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Wednesday, 22 April 09
PROTECTED FORESTS FACING UNDERGROUND MINING THREAT - THE JAKARTA POST
The government is soon to issue a presidential regulation allowing mining companies to mine underground in protected forest areas, despite a recent report by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) highlighting poor management of mining operations by some mining companies.
Bambang Setiawan, director general for coal, minerals and geothermal at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, said Monday evening that the presidential regulation was important as it would bring new legal certainties to underground mining operations.
"This regulation will not violate the existing law *the Forestry Law*, which only forbids open-pit mining in forests, not underground mining," Bambang said.
Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry Purnomo Yusgiantoro said that underground mining might be very costly, but would be worth the investment. "No problems with the higher cost as long as it provides higher profits," Purnomo said.
He added several protected forest areas were predicted to contain high reserves of coal and minerals. "Take the example of forests in Kalimantan, *where* the areas are estimated to contain huge reserves of coal."
Purnomo and Bambang did not specify when the regulation would be issued, saying only that this was under the president's authority.
Separately BPK lambasted the management of some mining operations in its audit report on coal mining management during the 2006-2007 fiscal years.
It found as many as 212 cases of irregularities in coal mining management with potential state losses reaching Rp 2.69 trillion, along with another US$778.8 million, in total.
Losses reflected halts in reclamation collateral payments by 60 mining contract (KP) holders in Kutai, East Kalimantan; 30 KP holders in Tanah Laut, South Kalimantan; and Coal Contracts of Work (PKP2B) holders PT KJA and PT MSJ.
The total amount of the halted payments reached $3.18 million and Rp 127.25 billion in total, with BPK claiming this would burden state budgets if the contractors failed to fulfill their reclamation obligations.
The audit found that 61 KP holders and 5 PKP2B contract holders did not properly manage the top soil and overburden in open cast mining areas, which could cause landslides, or erosion and reduce soil fertility.
BPK said all these irregularities were caused by a combination of policy weaknesses along with non-compliance by mining companies.
In response, Bambang said that most of the irregularities were found in KPs that were issued by regional governments. "We are conducting an internal evaluation on the BPK's findings," he said.
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/22/protected-forests-facing-underground-mining-threat.html
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Thursday, 12 March 09
ANALYSIS-FIRST NEW JAPAN COAL DEAL MAY NOT SET BENCHMARK - FOREXPROS.COM
* Informal coal-deal practice may come to an end this year
* Buyers expected to ask for a discount
* Biggest losers may be Chinese coal suppli ...
Thursday, 12 March 09
DEPARTMENT RECEIVES REPORT FROM GEOLOGICAL BODY AND NEDO - ESDM
The Geological Body of the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources have presented their Joint Study on Evaluation of Coal Resources and Reserves ...
Wednesday, 11 March 09
TENAGA SHARES CLIMB AS LOWER COAL PRICES CUT COSTS - BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg reported that, Tenaga Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s state-controlled utility, climbed the most in a month in Kuala Lumpur trading as coal ...
Wednesday, 11 March 09
POSCO WINS 63% CUT IN PULVERIZED COAL PRICES, MACQUARIE SAYS - BLOOMBERG
Bloomberg reported that, Posco, Asia’s third-biggest steelmaker, has settled the first pulverized coal contracts for 2009 at $90 a metric ton ...
Wednesday, 11 March 09
COAL EXPORTERS FEEL THE CHILL FROM ASIAN DOWNTURN -BUSINESS.SMH.COM
Business.smh.com reproted that, The demand for thermal coal - NSW's most valuable export - has begun to reduce dramatically in response to the need ...
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