JAKARTA - The National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) revealed that it had recorded at least 1,517 illegal mining spread throughout Indonesia.
The area with the most mining activities is North Sumatra with 396 illegal mines.
Wadirtipidter Bareskrim Polri Feby Dapot Hutagalung said the number was the result of mapping from 38 provinces throughout Indonesia.
"In almost all provinces there are illegal mining activities. From Aceh to Papua, everything is Indonesia's natural wealth which is rich in natural resources but is not used properly," Feby said at the Minerba Convex event, Thursday, October 16.
He added that the illegal mining commodities that were successfully recorded by the National Police included gold, sand, soil excavations, coal, andensite, tin and so on.
Feby also said that most of the illegal mines that were successfully recorded were also arrested by Polri officers, party members, traditional leaders and community leaders.
"So this is a crucial problem in the field when we will take firm action," he explained.
Based on data collected from 2023 to 2025, Feby said that he could only take action against 108 cases.
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The following is illegal mining data accompanied by commodities throughout Indonesia:
1. Aceh Province (gold): 65 illegal mines
2. North Sumatra Province (gold sand, soil excavation): 396 illegal mines
3. West Sumatra Province (gold): 4 illegal mines
4. Province of South Sumatra (coal): 7 illegal mines
5. Riau Province (land, coal, gold): 14 illegal mines
6. Jambi Province (gold): 18 illegal mines
7. Lampung Province (postage, coal, andesit, gold): 32 illegal mines
8. Bangka Belitung Province (lead): 116 illegal mines
9. Banten Province (gold, excavation c): 4 illegal mines
10. West Java Province (pasir, red soil, limestone, andesit, gold, marble, bentonit): 314 illegal mines
11. Central Java Province (galian c, andesit, limestone): 25 illegal mines
12. DIY Province (excavation c): 3 illegal mines
13. East Java Province (galian c, tanah curuk, limestone): 23 illegal mines
14. Bali Province (rock, gold): 2 illegal mines
15. West Nusa Tenggara Province (gold, manganese, precious metal): 32 illegal mines
16. East Nusa Tenggara Province (mangan, excavation c, precious metal): 31 illegal mines.
17. East Kalimantan Province (coal): 57 illegal mines
18. West Kalimantan Province (gold, bauxite, coal): 19 illegal mines
19. Central Kalimantan Province (gold): 133 illegal mines
20. South Kalimantan Province (coal): 230 illegal mines
21. Province of North Kalimantan (gold): 2 illegal mines
22. South Sulawesi Province (galian c, gold): 4 illegal mines
23. North Sulawesi Province (gold): 11 illegal mines
24. Central Sulawesi Province (gold, excavation c): 9 illegal mines
25. Southeast Sulawesi Province (nickel): 6 illegal mines
26. West Sulawesi Province (gold): 70 illegal mines
27. Gorontalo Province (black stone): 7 illegal mines
28. Maluku Province (gold): 2 illegal mines
29. Province of North Maluku (gold): 7 illegal mines
30. South Papua Province (metal/mineral): 13 illegal mines
31. West Papua Province (gold, other metal minerals, oil and gas): 83 illegal mines
32. Central Papua Province (gold): 1 illegal mine
33. Southwest Papua Province (gold): 5 illegal mines
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