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Mining permits and environmental impact in Kotabaru Regency

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

Kotabaru Regency, Kalimantan Selatan, has 33 registered mining permits, mainly coal, iron ore. Its administrative area is about 9,173 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 4,226 ha, and 10,468 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.

Static map of Kotabaru Regency, Kalimantan Selatan, with a simplified boundary; mining permits mainly coal, iron ore.
Static map (simplified boundary). The interactive map is available in the app.
Mining permits
33
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
4,226ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
10,468ha
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
coal22
iron ore3
quartz sand3
limestone2
besi1
clay1
other1

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
20218,804
20227,592
202326,724
202411,369
202510,468

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

Administrative area

9,173 km²

Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 63.02

Province: Kalimantan Selatan

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