Director General Of Mineral And Coal Calls 190 Mines Suspended Can Operate Again, As Long As...

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) emphasized that the support of 190 mineral and coal mines was only temporary.

Director General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) Tri Winarno said the suspension of the Mining Business License (IUP) was not permanent.

"Oh, for the time being," said Tri, quoted on Thursday, September 25.

Tri said the cause of the temporary suspension of the IUP was because the company had not placed the reclamation guarantee fund until the time limit set by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

"We haven't placed a reclamation guarantee yet," Tri continued.

To restore the IUP, Tri said the companies must fulfill their obligations in placing reclamation guarantee funds

"Yes, the payment continues to run out, it takes care of it," continued Tri briefly.

Tri explained that previously the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources had sent warning letters 3 times to the 190 companies before their permits were frozen temporarily.

"Sanctions. Still sanctions (warrants) 1, 2, 3, continue to temporarily suspend, later there will be no more permit revocation," Tri said.

Previously, the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal had frozen the operational activities of 190 coal and mineral mining companies that did not provide post-mining reclamation guarantees.

The freezing of 190 companies was stated in a letter from the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources with Number T-1533/MB.07/DJB.T/2025 and signed on September 18, 2025.

The letter stated that the temporary suspension of mining activities would automatically be canceled if the company had received a letter of stipulation and placed a reclamation guarantee until 2025.