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Mining permits and environmental impact in Halmahera Utara Regency

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

Halmahera Utara Regency, Maluku Utara, has 7 registered mining permits, mainly gold, manganese. Its administrative area is about 3,478 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 164 ha, and 820 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.

Static map of Halmahera Utara Regency, Maluku Utara, with a simplified boundary; mining permits mainly gold, manganese.
Static map (simplified boundary). The interactive map is available in the app.
Mining permits
7
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
164ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
820ha
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
gold5
manganese1
mangaan1

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
2021519
2022554
20231,319
2024942
2025820

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

Administrative area

3,478 km²

Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 82.03

Province: Maluku Utara

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