Mining permits and environmental impact in East Java
East Java (capital Surabaya) has 266 registered mining permits, mainly stone & sand, limestone. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 1,704 ha. In 2025, 4,151 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.
Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.
Permits by commodity
| Commodity | Permits |
|---|---|
| stone & sand | 124 |
| limestone | 62 |
| other | 31 |
| quartz sand | 22 |
| feldspar | 11 |
| pirofilit | 8 |
| clay | 8 |
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026
Forest loss per year
| Year | ha |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,211 |
| 2017 | 4,750 |
| 2018 | 4,331 |
| 2019 | 5,148 |
| 2020 | 4,953 |
| 2021 | 3,548 |
| 2022 | 2,941 |
| 2023 | 6,368 |
| 2024 | 4,541 |
| 2025 | 4,151 |
Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026
SDG status
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Permits by status
A WIUP is an area set aside for permits, not yet a permit. A WPR is a zone for small-scale community mining. Only "active" counts as a permit in the key figures.
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026
More about this province
- About 40.1 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
- 23 of 38 regencies and cities have 3 or more active permits.
Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026
Regencies and cities in East Java
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- Pacitan Regency · 9 permits
- Ponorogo Regency · 3 permits
- Trenggalek Regency · 8 permits
- Tulungagung Regency · 5 permits
- Blitar Regency · 18 permits
- Kediri Regency · 7 permits
- Malang Regency · 10 permits
- Lumajang Regency · 20 permits
- Jember Regency · 11 permits
- Banyuwangi Regency · 7 permits
- Bondowoso Regency
- Situbondo Regency · 13 permits
- Probolinggo Regency · 6 permits
- Pasuruan Regency · 43 permits
- Sidoarjo Regency
- Mojokerto Regency · 5 permits
- Jombang Regency
- Nganjuk Regency · 5 permits
- Madiun Regency
- Magetan Regency · 3 permits
- Ngawi Regency
- Bojonegoro Regency
- Tuban Regency · 52 permits
- Lamongan Regency · 11 permits
- Gresik Regency · 12 permits
- Bangkalan Regency · 5 permits
- Sampang Regency · 3 permits
- Pamekasan Regency · 3 permits
- Sumenep Regency · 4 permits
- Kediri City
- Blitar City
- Malang City
- Probolinggo City
- Pasuruan City
- Mojokerto City
- Madiun City
- Surabaya City
- Batu City
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- Permit holders231 Locked
- Environmental alerts58 Locked
- Impact assessments0 Locked