Jakarta On August 18, Hasyim Daeng, Director of Energy and Mines of North Maluku Province, Indonesia, said in an interview that there are 105 mineral rights in North Maluku Province, most of which are nickel rights, but according to statistics, to In the second quarter of 2020, there are only 15 mining rights for production and operation, of which only 5 mining rights are for smelting.
Foreign-funded enterprises are as follows:
1. Indonesian Tsingshan IWIP company (Tsingshan IWIP) in the RKEF smelter in Central Hamahela County;
2. Harita company (Harita) in the RKEF smelting plant and wet process plant in Obi Island, South Hamahela County, cooperates with Xinxing Casting Pipe and Ningbo Liqin;
3. The RKEF smelter of Indonesia Jinchuan WP Company in Obi Island, South Hamahela County;
4. Indonesia's ADT (Adidaya Tangguh Salim Group) iron ore concentrate processing plant in Daliab Island;
5. Australia's NHM company's gold concentrate plant in North Maluku.
Remembering to ask the director of the 88 mining rights companies for the reasons for the suspension of production, the director answered that he did not understand the specific reasons, whether there was no funds or no investors were found.
The director added that the validity period of those mining rights is 15 to 25 years. The director hopes that the mining rights companies can solve their funding problems and find ways to start production and operation as soon as possible.
