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Mining permits and environmental impact in Kapuas Regency

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

Kapuas Regency, Kalimantan Tengah, has 60 registered mining permits, mainly coal, quartz sand. Its administrative area is about 17,299 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 63,247 ha, and 15,828 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.

Static map of Kapuas Regency, Kalimantan Tengah, with a simplified boundary; mining permits mainly coal, quartz sand.
Static map (simplified boundary). The interactive map is available in the app.
Mining permits
60
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
63,247ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
15,828ha
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
coal28
quartz sand24
zircon7
stone & sand1

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
20216,884
202212,511
202320,753
202416,818
202515,828

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

Administrative area

17,299 km²

Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 62.03

Province: Kalimantan Tengah

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