Indonesian parliament proposes revision of mining law
Hindustan TimesJAKARTA, - Indonesia's parliament proposed on Thursday to revise the country's mining law to help the government accelerate development of its mineral processing industry and to regulate mining permits for religious groups and for universities. Indonesian parliament proposes revision of mining law President Prabowo Subianto has vowed to expedite development of Indonesia's mineral processing industry and energy transition and formed a special task force to come up with detailed plan for the sector. Among the proposed revisions to the mining law was a plan to give certain companies priority access to mining areas for "downstreaming" purposes. The draft bill is also includes plans to give priority access to religious groups and universities for certain metal ore mining areas, taking into account the size of the mines, the institutions' capability to manage them, and their plan to develop local economies and education.
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