Mining permits and environmental impact in Polewali Mandar Regency
· Illustrative sample figures; live figures are on the map.
Polewali Mandar Regency, Sulawesi Barat, has 7 registered mining permits, mainly stone & sand, iron ore. Its administrative area is about 2,086 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 0 ha, and 1,133 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.
Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.
Permits by commodity
| Commodity | Permits |
|---|---|
| stone & sand | 4 |
| iron ore | 1 |
| timbal | 1 |
| galena | 1 |
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Forest loss per year
| Year | ha |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 813 |
| 2022 | 2,343 |
| 2023 | 2,933 |
| 2024 | 796 |
| 2025 | 1,133 |
Source: Hansen/GFW 2025 v1.12 · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Administrative area
2,086 km²
Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 76.04
Province: Sulawesi Barat
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