Monday, June 9, 2025 – 19:22 Wib
Yakarta, alive – He said that the director of Pit Nickel PT Gag, Arduitya, said that the operation of mining was administered by his party in Raja Ampat, southwest of Papua, was not at the official limit of the Geopark Raja ampat. The official data of Raja Ampat Geopark pointed out that this tourist area included the four main islands of Waigeo that included the Wayang Islands at the north end, namely, Batanta, Salawati and Msool Islands.
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Because Gag Island is quite far from the four islands, Arya emphasized that Nickel PT Gag mining activities are certainly not in the Geopark Raja ampat area.
“We regret the news of the deception that circulates that PT Gag Nickel has damaged Gag Island. We have done several things by carrying out sustainable operations so as not to damage Gag Island,” Arya said in his statement, on Monday, June 9, 2025.
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Related to waste management, Arya said that his party had implemented procedures in accordance with applicable mining standards. The procedure that has been carried out is to operate the drainage system, the sink well and the tank pond to collect running water.
“The wastewater treatment process is carried out through five compartments such as a filter and sedimentation tank, all the water or runoff of the rain before entering the river body that we precipitate through five ponds, and take measures of fully suspended solids (TSS) every day, after the applicable provisions, we will emit,” he said.
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Boat boat through the tourist area of Piaynemo in Raja ampat
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- Antara/Akbar Nugroho Gumay
In addition, Nickel PT GAG has also obtained a technical approval of the wastewater quality standard (BMAL) for current water management, as well as the rehabilitation of hydrographic basins (DAS) and the conservation of coral reefs around it. After the sedimentation tank dries, the waste residue moves to a specified special refuge.
Arya also explained that nickel mining in Gag Island has even lasted more than the popularity of Raja ampp as a tourist destination. Geologically, this region is influenced by Sorong’s failure in the north is the crust of the Pacific Ocean, south of the Australian continental cortex, so that nickeral minerals are formed through the process of lateritation of the outcrop of the oceanic crust.
He assured that the company would continue to cooperate and maintain the principles of good mining practices in mining operations. In addition, PT Gag Nickel is an extension of the government, because it is part of Bumn.
“We are also ready to support the steps of the LH Minister to deepen the environmental recovery efforts that Nickel Gag have made,” he said.
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Arya also explained that nickel mining in Gag Island has even lasted more than the popularity of Raja ampp as a tourist destination. Geologically, this region is influenced by Sorong’s failure in the north is the crust of the Pacific Ocean, south of the Australian continental cortex, so that nickeral minerals are formed through the process of lateritation of the outcrop of the oceanic crust.
