A multi-billion dollar scheme to mine for an electric car battery component could see an uncontacted Indonesian tribe wiped out.
The mining project on Halmahera island is part of the country's plans to become a producer of electric car batteries by producing nickel.
But the area is set to be plagued by the mining, which will destroy large forested area of the island, which are home to between 300-500 uncontacted members of the Hongana Manyawa tribe.
