#gold mining

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Situation remains conducive in Papua's Mimika District: police

Mimika police have continued their prevention and containment efforts to maintain peace and security in the ...

Landslide buries eight illegal gold miners in West Sumatra

A landslide, triggered by torrential rains, killed eight illegal gold miners and injured eight others in South Solok ...

New Zealand enquires about probe into shooting of national in Papua

The New Zealand government has sought information on the legal process instituted against the armed Papuan group ...

President Jokowi inaugurates Kuabang Airport's passenger terminal

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the passenger terminal of the Kuabang Airport in North Halmahera District, ...

Government mulls bullion bank

The government is planning to establish a bullion bank to manage the precious metal, considering Indonesia has one of ...

Authorities mull curbs on unregulated gold mining in C Sulawesi

The Parigi Moutong district administration disclosed on Friday that it will consult with the Central Sulawesi ...

Freeport Indonesia provides aid for refugees in Papua's Intan Jaya

PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has supplied 5.3 tonnes of staple food for several hundred residents of Intan Jaya ...

Three gold miners' bodies retrieved from C Kalimantan landslide debris

- had allegedly dug the mining hole to such an extent that it perforated an old hole already left by miners. Related ...

Seven illegal gold miners apprehended in crackdown in West Aceh

The West Aceh police cracked down on seven traditional gold miners and shut down two illegal gold mining pits in the ...

Five gold miners found dead in North Kalimantan gold mine

Five gold miners were found in a lifeless condition at an illegal mining site in Bulungan District, North Kalimantan ...

Buru Island's police clamp down on illegal gold miners

Police in Buru Island, Maluku, continue to take severe measures against illegal gold miners, with several Waeapo police ...

Tebo police apprehend eight illegal gold miners in Jambi

The police in Tebo District, Jambi, arrested eight illegal gold miners in Sungai Sri Village, Tebo Ilir Sub-district, ...

20 illegal gold miners arrested in West Sumatra

The West Sumatra police have arrested 20 persons suspected of mining gold illegally at two sites in Sijunjung District, ...

Government orders shutting down of illegal mines

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin affirmed that the government will issue a presidential regulation to follow up on mining ...

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Crushing illegal miners for saving Indonesia's environment

The Banten Provincial Police have made sustained efforts to curtail illegal gold mining activities, including by ...