No Compromise for Illegal Mining
Illegal mining often contributes to disasters. We should give a thumbs-up to all parties that dare to crack down on the illicit activity.
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Sand is mined on Wednesday (8/1/2020) at a former illegal tin mine near Depati Amir Airport in Pangkal Pinang municipality, Bangka Belitung Islands province. Bangka Belitung has seen a growing number of open pits for mining sand in the last five years, reaching up to 12,000 pits.
Illegal mining often contributes to disasters. We should give a thumbs-up to all parties that dare to crack down on the illicit activity.
Such strict measures have been demonstrated by the Maluku Police, which have launched a crackdown to close down the illegal cinnabar mine at Mount Tembaga in Huamual district, West Seram regency, Maluku. Indonesia’s biggest cinnabar mine was closed in 2017 at the instruction of President Joko Widodo. However, the mine is operating again and supplying mercury across the country (Kompas, Saturday, 11/1/2020).