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Tuesday, 02 March 10
INDONESIA'S PROTECTED FORESTS NOW OPEN TO DEVELOPMENT
 The Jakarta Globe reported that, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has signed a decree to allow mining, power plants and other projects deemed strategically important to take place in protected forests.
The decree, which took effect on Feb. 1, is certain to anger environmental groups given that the country already has one of the fastest rates of deforestation in the world.
“The use of forest areas for development activities can be done for unavoidable strategic purposes,” said the decree, which said key development projects included power plants, renewable energy, toll roads and train lines.
The decree said open-pit and underground mining could take place in production forests, which is a forest area considered neglected or abandoned after trees have been cut.
“In a protected forest, mining can be done through underground mining,” the decree said.
The decree defined mining activities as including oil and gas, minerals, coal and geothermal.
Yudhoyono has pledged to cut red tape and prevent overlapping regulations from slowing down projects ranging from mining to toll roads. Increasing exploitation of mineral resources and speeding up infrastructure development are seen as keys to boosting growth and creating jobs.
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“President has pledged to cut red tape and prevent overlapping regulations from slowing down projects ranging from mining to toll roads”
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State-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina has urged the Forestry Ministry to allow geothermal activities in protected forests as most of the country’s geothermal reserves are located in these areas.
There has frequently been confusion over whether companies can exploit resources in forest areas, with various ministries requiring permits.
The Forestry Ministry recently asked Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold to submit a request to use land in a protected forest area, a ministry official said on Tuesday. Freeport operates the huge Grasberg copper and gold mine in Papua. Grasberg has the world’s largest recoverable reserves of copper and the largest gold reserves.
In 2004, the government allowed 13 mining firms, including Freeport, to continue mining operations after the introduction of a law in 1999 that banned open-pit mining in forested areas.
Last month, police temporarily shut the Jorong coal mine in Kalimantan operated by a unit of Thailand’s top coal miner, Banpu, over a permit problem. Banpu said the closure would only have a slight impact on production at its domestic unit, PT Indo Tambangraya Megah.
Indonesia has struggled to attract fresh investment into mining, as well as for developing new oil and gas fields, partly due to uncertain regulations and red tape.
The government has previously said it expected mining investment to hit $2.5 billion this year, up from $1.81 billion in 2009, supported by greater certainty after the introduction of new mining regulations.
Source: The Jakarta Globe
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Thursday, 18 February 10
COAL MINERS FACE SHUTDOWN OVER RECLAMATION FUNDING
Three coal mining companies may be forced to temporarily stop operations this year if they fail to provide funding for a site-reclamation program.
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Thursday, 18 February 10
DECOUPLING FROM OIL PRICES ON STRONG GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND
A recent coal market conference in Singapore focused on two main issues –— the demand for coal as a source of energy, and coal pricing.& ...
Thursday, 18 February 10
INDONESIA TO INVITE BIDS FOR $1.5 BLN COAL RAILWAY IN MAY
Indonesia plans to invite investors to bid for contracts to build a $1.5 billion coal railway line in Central Kalimantan, a planning ministry offici ...
Thursday, 18 February 10
INDONESIA ZONING RULE THREATENS MINING - INDUSTRY
Reuters reported that, confusion over a new Indonesian land use regulation could halt the operations of some mining firms, providing a new threat to ...
Wednesday, 17 February 10
LAND OVERLAPPING UNAVOIDABLE
Land overlapping issues in the mining industry is unavoidable due to the availability of mineral, coal, and oil resources which are often located be ...
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