PT Newmont Tailing Dumping Is Destroying The Sea Environment
Posted by Jakarta Updates on Jul 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Walhi Indonesia said that the Environment Ministerial Decree No. 92/2011 dated May 5, 2011 to allow the disposal of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara mining waste to the sea is a sign that the Environment Minister has failed to protect the environment.
Based on this disposal permit, PT Newmont is allowed to dump mine waste (tailings) as much as 148,000 tons / day to the sea. This amount is equivalent to 22 times the daily waste...
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