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The Civil Servant Investigation Team (PPNS) of the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal (Minerba) of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has carried out a series of investigation activities and upgraded to the investigation stage into unlicensed mining activities carried out by Sdr. YH, a Foreign Citizen of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and friends.
In a press statement delivered by the Director of Engineering and Environment/Head of PPNS Directorate General of Mineral and Coal in Jakarta, Saturday (11/5), mining business supervision activities and responding to public complaints against alleged gold ore mining activities with deep mining methods carried out at the location of the Mining Business License (IUP) area, PPNS Directorate General of Mineral and Coal carried out a series of Supervision, Observation, Research and Examination (WASMATLITRIK) activities under the coordination and supervision of the Bureau Korwas PPNS Bareskrim POLRI, found a number of evidence of gold ore mining activities at the mine site in the IUP which is currently in the process of maintenance. After measurements by competent surveyors, it was found that the progress of the mine pit with a total length of 1,648.3 meters and the total volume of the tunnel was 4467.2 m3.
At this deep mine site, a number of evidence tools that characterize gold processing and refining were found, including grinders, induction furnaces, electric heaters, coli to smelt gold, graphite bullion molds, exhaust / suction fans, gold capture chemicals, salt, lime and equipment used for mining including blasting machines, lower dozers, dumptrucks electric and lorry. Evidence is deposited at the Ketapang Police Station for mobilization reasons, and those that can be brought can be shown here. In addition, there are several items of evidence that are still on the way due to flight administration problems.
The mode used in this crime is to utilize deep mining pits (tunnels) that are still under maintenance at WIUP for the reason of maintenance and maintenance activities, but the implementation of activities in the tunnel is to carry out blasting / unloading using explosives, then processing and refining gold ore at that location (in the tunnel). The results of the purification work in the tunnel are carried out of the hole in the form of gold dore/bullion.
The suspect is in charge of all activities in the tunnel, together with several workers and local residents to support non-core activities such as pumping, house keeping and catering. The suspect does not have a mining service business license (IUJP), as a condition to work as a contractor in the IUP area according to applicable laws and regulations.
Thus, the suspect clearly carries out mining activities without a permit as referred to in Article 158 of Law Number 3 of 2020 with the threat of imprisonment for a maximum of 5 (five) years and a maximum fine of 100 billion rupiah. The investigation of this case is still being developed and does not rule out the possibility of being developed into a criminal case in laws other than the Mineral and Coal Law.
State losses due to illegal mining activities are still being calculated by relevant institutions that have the competence to calculate state losses.
