KARAWANG - Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia is not willing to open details about the potential discovery of gold in the Papua mountains. He said the information could not be conveyed in detail to the public.
Bahlil conveyed this during a closed-door interview after the launch of B50 biodiesel by President Prabowo Subianto in Karawang, West Java, Thursday, July 9.
When asked how much the potential for gold in the Papua mountains, Bahlil chose not to answer with numbers. He said he could not precede the President.
"Because it's still, we shouldn't say what hasn't been uploaded in detail. I can't. I'm the President's assistant, I can't precede the President," said Bahlil.
Bahlil only gave a brief answer when asked about Papua.
"If Papua is usually good," he said.
At the same event, President Prabowo Subianto had previously alluded to an initial report from a scientific expedition in the Papua mountains. Prabowo said a team from BRIN, a number of universities, and the TNI found gold reserves and minerals that were said to be very large.
However, neither Prabowo nor Bahlil has disclosed the number, detailed location, nor the technical status of the findings.
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