Ternate & Jakarta (16/02/11)
On Thursday, 3 Februari 2011, night time, mining tailing pipe has leaked. Estimated, in
amount 361 tonnes hazardous waste has been discharging to environment trough Kali
Sambiki and flowed to Kobok River, North Halmahera. Villager from Balisosang Village
reported that mining waste leaking has caused mass fish died and floating along Kobok River.
According to the record of WALHI North Moluccas, River Kobok has been degraded since
year 2000 because of mining activities. Previously, river water consumed by villager for
drinking, bathing and domestic uses. But in last two years, villager no longer consume the
water river. Stinky smell grows from river like accu smell, and oily.
Physical and chemical changes of the river caused by hazardous waste of NHM.
This last leaking is not single incident. On March 2010, NHM’s tailing pipe also leaked and
releasing hazardous waste to the river. Peasant productivity along the river has been
decreasing, as they haunted by contamination. Many of their children has been drop out of
school because of the decreasing economic productivity from working in the field.
For this negligence, according to Environment Management and Protection Law no 32/2009
article 98, NHM has become environment criminal perpetrator in releasing waste mining
above the allowed standard, and can be fined nine million rupiah. Besides, openness
information was absent in this case because pubic has not to be informed immediately, in
line with article 35 Government Regulation No 74/ 2001.
WALHI North Moluccas urged the mining to explain to public on matter of this pipe leaking,
and demanded Environmental Agency of North Moluccas to set up an investigation in
transparent way and involving villagers and independent observer.
Halmahera Island is under huge stress of massive mining permits, which now existed 167
permits. Three among them exist in protected forests. Those are Nusa Halmahera Mining,
Antam Buli, and Weda Bay Nickel (owned by Eramet-Mitsubihi-Antam). This incident as
warning to local government to review all the existing mining permits in Halmahera Island.
Wahli-Amis de la Terre Indonésie
On Thursday, 3 Februari 2011, night time, mining tailing pipe has leaked. Estimated, in
amount 361 tonnes hazardous waste has been discharging to environment trough Kali
Sambiki and flowed to Kobok River, North Halmahera. Villager from Balisosang Village
reported that mining waste leaking has caused mass fish died and floating along Kobok River.
According to the record of WALHI North Moluccas, River Kobok has been degraded since
year 2000 because of mining activities. Previously, river water consumed by villager for
drinking, bathing and domestic uses. But in last two years, villager no longer consume the
water river. Stinky smell grows from river like accu smell, and oily.
Physical and chemical changes of the river caused by hazardous waste of NHM.
This last leaking is not single incident. On March 2010, NHM’s tailing pipe also leaked and
releasing hazardous waste to the river. Peasant productivity along the river has been
decreasing, as they haunted by contamination. Many of their children has been drop out of
school because of the decreasing economic productivity from working in the field.
For this negligence, according to Environment Management and Protection Law no 32/2009
article 98, NHM has become environment criminal perpetrator in releasing waste mining
above the allowed standard, and can be fined nine million rupiah. Besides, openness
information was absent in this case because pubic has not to be informed immediately, in
line with article 35 Government Regulation No 74/ 2001.
WALHI North Moluccas urged the mining to explain to public on matter of this pipe leaking,
and demanded Environmental Agency of North Moluccas to set up an investigation in
transparent way and involving villagers and independent observer.
Halmahera Island is under huge stress of massive mining permits, which now existed 167
permits. Three among them exist in protected forests. Those are Nusa Halmahera Mining,
Antam Buli, and Weda Bay Nickel (owned by Eramet-Mitsubihi-Antam). This incident as
warning to local government to review all the existing mining permits in Halmahera Island.
Wahli-Amis de la Terre Indonésie
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