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Mining permits and environmental impact in Kutai Barat Regency

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

Kutai Barat Regency, Kalimantan Timur, has 37 registered mining permits, mainly coal, gold. Its administrative area is about 13,661 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 8,317 ha, and 16,146 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.

Static map of Kutai Barat Regency, Kalimantan Timur, with a simplified boundary; mining permits mainly coal, gold.
Static map (simplified boundary). The interactive map is available in the app.
Mining permits
37
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
8,317ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
16,146ha
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
coal36
gold1

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
20219,192
20226,489
202317,734
202415,831
202516,146

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

Administrative area

13,661 km²

Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 64.07

Province: Kalimantan Timur

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