#illegal mining

Collection of illegal mining news, found 63 news.

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 ...

Ma'ruf Amin dispenses relief aid for Lebak flood victims

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin distributed relief aid to those falling victim to the floods and landslides in Lebak ...

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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 ...

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 visits landslide victims in West Java's Harkat Jaya Village

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) paid a visit to Harkat Jaya Village, Sukajaya Sub-district, Bogor District, West Java, ...

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 ...

First Admiral Purwanto to serve as Ambon Naval Base commander

First Admiral TNI Budi Purwanto will officially serve as commander of the Naval Base IX in Ambon to replace First ...

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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 ...

Govt to ensure effective protection of Ombilin World Heritage site

Education and Culture Ministry's Director General for Culture Hilmar Farid has confirmed that the government will ...

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 ...

Police confirm two dead in landslide at Bogor illegal mining site

Police have confirmed that two miners died in a landslide at an illegal mining site located at the foot of Mount ...

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 ...