a bright morning at the abandoned mining site
The abandoned kaolin mining site is known as Danau Kaolin or the Kaolin Lake now. It was a real kaolin mining site in the past. Kaolin, or also known as china clay, is a kind of mineral in the form of white clay which is used in making ceramics as well as widely used in paper, rubber, paint, cosmetics, and many other products industries. It is said that the name kaolin was derived from Gaoling, a village in Jiangxi Province, China, which is known for its good quality ceramics that uses kaolin as one of its main component up till now.
Belitong is also known to have a good quality of Kaolin, so people came to mine the minerals. At that time, the kaolin mining in Belitong gave the local people many job opportunities. The miners dug a very big hole to get the kaolin and left the waste in the surrounding area of the open pit which also pollutes the nearby rivers.
Nowadays, when the deposits have already decreased, many of the pits are abandoned. The hole they dug, by the time were filled by water, mostly from the rain and turned the pit into a big pond. The water in the pit, which has also mixed with any minerals at the bottom of the pond, looks strikingly blue. The whitish surroundings combined with the bright blue colored man-made lake, make the place so photogenic. One of the biggest kaolin lake, and also the easiest to reach, is located just outside of Tanjong Pandan.
blue water surrounded by whitish clay pile
When visiting the place, bear in mind that although the place is undeniable beautiful, it is also shows us the environmental damage caused by uncontrolled mining activity without any attempts to rehabilitate the site after all the deposits gone. Hopefully the damage will not cause any bigger environmental problem in the future, especially for the people who live nearby.
Beautiful set, big like 🙂
Thank you, glad that you like it 🙂
Awesome photos, thank you mas.
My pleasure, Mbak Mei.
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So ugly. But so good… I won’t so FUC*OF* ! ****jTp******
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Imagine, not only, that I could go there. I would need a friend tourist guide. Would you care to do me a favor? =)
If our time match, then I will be more than happy to accompany you 🙂
I so love sun over water pictures…beautiful.
Thanks. I’m glad that I include some of sun over water pictures that you love, in my gallery 🙂
These are stunning, makes me wish I was somewhere idyllic right now…instead of in a London flat with the downstairs neighbours BLARING their music.
They are beautiful even if they do represent huge environmental damage. Nature is very good at reclaiming things…hopefully that’ll be the case here.
I hope so, too.
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Thanks 🙂
gak bisa komentar deh larass saking mlongo nya lihat gambar2 ini
Larass mlongonya jangan lama-lama, nanti kemasukan laler lho 😛
Woaaah!! Diedit apa nggak ni Mas??
Atur brightness sama contrastnya, Nit.
Breathtaking pictures Chris! I really loved the 2nd and 3rd picture because the sky was so intense!
Thanks Judy. I was quite lucky to have those cloud formations at that time.
bahkan setelah dirusak pun, alam masih mampu menunjukkan keindahannya…
air ‘danau’-nya beracun nggak Pak?
Soal air danau, aku gak tahu pasti. Yang jelas sih gak ada ikan ataupun hewan lain di situ, tetapi rumput dan tanaman air ada beberapa yang tumbuh di situ.
The pictures are stunning, but without the explanation they would just be another beautiful lake, click, next, click. Your post made me stop and think. It’s amazing that something that caused environmental damage could be so beautiful, but it is. Thanks for such an informative post. Marsha 🙂
Hi Marsha,
Yes I’ll always try to put some information about the place or event I photoed so that everybody get more than just pictures.
That makes for a very nice post! ML 🙂
I Hope so 🙂
Perfect! Great job, mate! Hahahahah! Bahasanya!
He he he . . . terimakasih Bro 😀
you take such beautiful photos… stunning!
Thank you Mekala. Glad that you like them 🙂
wah-wah disini juga motret sunrise ya hehe.. Hasilnya pun luar biasa 😀
Sunrise selalu menarik, bukan? 🙂
Iya mas setuju 🙂
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Awesome deep blues!!
Yes, awesome indeed . . .
foto no 4, 5 , 7, 8 sering saya lihat di sini mas, tapi sunset di pinggir kali di kampungku sini
seperti biasa foto fotonya cantik mas
Dimanapun sunset selalu menarik ya Mbak . . .
amazing pictures …
the information make the pictures speak louder …
Thank you Wong Cilik
Beautiful images Chris. I love the reflections, they are so crisp and clear. Robyn
Thank you Robyn. Glad that you love them 🙂
keren
Terimakasih Mas.
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wah.. gambarnya ngga muncul yang pertama, jadi saya ngga tau gambar apakah gorengan….eehh, gerangan…
Wah masa sih Oom? Boleh dicoba sekali lagi? Pagi ini aku sudah cek semuanya keluar koq.
Beautiful collections!!!
Thank you Rexlin.
So breathtaking
huahh..
Kalo aku pinjem salah satu gambar untuk background blog boleh gak Om??
Hello Lita,
Kalau cuma buat background blog, silahkan saja pilih mana yang disukai 🙂
love your photos!
Thank you, I appreciate it.
Belitung sungguh indah!. Selama ini saya baru menyaksikan keindahannya melalui tv dan foto2 saja, semoga suatu hari bisa melihat keindahannya langsung :).
Semoga Mbak . . . 🙂
Woooow, seneng banget nikmatin foto2nya pak. Tenang dech rasanya
Terimakasih Mbak. Aku juga senang kalau fotoku bisa bikin tenang.
¡Impresionantes tomas!!
Thank you, Mano, you are very kind.
It is beautiful–so beautiful, one can’t see all the scars of a damaged environment. I hope life recovers there.
I hope the same . . . .
The light , the color, the reflection… all from a cold blue early morning to the crystal clear and bright new day is just…breathless > – <! I especially love the last one , those clouds are wonderful in color as well as their shapes!
Thank you. The last one is also one of my favourites 🙂