Jakarta, Nov. 7 (xinhua) -- Indonesia's mining minister says some nickel exporters have been allowed to resume export operations. Earlier, Indonesia suspended nickel ore exports to investigate violations.

The country's minister of Marine affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, said the export ban would be lifted for companies that followed the rules. But he did not say how many companies had been allowed to resume exports. (From CCMN)