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China’s Nickel Plants in Indonesia Created Needed Jobs, and

2023.8.18 People mined sand, caught fish and coaxed crops from the soil. Chickens frequently disappeared from front yards, stolen by hungry neighbors. Mr.

Exclusive: Indonesian president pledges nickel mining clean up

2023.3.30 SOROWAKO, Indonesia, March 30 (Reuters) - Indonesia will improve monitoring of environmental standards for nickel mining, amid concerns over production

To mine EV minerals, industry turns to dangerous

2023.5.10 Sulawesi Maluku Papua Banda Sea INDONESIA 100 MILES In 2020, the companies behind the project told the government they had a solution: They would pump the waste into the ocean. They

‘The trees were all gone’: Indonesia’s nickel mines reveal the ...

2023.3.15 Green Living ‘The trees were all gone’: Indonesia’s nickel mines reveal the dark side of our electric future By Hannah Brown with AFP Published on 15/03/2023 -

‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global ...

2022.2.19 A Guardian investigation into nickel mining and the electric vehicle industry has found evidence that a source of drinking water close to one of Indonesia’s

Environmental Management of Coal Mining Areas in Indonesia:

2023.2.27 Environmental regulations of Indonesia’s coal mining activities are dispersed among the mining, environment, and forestry sectors. Regulatory change in

FOIA lawsuit suggests Indonesian nickel miners lack

2023.1.24 EAST LUWU, Indonesia — Environmental journalists investigating the impact of nickel mining on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have won a freedom-of-information ruling against local

To mine EV minerals, industry turns to dangerous

2023.5.10 Indonesia is richly endowed with nickel, but refining this crucial mineral poses a daunting environmental challenge Dust and smoke rise from the Indonesia Weda Bay Industrial Park's nickel-mining ...

Indonesia’s electric vehicle batteries dream has a dirty

September 21, 2022. 7 min read. Indonesia—the world’s largest nickel miner—is making moves to become a key player in the electric vehicle supply chain. Most of Indonesia’s nickel output is ...

FOIA lawsuit suggests Indonesian nickel miners lack

2023.1.24 EAST LUWU, Indonesia — Environmental journalists investigating the impact of nickel mining on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have won a freedom-of-information ruling against local

MINING.COM - Indonesia accounts for over 50% of deforestation

2022.9.14 Coal mining in Indonesia in particular doubled in this time period as output grew to match increased demand from China and India. Specifically, in East Kalimantan, 19% of the tree cover was lost ...

Mining in Indonesia: A Comprehensive Overview in 2023

2023.8.25 Conclusion. Indonesia’s mining sector, rich in resources from coal to gold, plays a pivotal role in the nation’s economic growth. The impressive targeted production figures, such as 694.5 million metric tons of coal for 2023, highlight Indonesia’s ambition and dominance in the global mining market.

Indonesian Coal Mining Boom Is Leaving Trail of Destruction

2015.12.17 Indonesian Coal Mining Boom Is Leaving Trail of Destruction. Since 2000, Indonesian coal production has increased five-fold to meet growing domestic demand for electricity and feed export markets in Asia. The intensive mining is leading to the clearing of rainforest and the pollution of rivers and rice paddies. By Mike Ives •

(PDF) Indonesia Green Mining Industry - ResearchGate

2022.11.23 The implementation of the GM/CSM/GCSM concept in Indonesia is carried out through collaboration between the government, mining companies, investors/mining entrepreneurs, and researchers which are ...

How Indonesia Used Chinese Industrial Investments to Turn

2023.4.11 Two other companies, Churchill Mining and Planet Mining, also sued the Indonesian government over the revocation of their mining permits in Borneo based on Indonesia’s BITs with the United Kingdom and Australia respectively, but in their cases the permits were annulled because of the presence of allegedly fraudulent documents

‘We are afraid’: Erin Brockovich pollutant linked to global ...

2022.2.19 Recent years have seen a race between mining companies to gain control of the world’s largest nickel reserves in Indonesia.. Nickel, an essential component in electric vehicle (EV) batteries ...

China’s Nickel Plants in Indonesia Created Needed Jobs, and Pollution

2023.8.18 An influx of Chinese investment into nickel-processing on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi is sowing pollution while generating economic opportunity. A coal plant under construction in Sulawesi ...

Mercury Exposure in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

2020.12.2 Introduction. For more than two decades, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has been operated in Indonesia, spread widely across 31 provinces.1 In West Java Province, ASGM is found in Bogor, Cianjur and Sukabumi Regencies. Commonly, ASGM in Indonesia uses mercury (Hg) in gold ore processing.2 Mercury is

From declining deforestation to quitting coal,

2022.12.30 Home to the world’s third-largest expanse of tropical forest, the world’s fourth-biggest population, and frequently ranked among the world’s top 10 greenhouse gas emitters, Indonesia is a ...

Women suffer worst impacts of mining - cases from Indonesia

Other resources are no longer available: Newmont Nusa Tenggara's mining activities on Sumbawa have prevented the production of palm sugar, an economic activity normally undertaken by women - leading to a loss of income of approximately Rp 20,000 per day. Coal mining in South Kalimantan has prevented women earning income from rubber

As Jakarta chokes on toxic air, Indonesian government stalls on

2022.6.29 As Jakarta chokes on toxic air, Indonesian government stalls on taking action. by Hans Nicholas Jong on 29 June 2022. Jakarta’s air pollution has been worsening recently, with the Indonesian ...

Nickel miners linked to devastation of Indonesian forests

2023.10.8 Around 271 hectares of that concession has been deforested, according to Mighty Earth Analysis. “United Tractors will monitor and encourage good mining practices in Nickel Industries’ mines ...

Tin mines close in on an Indonesian hamlet still clinging to nature

2021.6.16 Environmental degradation and water and air pollution have been devouring Bangka since the tin mining rush started in the early 2000s, when mobile phones became widespread and demand for solder ...

King Coal: How Indonesia became the fossil fuel’s final frontier

2021.3.17 Since 2000, Indonesia has transformed from a bit player in the global coal industry to a leading exporter and consumer of the fuel. While much of the world is shifting away from coal due to its ...

The dirty road to clean energy: How China’s electric vehicle boom

2022.11.28 In Congo, cobalt-mining operations blast the earth with such disruption that locals are forced to relocate. In Indonesia, the scramble for nickel has never been more urgent. China, which has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2060 and will need almost 90% of its vehicles to be fully electric by 2035 to meet its target, now dominates mining activities

Environmental Management of Coal Mining Areas in Indonesia:

2023.2.27 Environmental regulations of Indonesia’s coal mining activities are dispersed among the ... These findings rebutted a claim made by the provincial environmental service a week earlier when it stated there was no pollution from the mining activities of Kutai Energi in the Sungai Nangka (Prokaltim Citation 2015b). Nearly a year ...

(PDF) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ON SURROUNDING COMMUNITY OF COAL MINING ...

2019.12.24 This article examines the complexity of supervising the environmental management of coal mining operations in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. We found that the current cross-sectoral and multi-level ...