Indonesia's Energy Ministry Completes Illegal Mining Mapping, Targets Five Gold Mining Hotspots

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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), through the General Directorate of Law Enforcement (GDLE), has completed the geo-mapping of illegal and unlicensed mining activities nationwide, with the GDLE director announcing in Jakarta recently that a number of illegal mining hotspots have been identified.Key monitoring areas include Bangka Belitung Islands (tin mining) and Central Sulawesi Province (gold mining),Colonel (name)Province (gold mine), Maluku Province (gold mine), North Sulawesi Province (gold mine), and Nammu (gold mine) outside East Java Province.

The government's enforcement strategy includes strategies based onSurvey and mapping dataEnforcement actions are systematically carried out, focusing on unlicensed mining and licensed but irregular operations, while the public is also called upon to report illegal mining activities through formal channels.

The Department of Energy has emphasized that it willPrioritizing illegal gold mining in the form of tambang rakyat.Such activities are most prevalent in Indonesia. Mapping coversComplete lack of permits and violations of mining normsThe two types of illegal mining.

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