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Mining permits and environmental impact in Penajam Paser Utara Regency

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

Penajam Paser Utara Regency, Kalimantan Timur, has 8 registered mining permits, mainly coal, limestone. Its administrative area is about 3,234 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 1,124 ha, and 1,554 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.

Static map of Penajam Paser Utara Regency, Kalimantan Timur, with a simplified boundary; mining permits mainly coal, limestone.
Static map (simplified boundary). The interactive map is available in the app.
Mining permits
8
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
1,124ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
1,554ha
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
coal5
limestone3

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
20211,949
20222,211
20233,900
20242,284
20251,554

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

Administrative area

3,234 km²

Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 64.09

Province: Kalimantan Timur

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