Acting Governor Of Babel Asks Ministry Of Energy And Mineral Resources To Stop Issued Tin IUP

Acting Governor of the Babel Islands, Syafrizal ZA, when he met hundreds of demonstrators of peaceful mining minimatories in Pangkalpinang, Monday (22/4/2024). (ANTARA/HO-Aprionist/Mega)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of the Bangka Belitung Islands, Syafrizal ZA, asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) to stop the new permit for the tin mining business (IUP) in the Babel Islands.

"I also asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to evaluate the existing tin ore IUP-IUPs," said Syafrizal ZA when meeting hundreds of peaceful demonstration demonstrators in Pangkalpinang, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, April 22.

He stated that tomorrow, Tuesday (23/4), the AGO, the National Police Headquarters, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Investment of the Republic of Indonesia will be present to evaluate the IUP-IUP already in the Province of the Bangka Belitung Islands.

"We invite the AGO tomorrow, the National Police Headquarters, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and the Ministry of Investment to evaluate all tin ore IUPs in this area," he said.

He said tomorrow's meeting will be held behind closed doors and after that it will be informed to the entire community as a result of the meeting, so that there is a solution to tin ore mining in this area.

"I can't revoke the IUP because I wasn't the one who issued it, however I can write to the ministry that issued the IUP so that the mining permit can be reviewed," he said.

He hopes that PT Timah Tbk and the community will temporarily not mine tin ore until there is an agreement and a solution to tin trading which will cost the country hundreds of trillions of rupiah.

"We ask PT Timah not to mine before there is an agreement and resolve these mining legal problems," he said.