23 mining firms suspended for violating forestry regulation

Forestry Ministry has suspended the operation of 23 mining companies on the grounds that they operate in forestry areas without proper licenses.

Speaking in Jakarta on Monday, forestry Minister Zulkilfi Hasan said that the 23 companies violated the regulation which obliged them to obtain land-use permits to be able to operate in forest areas.

According to him, his office has so far issued land-use permits for 516 forest areas covering 468,001 hectares. ?As many as 23 mining areas have been closed down for violating land-use permits, 8 mining firms have received a strong warning, and nine others have the processing of their permit delayed,? he said.

He also said, applications to obtain land-use permits from 51 mining companies had also been turned down.

Zulkifli said that his office had cooperated with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), the police and the Attorney General Office in eliminating the operation of illegal miners.

He also said that his office had never issued land-use permits for protected forests. (*)

No	Company Name	Province	Commodity / Stage
1	CV Trina Sejahtera	E. Java	Gold / Exploration
2	PT Mirasindo	Riau Island	Granite / Exploration
3	PT Elim Samanta	Riau Island	Granite / Exploration
4	PT Karimun Granit	Riau Island	Granite / Exploration
5	PT Antam	Riau Island	Granite / Exploration
6	PT Mitra Investindo	Riau Island	Granite / Exploration
7	PT Citra Tambang Riau	Riau	Coal / Exploitation
8	PT Riau Multi Investama	Riau	Coal / Exploitation
9	PT Budi Indah Mulia Coal	Riau	Coal / Exploitation
10	PT Arara Abadi	Riau	Peat / Exploitation
11	PT Karya Bumi Baratama	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
12	PT Bara Sentosa Lestari	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
13	PT Brayan BTE	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
14	PT Sugico PE	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
15	PT Pendopo Energi Batubara	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
16	PT Batubara Bukit Kendi	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
17	PT Manggala Alam Lestari	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
18	PT Nusa Indah Permai	South Sumatra	Coal / Exploitation
19	PT Sumber Jaya Asia	NTT	Manganese / Exploitation
20	PT Borneo Prima	C. Kalimantan	Coal / Exploitation
21	PT Juloi Coal	C. Kalimantan	Coal / Exploitation
22	PT Kalteng Coal	C. Kalimantan	Coal / Exploitation
23	PT Sumber Barito Coal	C. Kalimantan	Coal / Exploitation
Source: Forestry Ministry