JAKARTA – Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia states, the downstream mineral mining program is still floating. There has not been any certainty since the existence of Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining (Minerba Law) because the government still provides export relaxation to entrepreneurs.
PWYP Indonesia National Coordinator Maryati Abdullah said, it had been 8 years for the government to downstream. Divided from 5 years after the 2009 Minerba Law and 3 years after the ESDM Ministerial Regulation (Permen) No. 1 of 2014 concerning Increasing Mineral Value Added through Mineral Processing and Refining Activities.
“It should have been more than enough to carry out downstream obligations. If the government provides relaxation of concentrate exports for the next 5 years, a total of 13 years will be given to carry out downstreaming, “he said in Jakarta, Sunday (9/25/2016).
According to Maryati, that would set a bad precedent. Where again, it is the government which is not compliant and does not consistently carry out the commands of the Law and other policies.
PWYP, she said, urged the government not to return to the policy of relaxation of mineral mining especially for concentrate exports. The government must be obedient and consistent to carry out the mandate of article 102 and 103 of Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining (Mimerba Law) which requires mineral and coal companies to process and refine domestic mining products.
The relaxation of the downstream policy by the government, Maryati continued, began when the government issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 20 of 2013 which gave time for a Mining Business License (IUP) to conditionally export raw minerals until January 12, 2014.
Furthermore, the government also issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 1 of 2014 which provides space for companies, especially holders of Contract of Work to conditionally export mineral concentrates until January 2017.
“Finally, the government issued Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Regulation No. 5 of 2016 concerning Procedures and Requirements for Providing Recommendations for the Implementation of Overseas Mineral Processing and Refining. This is what we suspect makes it easy for holders of contract of work to export concentrates even though the conditions in the previous regulation, namely the ESDM Ministerial Regulation 11/2014, were not met, “he concluded
In Media, Media Coverage | PWYP Indonesia | September 25th , 2016