Sulawesi mainland landscape, ranging from north to south many mines contain a very high value. sulawesi area west of the mining sector there is gold content, coal, and oil. In Central Sulawesi nickel mines have the resources that are abundant. Similarly, in the new autonomous areas have the potential sources of Gorontalo oil mining and gas exploration and not on the island of Buton in Southeast Sulawesi has an abundant source of asphalt.
Any area that has a source of mine who have benefited from the content of the mine, the nickel is located in Banggai regency in Central Sulawesi region. According to the mining and energy services Banggai, in the last two years until the first semester of 2009 to export 189,056 metric tons of nickel to Australia and China. The amount of nickel exports to Australia reached 137,156 metric tons to five times the shipping. While exports to China as much as 51,900 metric tons in one shipment.
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