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View all search resultsMiners call for faster quota approvals amid rule shift
While temporary permits have provided short-term relief, experts warn that a growing backlog could undermine investment certainty and the sector’s long-term stability.
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Industrial Digging: Excavators transfer soil to transport trucks on July 28, 2023, at a nickel mine operated by nickel mining company Vale Indonesia in Sorowako, South Sulawesi. (AFP/Hariandi Hafid)
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ocal miners are calling for the “expeditious” execution of procedural steps, including annual work plan (RKAB) approvals, after delays disrupted operations at nickel producer PT Vale Indonesia earlier this year. While temporary permits have provided short-term relief, experts warn that a growing backlog could undermine investment certainty and the sector’s long-term stability.
Rahmat Makkasau, chairman of the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA), said the organization’s members “have consistently upheld high standards of operational conduct and full regulatory compliance”.
“We [IMA] view the [new] RKAB mechanism as a standard procedural requirement and expect its approval to be carried out expeditiously and without undue impediment to ensure operational continuity,” he told The Jakarta Post on Monday, when asked whether miners were facing red tape under the new regulation.
Representing a significant share of Indonesia’s mining output, IMA counts major industry players among its members, including PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, PT Arutmin Indonesia and PT Bukit Asam.
The comments came after Vale Indonesia revealed on Friday that it had suspended mining activities due to delays in the approval of its annual production plan. All mining companies in Indonesia are required to submit an annual production plan, known as an RKAB, for government approval, with authorities setting output quotas for the industry.
Vale said it could not carry out mining operations without RKAB approval.
“The company believes that this delay will not disrupt overall operational sustainability and expects the 2026 RKAB approval to be issued in the near future,” the publicly listed firm said in a disclosure to the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX).
