Government grants C&C status for 61 mining permits

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has granted clear and clean (C&C) status for 61 miners, both minerals and coal, holding the IUP mining business permit and IPR people’s mining license, the ministry’s Directorate General of Mineral and Coal said in a statement obtained Monday. This is the 13th batch of miners obtaining the […]

Environmental monitoring of mine activities using images from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Presentation by Mr Fatwa Ramdani (Researcher – Institute of Geography, Tohoku University, Japan) and Mr Andy Gusty Rangga (GIS Specialist, PT Britmindo). “Monitoring environmental impacts and vegetation cover in mine sites are an important step in remote sensing applications for mining management. Traditional aerial platforms such as airplanes and satellites are not suitable for these […]