#mining activities

Collection of mining activities news, found 40 news.

Forest conversion to mining decreases anoa population

The conversion of forest areas has threatened the population of anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) and other endangered ...

Indonesian river pollution increases 30 percent

Jakarta (ANTARA News) The research results from the Ministry of Environment on river water quality indicates that up to ...

RI forestry minister to summons Greenpeace and app over ramin accusation

The forestry minister will ask for clarification of Greenpeace`s allegation that Asian Pulp and Paper (APP) has used ...

Govt wants RI to become world`s largest wood producer

The government is determined to turn Indonesia into the world`s largest wood producer in the next 25 years without ...

Walhi protests environment awards for Newmont, Nusa Halmahera

The Indonesian Environmental Forum, Walhi, is sending a letter of objection to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral ...

Tin Mining Activity Threatening Bangka Island`s Tourism

The landscapes in many parts of Bangka island can now be best described as barren wastelands due to unbridled tin ...

RI, Malaysia to conduct joint geology study in Kalimantan border

Indonesia and Malaysia will jointly conduct a geology study and potential mining mapping in the border area from the ...

President issues regulation on underground mining

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a presidential regulation (Perpres) No. 28/2011 on the Use of Protected ...

Six rivers in Gorontalo polluted

Six big rivers in Gorontalo province had been polluted and dangerous for water consumption due to contamination of ...

VP Boediono to form team to supervise tin mining in Babel

Vice President Boediono has decided to form a team of a number of ministers and governor to supervise tin mining ...