Eco Mining DataMining · Eco WatchSign inCreate free account
Regency / city profile · public data

Mining permits and environmental impact in Belitung Regency

· Illustrative sample figures; live figures are on the map.

Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, has 83 registered mining permits, mainly quartz sand, kaolin. Its administrative area is about 2,312 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 7,975 ha, and 2,914 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.

Static map of Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands, with a simplified boundary; mining permits mainly quartz sand, kaolin.
Static map (simplified boundary). The interactive map is available in the app.
Mining permits
83
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
7,975ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
2,914ha
latest year (2025)
Source: Hansen/GFW 2025 v1.12 ·
Bulletins
0
published & reviewed
Source: ESMI ·

Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.

Permits by commodity

CommodityPermits
quartz sand28
kaolin22
tin17
stone & sand6
tanah liat6
pasir timah2
other2

Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 22 Oct 2026

Forest loss per year

Yearha
20211,795
20222,153
20233,983
20243,167
20252,914

Source: Hansen/GFW 2025 v1.12 · Updated 22 Oct 2026

Administrative area

2,312 km²

Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 19.02

Province: Bangka Belitung Islands

Other regencies and cities in Bangka Belitung Islands

Available with a free account

These details are visible after signing in. Only the type and count are shown here.

Create free account