JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia revealed that he will make direct visits to nickel mining areas in Raja Ampat Regency this week.
This visit is a step of government response to a wave of public protests over mining activities that damage the marine ecosystem in Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua.
"I myself will go down, but maybe while I will check directly at the location, to Gag Island. So what? I want an objective," Bahlil told the media crew at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Thursday, June 5.
Bahlil explained that this review coincided with the work visit of the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources to several oil and gas wells located in the Papua Island Bird Head area.
"Within these weeks I want to go to Sorong. I myself will go down," he continued.
While waiting for the results of the field checks, Bahlil decided to temporarily suspend PT Gag Nickel's operations on Gag Island, Raja Ampat Regency.
According to Bahlil, PT Gag Nickel is the only company currently producing in the region. The Work Contract (KK) of the subsidiary company PT Antam Tbk was issued in 2017 and began operating a year later after pocketing Analysis on Environmental Impact (Amdal). However, to ensure that all procedures are obeyed by the inspection team of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, it has been deployed to the field.
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For information, PT GAG Nickel has a type of licensing in the form of a Work Contract registered in the Mineral One Data Indonesia (MODI) application with licensing certificate number 430.K/30/DJB/2017, with a mining permit area of 13,136.00 ha.
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