Beginning in 2014,
the Energy and Mineral Resources will auction mining concession areas
to ensure transparency and fairness in the provision of mining contracts
to investors, Investor Daily reported on Monday.
Director
General of Coal and Mineral Thamrin Sihite said in Jakarta last week
that the change in the issuance of the mining permits which are now
carried out through application would start after the government’s
mapping program in the mining sector was completed next year.
"Just
like in oil and gas sector, the mining areas will also be auctioned," he
said, adding that the mining areas to be auctioned should be free from
overlapping problems.
At
present, the government is conducting a mapping program in the
country’s mining sector in order to collect the actual data of the
mining areas, and in order to solve the overlapping problems which have
often caused prolonged mining conflicts.
Thamrin
said at present 5,124 mining permits issued to mining companies have
received a clean and clear status meaning that they have complied with
the existing procedures and free from overlapping problems. As many as
3,084 of the total licenses were issued for mineral exploration and the
other 2,040 licenses for coal exploration.
The
mining permits which have not received the clean and clear status reach a
total of 5,124 permits comprising of 3,771 permits for mineral
exploration and 1,794 permits for coal exploration.
source www.petromindo.com
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