Illegal Gold Mining Money Turnover up to IDR 992 Trillion, ESDM Coordinates with PPATK

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has coordinated with the Financial Transaction Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) to discuss alleged unlicensed gold mining (PETI) in various regions of Indonesia with a total fund turnover of Rp. 992 trillion.

"We are again confirming with PPATK, so this is what the state's right is, it must be accepted by the state," said Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, January 30.

Yuliot said he did not know which gold companies were involved, nor the origin of the illegal gold mining.

He explained that financial transactions require very detailed surgery, because it could involve other parties in carrying out transactions.

"So yes, this is a financial transaction that is very detailed, it is in the first, second layer, or it uses other parties," said Yuliot.

PPATK noted that from 27 results of analysis and 2 information related to the mining sector, there was a turnover of funds with a nominal transaction of IDR 517.47 trillion.

One of the concerns of PPATK is the alleged unlicensed gold mining (PETI) in various regions of Indonesia, including illegal gold distribution spread in Papua, West Kalimantan, Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Java Island, and other islands, as well as the practice of flow of gold from PETI to foreign markets.

During the period 2023-2025, PPATK noted, the total nominal value of transactions suspected of being related to PETI reached IDR 185.03 trillion, with a total fund turnover of IDR 992 trillion.

Meanwhile, during 2025, PPATK has submitted a total of 1,540 financial intelligence products (PPATK PIK), of which as many as 373 or about 24.22 percent are related to suspected acts of origin (TPA) of corruption with a total nominal turnover of transactions reaching Rp. 180.87 trillion.

In addition, there are 178 PPATK PIK (11.56 percent) related to suspected TPA in the field of taxation with a total turnover of funds reaching IDR 934.52 trillion, and 156 PPATK PIK (10.13 percent) related to suspected TPA fraud with a total value of transactions analyzed reaching IDR 22.53 trillion.