DPR: Tin Mining Governance Must Be Repaired Immediately

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VII DPR Bambang Patijaya hopes that tin mining governance and trading procedures will be repaired immediately, so that mining activities in Bangka Belitung can operate normally.

"We saw data from BPS, in January and February exports from Bangka Belitung fell," said Bambang, quoted from Antara. Wednesday 17 April.

Bambang said that Bangka Belitung is the largest tin-producing area in Indonesia. However, he said, the tin industry is currently experiencing turbulence.

This problem then had an impact on the weakening of Bangka Belitung's economy. Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, in February 2024 there was no tin export activity from the Babel Islands, so the export value of the area fell by 37.02 percent.

BPS shows that the export value of Babel in February 2024 is 18.76 million US dollars, down 37.02 percent compared to the previous month 29.79 million US dollars.

"The problem is, one of them is because of the late expenditure of RKAB (Buy Budget Activity Plan)," said Bambang.

Therefore, he asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) to improve governance and tin mining trading. Furthermore, he also asked tin companies holding the IUP (mining business license) to carry out mining activities so that export figures could creep up.

"So that the regional economy runs," he said.

Previously, PT Timah Tbk (Perseroan) stated a commitment to improve Indonesia's tin mining and trading governance in the midst of mining activities without a permit.

"The company continues to encourage improvements in governance," said Director of Finance and Risk Management of PT TIMAH Tbk Fina Eliani in a written statement reported by the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX), quoted from Jakarta, Sunday, March 31.

These improvements, said Fina, will be made by intensively securing assets and enforcing regulations, as well as cooperation in mining the people to reduce mining without permits in the mining concession area.