No Permits, Tin Ore Mining In River Areas Is Prohibited By Bangka Satpolair

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The police asked people who carried out tin seed mining activities in the conservation forest area of the Sembulan Laut Batu Ampar River, West Mendo, Bangka Belitung (Babel) to be stopped immediately.

"I ask that tin seed mining activities in the area be stopped immediately because they are not equipped with official licensing documents issued from the authorized institution," said Head of the IPTU Water Police Unit (Satpolair) Andy Hendarwanto in Sungailiat, Babel, Friday, October 27, as reported by Antara.

He said the results of surveillance in the field were recorded at approximately 120 units of inconvesional tin seed mining operating in the area, and it was suspected that all of them did not have an official permit.

"The community manages tin ore mining activities, apart from not having an official permit, these activities also threaten the damage to the river conservation environment," he said.

He admitted that currently his party together with the West Mendo Police are still in the approach to the mining community so that they are willing to stop and dismantle all mining equipment.

"If later it is still found that tin seed mining without a permit, we will be forced to control it," he said.

In principle, the police do not prohibit people from doing their living through mining activities, but these activities should be equipped with official permits so as not to harm all parties.

"I also ask all levels of society to jointly maintain security and order in their respective environments so that they remain conducive," he said.