerloh Iron ore
32 MZ II Trading & Mining Sdn Bhd Temerloh Iron ore
33 CKB Trading Sdn Bhd Raub Iron ore
34 Mega Well Mining Sdn Bhd Bera Iron ore
35 Penjom Gold Mine Penjom, Kuala Lipis Gold
36 Selinsing Mining Sdn Bhd Sg. Kermoi, Lipis Gold
37 Lombong Tg. Abdullah Ulu Jelai, Lipis Gold
38 Kinta Tiasa Sdn Bhd Kuala Lipis Gold
39 Gali Gold Mining Sdn Bhd Kuala Lipis Gold

40 Yan Chan Kee Kim Mining Kuala Lipis Gold

41 Lombong Yaacob bin Sahak Kuala Lipis Gold
42 Raub Australian Gold Mining Sdn Bhd Bkt Koman, Raub Gold
43 HDL Global Sdn Bhd Bukit Ibam Gold
44 Agenda Jitu Sdn Bhd Bentong Tin ore
45 Rich Marvellous Sdn Bhd Sg. Semantut, Bentong Tin ore
46 Metro Emerald Sdn Bhd Sg. Lembing, Kuantan Tin ore
47 Pekan Mining Sdn Bhd Chini Manganese
48 L&C Mining Sdn Bhd Penyor, Pekan Barytes/
Silica sand/
Manganese
49 Sri Hisham Holding Sdn Bhd Selendang, Rompin Kaolin
50 Cemat Aman Sdn Bhd Ulu Lepar, Kuantan Copper
STATE : PERAK
1 Asia Ceramics & Chemical Ind. Bidor Kaolin

Sdn Bhd
2 Foo Hoo Kaolin (M) Sdn Bhd Tanah Mas, Bidor Kaolin
3 Forming kaolin (M) Sdn Bhd Tanah Mas, Bidor Kaolin
4 PTH Minerals (M) Sdn Bhd Tanah Mas, Bidor Kaolin
5 Tinex Kaolin Corp. Sdn Bhd Bidor Station, Bidor Kaolin
112 6 Solid Kaolin Sdn Bhd Tanah Mas, Bidor Kaolin
7 Poh Fatt Tin Mine No. 4 Bidor Station, Bidor Kaolin
8 GO NGV Sdn Bhd Tanah Mas, Bidor Kaolin
9 Ehsan Delima Sdn Bhd Bidor Station, Bidor Kaolin
10 Poh Fatt Tin Mine No. 1 Tanah Mas, Tapah Kaolin
11 Poh Fatt Tin Mine No. 3 Tanah Mas, Tapah Kaolin
12 Associated Kaolin Industries Bhd Changkat Rembian,Tapah Kaolin
13 United Clay Product Sdn Bhd Sg. Jangka, Tapah Kaolin
14 Seen Mee Clay (M) Factory Sdn Bhd Sg. Jangka, Tapah Kaolin
15 Kaolin (M) Sdn Bhd Sg. Jangka, Tapah Kaolin
16 Semarak Cerah Sdn Bhd Sg. Jangka, Tapah Kaolin
17 P.L. Lee Trading Sdn Bhd Tanah Mas, Tapah Kaolin
18 Rahman Hydraulic Tin Sdn Bhd Klian Intan, Pangkalan Hulu Tin ore
19 Johan Bersatu Sdn Bhd Klian Intan, Pangkalan Hulu Tin ore
20 Kesuma Global Sdn Bhd (West Pantai Remis, Manjung Tin ore
Ocean Ent.)
21 Kesuma Global Sdn Bhd (Golden Pantai Remis, Manjung Tin ore
Pacific 8)
22 Dollar Valley Sdn Bhd Tg. Tualang Tin ore
23 Bidor Mineral Sdn Bhd Kg. Coldstream, Bidor Mica
24 Tasik Mahir Sdn Bhd Bidor Station, Bidor Mica
25 Techcera (M) Sdn Bhd Bidor Station, Bidor Mica
26 Rapat Tiara Sdn Bhd Sungkai Iron ore

27 Datar Ribu Sdn Bhd Sungai Lam, Ulu Kinta Iron ore
28 Lean Loong Ent. Sdn Bhd Gunung Rapat, Ipoh Iron ore
STATE : KELANTAN
1 YAKIN/ Takrif Baru Sdn Bhd Sg. Aring, Gua Musang Manganese
5 YAKIN/ Centamin Const. Sdn Bhd Sg. Aring, Gua Musang Manganese
8 YAKIN/ Ratusan Ardi Sdn Bhd Sg. Aring, Gua Musang Manganese
9 YAKIN/ Jangka Bakat Sdn Bhd Sg. Aring, Gua Musang Manganese
10 Peak Venture Sdn Bhd Sg. Kapas, Tanah Merah Gold
11 WZH Enterprise Sokor, Tanah Merah Gold
12 PKINK/CMNM Mining Group Sdn Bhd Sokor, Tanah Merah Gold
13 Ruzman b. Mohd. Aladin Jeli Gold
14 Perlombongan Sg. Degong Sdn Bhd Jeli Gold
15 Wan Zulkifli b. Ibrahim Sg. Jentiang, Kandek Gold
16 Berkat Usaha Insan Sdn Bhd Kg. Tanah Putih, Gua Musang Feldspar
17 Yayasan Kraftangan Kelantan Kg. Tanah Putih, Gua Musang Feldspar 113
18 PKINK/Pulai Mining Sdn Bhd Kg. Tanah Putih, Gua Musang Feldspar
19 PKINK/Kijang Baryte Sdn Bhd Sg. Aring, Gua Musang Barytes
20 Triangle Range Sdn Bhd Bkt Penchuri, Tanah Merah Barytes
21 Interbumi Mining Sdn Bhd Bkt Kuang, Rantau Panjang Iron ore
22 Perlombongan Gua Musang Sdn Bhd Bkt Tambun, Gua Musang Iron ore
23 Tekun Istimewa Chiku, Gua Musang Iron ore
24 Opil Mining Machang Iron ore
25 Batik Mahsuri Sdn Bhd Machang Iron ore
26 Ladang Ibu Kuala Krai Iron ore
27 Sungei Hijau Sg. Hau, Temangan Iron ore
STATE : TERENGGANU
1 TBM Mineral Sdn Bhd Mukim Jerangau, Dungun Iron ore

2 Bumidunia Property Sdn Bhd Hulu Paka, Dungun Iron ore
3 Harum Merdeka Sdn Bhd Hulu Paka, Dungun Iron ore
4 Wahaba Wangin Sdn Bhd Bukit Besi, Dungun Iron ore
5 Cahaya Ikhtiar Sdn Bhd Bukit Besi, Dungun Iron ore
6 Koperasi Polis Terengganu Berhad Tebak, Kemaman Iron ore
7 Koperasi Polis Terengganu Berhad Tebak, Kemaman Iron ore
8 Telok Kalung Construction Sdn Bhd Tebak, Kemaman Iron ore
*Mining Lease

9 Lombong MKD Makmur Sdn Bhd Mukim Bandi, Kemaman Iron ore
10 Lombong Permint Mineral Sdn Bhd Mukim Bandi, Kemaman Iron ore
11 Reezan Plantation Sdn Bhd Mukim Tebak, Kemaman Iron ore
12 PERMINT Gold Mine Lubuk Mandi Lubuk Mandi, Marang Gold
13 PERMINT Gold Mine Sg. Kerak Sg. Kerak, Marang Gold
14 PERMINT Gold Mine Sg. Tarom Sg. Tarom, Setiu Gold
15 Lombong Timah Induk Timur Sdn Bhd Sg. Dadong,Tebak, Kemaman Tin ore
16 Lombong Punchong Emas Sdn Bhd Bkt. Tulis, Jarangau, Dungun Tin ore
17 Lbg Tbg. Amanah Warisan Negeri Bkt. Chetai, Hulu Terengganu Dimension
Terengganu Sdn Bhd stone
STATE : JOHOR
1 Kota Tinggi Mining Sdn Bhd Sg. Pelepah Kiri, Kota Tinggi Iron ore
2 Limemax Sdn Bhd Sg. Pelepah Kanan, Kota Tinggi Iron ore
3 DYAM Tengku Mahkota Cha'ah, Batu Pahat Iron ore
4 Waja Jati Sdn Bhd Pagoh, Muar Iron ore
5 Hj. Mesiran Alias Pagoh, Muar Iron ore
6 Usaha Padu Enterprise Bkt. Kepong, Muar Iron ore
7 Korporat Awal Sdn Bhd Jemaluang, Mersing Iron ore
8 DYAM Tunku Ismail Ibrahim Mersing Iron ore
9 Sokongan Semulajadi Sdn Bhd Jemaluang, Mersing Iron ore
114 10 Sokongan Semulajadi Sdn Bhd (Nitar) Jemaluang, Mersing Iron ore
11 KEJORA Sdn Bhd No. 3 Sg. Linggiu, Kota Tinggi Tin
12 JOMIS Sdn Bhd Sg. Rengit, Pengerang Bauxite
13 Sykt. Generasi Karisma Sdn Bhd Pagoh, Muar Bauxite
14 Yusof bin Mohd Salleh Sdn Bhd Mukim Lenggor, Mersing Kaolin
15 Giant Distinction Sdn Bhd Sg. Tengkil, Kota Tinggi Silica sand
STATE : SARAWAK
1 Luckyhill Coal Mining Sdn Bhd Sg. Apong, Abok, Sri Aman Coal
2 Lucky Power Strategies Sdn Bhd Silantek, Sri Aman Coal
3 Genesis Force Sdn Bhd Balingan, Mukah Coal
4 Sarawak Coal Resources Sdn Bhd Bukit Dinding, Mukah Coal
5 Sarawak Coal Resources Sdn Bhd Bergih, Mukah Coal
6 Sarawak Coal Resources Sdn Bhd Penipah, Mukah Coal
7 Sarawak Coal Resources Sdn Bhd Sg. Belian Mati, Mukah Coal
8 Sarawak Coal Resources Sdn Bhd Hulu Sg. Penipah, Mukah Coal
9 Global Mineral (S) Sdn Bhd Tebulan, Kapit Coal
10 Global Mineral Exploration Nanga Merit, Kapit Coal
Corporation Sdn Bhd
11 Syarikat Sebangun Sdn Bhd Bakong, Miri Silica sand
12 Syarikat Sebangun Sdn Bhd Sg. Sebatang, Bintulu Silica sand
13 Syarikat Sebangun Sdn Bhd Sg. Sebemban, Bintulu Silica sand

14 Luckyhill Quarry Sdn Bhd Krian, Bau, Kuching Calcium
STATE : KEDAH
1 LGK Resources Sdn Bhd Sungai Petani Iron ore

2 Bestagold Resources Sdn Bhd Merbok, Kuala Muda Iron ore
3 Wan Yee Ming Sdn Bhd Mahang, Kulim Tin ore
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MALAYSIAN

MINERALS AND GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT MALAYSIA

Each year, the Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia (JMG)

The Minerals and Geoscience Department continuously strives to improve

Finally, I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to government

DATO’ YUNUS BIN ABDUL RAZAK

External Trade Statistics 2010 published by the Department of

World Minerals Production:

Mineral Commodity Summaries 2010 published by the U.S

World Mineral Production 2005 - 2009 published by the British

Monthly Commodity Price Bulletin published by United Nations

Aggregates Production figures represent the total tonnage of

Clays Production figures shown also include ball clay.

Copper Mine production of copper is shown as copper-

Limestone Production figures shown include crushed

Rare earths The annual production figures represent the

Silica Silica production figures represent the aggregate

Tantalum- The annual production figures represent the

Tin Mine production of tin is shown as tin content of

Titanium Production is shown as gross tonnage of ilmenite

Zirconium Production is shown as gross tonnage of zircon

In this edition, three consecutive years of import/export data are shown

Where information is available, actual prices of mineral commodities are

sq km = square kilometre = 100 ha

Tel: 603-21611033 Fax: 603-21611036

Commodity analyses and reviews by:

Commodity trade data compilation by:

Ahmad Kamal Mohd. Tahir

Mineral Intelligence Unit

Malaysia's minerals production 2009 - 2010 6

LIST OF MINES IN 2010

List of operating mines in 2010 107

Malaysian Minerals Yearbook 2010

Manufactured Mineral-Based Products

Export and Import of Major Minerals

Mineral Exploration Development

Malaysian Minerals Yearbook 2010

Malaysian Minerals Yearbook 2010

Iron ore 1,470,186 147,018,600 3,557,813 423,731,784

Total 687,053,839 1,166,401,374

Aggregates 86,497,394 1,380,987,459 101,809,657 1,637,092,642

6 Total 2,074,977,018 2,570,814,559

Grand total 3,082,789,358 3,998,875,283

MALAYSIA'S PRODUCTION VALUE OF MINERALS 2006 - 2010

566 687 Total

Sales value of own manufactured products

Sub-total 31,784,493,837 37,701,426,436

Sub-total 15,255,974,000 15,578,643,000

Source: Monthly Manufacturing Statistics Malaysia, January 2011, Department of Statistics

Malaysian Minerals Yearbook 2010

2009 Ringgit (RM) 2010p Ringgit (RM)

Sub-total 26,228,000 3,791,702,000 61,219,000 5,208,678,000

Total Value 548,493,000 5,679,135,000 798,545,000 8,172,809,000

Source: Department of Statistics

Sub-total 18,033,746,000 20,418,169,000

Sub-total 4,325,954,000 3,978,602,000

Total Export Value 22,359,700,000 24,396,771,000

Source: Department of Statistics

Malaysian Minerals Yearbook 2010