The Dean Of ITB Proposed That Campuses That Have The Right To Manage Mining Must Have Geological And Metalurgy Procedures

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JAKARTA - The Dean of the Faculty of Mining and Mining Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) Prof. Ir Ridho Kresna Wattimena proposed providing mining land for universities that have a Geological and Metalurgy study program (prodi).

"So maybe in addition to accreditation, we will also see mining, metalurgy, geological, environmental techniques for Amdal," Ridho said in a meeting with the Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI in Senayan, Thursday, January 23.

Currently, he continued, only 149 universities have superior accreditation from the National Accreditation Agency (BAN-PT).

"If I may suggest that what is given is PT with superior accreditation," he said.

According to him, the DPR's proposal regarding the granting of mining permits to universities should actually be followed by detailed rules.

The reason is, there are still things that need to be detailed, such as the accreditation of universities that accept this concession.

Ridho also questioned the status of the mining land which would later be given to universities. Moreover, he said, mining entrepreneurship is not a business that quickly produces or quick yielding.

"Not today, 2-3 years from now, we want our money back. Universities, we are still trying to mine. In particular, the status of the region that will prioritize universities," he continued.

According to him, if the land provided is a greenfield or what has never been used for mining, the university must carry out a number of processes until they can finally carry out the production process.

"You have to explore, you have to make an amdal, you have to study feasibility and you can only design and mine," said Ridho.