Vol. 2 No. 2 (2016): ANALISIS MINERAL YANG STRATEGIS UNTUK PERTAHANAN NEGARA DI KABUPATEN BENGKAYANG, KALIMANTAN BARAT

The purpose of this study is to determine any minerals found in Bengkayang Regency, West Kalimantan, how much its content is, and how economical for state defense it is. This study uses review survey with laboratory analysis using Atomic Absorbance Spectrophotometer (AAS). The survey successfully found several strategic minerals. They and their content ppm are Manganese (Mn=5.843 ppm), Molybdenum (Mo=20 ppm), Stibium (Sb=48 ppm), Cobalt (Co=130 ppm), rare earth elements (La=410 ppm, Ce=686 ppm, Pr=243 ppm, Nd=293 ppm, Sm=82 ppm, Gd=59 ppm, Tb=5 ppm, and Yb=9 ppm). As for Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni), Titanium (Ti), and Vadium (V) has not been found.