#illegal gold mining

Collection of illegal gold mining news, found 33 news.

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 ...

Banten police shut down 10 illegal gold-mining pits in TNGHS

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

Families of flood victims in Banten receive compensation

The Ministry of Social Affairs has handed over compensation to the families of 11 people who died in the flash floods ...

Bintan police curb illegal sand mining sites

The Bintan District police have curbed all illegal sand mining sites in Galang Batang and Malang Rapat areas of Gunung ...

Banten collaborates closely with police to curb illegal gold mining

Banten Governor Wahidin Halim affirmed that his team will work closely with the Banten Police to clamp down on illegal ...

Jokowi instructs local authority to halt illegal mining in Banten

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the local authority to put a halt to illegal gold mining that has fueled ...

North Sumatra government pledges to clampdown on illegal gold miners

The North Sumatra provincial administration has made a solemn promise to crackdown on illegal gold miners in Mandailing ...

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W Sumatra optimistic of Ombilin Heritage site driving tourism growth

Indonesia applauded the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe former coal mine site Ombilin in Sawahlunto ...

Stop mining activities in Ombilin following Unesco inscription: NGO

Walhi (Indonesian environmental forum) has urged the government to stop mining activities around Sawahlunto town, West ...

Death toll from North Sulawesi mine landslide rises to 27

Death toll from a landslide in a smallholder mining site in Bakan Village, Bolaang Mongondow District, North Sulawesi ...

Death toll from landslide at North Sulawesi mine reaches 13

The death toll from a landslide in a smallholder mining site in Bakan Village, Bolaang Mongondow District, North ...

Tens of gold miners buried in North Sulawesi

Tens of gold miners were buried in a mining site at Bakan Village, Bolaang Mongondow District, North Sulawesi ...

Government issues 37 mining business permits in Aceh: Walhi

The government has issued as many as 37 Contracts of Work/Mining Business Permits (KK/IUP) in Aceh Province, according ...