Indonesia bans raw ore exports ignore 1st postThe Indonesian government January 12 was to stop raw ore exports: mining companies are allowed to export after smelting and refining in Indonesia:--- The ban exerts the greatest impact on China.Indonesia is the biggest nickel exporter and a major exporter of metal minerals like iron ore and bauxite and steam coal in the world. China's nickel pig iron production severely depends on ores imported from inonesia. China's nickel ore demands were about 65million tons in 2012 and over half came from Indonesia .