The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), through its Directorate General of Law Enforcement, has completed geographic mapping of illegal and unlicensed mining activities nationwide. The Director General announced in Jakarta that multiple illegal mining hotspots have been identified. Key monitoring areas include Bangka Belitung Islands (tin), Central Sulawesi Province (gold), Gorontalo Province (gold), Maluku Province (gold), North Sulawesi Province (gold), and Banyuwangi in East Java Province (gold).
The government's enforcement strategy includes systematic law enforcement actions based on mapping data, focusing on cracking down on unlicensed mining and licensed operations violating regulations, while also calling on the public to report illegal mining activities through official channels.
The Ministry of Energy emphasizes that it will prioritize addressing illegal gold mining in the form of community mining (tambang rakyat), which is the most common type in Indonesia. The mapping covers two types of illegal mining: completely unlicensed operations and those violating mining standards.
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy Completes Illegal Mining Mapping, Identifies Five Major Gold Hotspots
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), through its Directorate General of Law Enforcement, has completed geographic mapping of illegal and unlicensed mining activities nationwide. The Director General announced in Jakarta that multiple illegal mining hotspots have been identified. Key monitoring areas include Bangka Belitung Islands (tin), Central Sulawesi Province (gold), Gorontalo Province (gold), Maluku Province (gold), North Sulawesi Province (gold), and Banyuwangi in East Java Province (gold). The government's enforcement strategy includes systematic law enforcement actions based on mapping data, focusing on cracking down on unlicensed mining and licensed operations violating regulations.
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), through its Directorate General of Law Enforcement, has completed geographic mapping of illegal and unlicensed mining activities nationwide. The Director General announced in Jakarta that multiple illegal mining hotspots have been identified. Key monitoring areas include Bangka Belitung Islands (tin), Central Sulawesi Province (gold), Gorontalo Province (gold), Maluku Province (gold), North Sulawesi Province (gold), and Banyuwangi in East Java Province (gold).
The government's enforcement strategy includes systematic law enforcement actions based on mapping data, focusing on cracking down on unlicensed mining and licensed operations violating regulations, while also calling on the public to report illegal mining activities through official channels.
The Ministry of Energy emphasizes that it will prioritize addressing illegal gold mining in the form of community mining (tambang rakyat), which is the most common type in Indonesia. The mapping covers two types of illegal mining: completely unlicensed operations and those violating mining standards.
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