Local Gov’t Offers Mining Areas to Investors
JAKARTA - Local government may be able to invite investors to the mining sector, despite the mining concession permit (IUP) cannot be issued until the mining area is approved by the House of Representatives (DPR). Hersonyo P Wibowo, Deputy Director of Coal Business Development at Directorate General of Mineral and Coal, said the policy taken by local governments to facilitate investment in existing mining areas is the right step to maintain investments in the mining sector to run smoothly.
This was said by Hersonyo in response to the policy taken by the provincial government of South Sumatra (Sumsel) which has stopped granting mining concession permit in the region. He explained that since the issuance of Law No. 4/2009 on Mineral and Coal, working area should not be granted by the local government. Mining permits in working area should be adjusted and converted to IUP, both IUP Exploration and IUP Production Operation.
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Listed energy and infrastructure company PT Dian Swastatika Sentosa (DSSA) targets 2013’s revenue to climb 19 percent from US$ 629 million in 2012. The revenue growth will be supported by the mining and coal trading segment that is run by the company’s subsidiary, PT Golden Energy Mines Tbk (GEMS).
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