Directorate General Of Mineral And Coal ESDM Investigate Unlicensed Mining In North Sumatra

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JAKARTA - The Civil Servant Investigation Team of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (PPNS Ditjen Minerba) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) conducted an investigation into illegal mining in Hamlet I of Bekulap Village, Complete District, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra.

The team led by the Secretary of the PPNS of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal, Sulistiyohadi, followed up on public reports about actions that hinder the activities of business entities that have a Mining Business License (IUP), so they cannot sell their materials.

The team found that there were mining activities without a permit, which were thought to have been running for a long time at that location.

"After checking, it turned out that another case was found in the form of mining activities without a permit, which is 200 meters from the mining location of the IUP owner," he said, quoted on Tuesday, October 29.

Furthermore, he added, when conducting an inspection at the location, his party could not find the mining actors.

The PPNS team of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal only found mining equipment, dump trucks, excavators, activity scars, rock and sand filtering results, and processing results.

When viewed from the existing used ones and evidence, the mining without a permit has been going on for more than a year.

The PPNS team of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal immediately installed a prohibited board at three points.

The installation of prohibited boards is a preventive measure against prosecution, because there is evidence.

"If these mining efforts are still being carried out and violated, they will be followed up with investigations and investigations by Mineral and Mining PPNS," said Sulistiyohadi.

Sulistyohadi also appealed to mine owners to immediately apply for permits to the North Sumatra Provincial Government.

The permit for rock sand commodities has been delegated to the local provincial government.

Sulistyohadi emphasized that the government has been harmed twice if there is mining without a permit.

The first loss was due to the loss of sirtu sand resources reserves, loss of sirtu material, and taxes that should have been deposited into the state.

"There are two criminal offenses against the Environmental Law Number 32 of 2009, namely pollution and crime due to environmental damage," said Sulistyohadi.