Medan: The North Sumatra provincial administration has made a solemn promise to crackdown on illegal gold miners in Mandailing Natal Regency. Their activities have harmed the environment and polluted the waters of Batangadis River.
"We shall not let illegal gold mining activities to continue to go on," North Sumatra Governor Edy Rahmayadi informed journalists after witnessing the roll call of police and military personnel involved in the 2019 Toba Candle Operation here on Thursday, December 19, 2019.
According to the governor, the state should not be defeated by illegal gold miners easily found in the areas of Mandailing Natal Regency, as they have destroyed the environment and violated government regulations.
“The authorities will shut down illegal gold mining sites that the local people had run for years," the former Army general stated.
Illegal gold mining activities cannot solely be witnessed in North Sumatra but also in several other provinces in Indonesia. These illegal gold miners are in fact vulnerable to fatal accidents.
In February this year, tens of gold miners were buried in an illegal gold mining site in Bakan, Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi Province. The Search and Rescue workers found many of them dead. A total of 18 miners survived the disaster. (Antara)
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