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Mining permits and environmental impact in North Maluku

North Maluku (capital Sofifi) has 116 registered mining permits, mainly nickel, iron ore. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 2,748 ha. In 2025, 9,401 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.

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Mining permits
116
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
2,748ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
9,401ha
latest year (2025)
Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) ·
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
nickel62
iron ore26
gold8
limestone6
besi6
pasir besi5
other3

Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 24 Oct 2026

Forest loss per year

Yearha
201626,982
201710,637
201812,433
201914,234
20207,456
20216,068
20226,387
202311,951
20247,338
20259,401

Source: Hansen/UMD Global Forest Change (v1.13) · Updated 24 Oct 2026

SDG status

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Permits by status

  • Active116
  • In preparation (WIUP)11
  • Suspended3
  • Expired4
  • Small-scale mining zone (WPR), status unknown21

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 97.5 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
  • 6 of 10 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 North Maluku

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  • Permit holders107 Locked
  • Environmental alerts6 Locked
  • Impact assessments0 Locked
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