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Mining permits and environmental impact in West Sumatra

West Sumatra (capital Padang) has 99 registered mining permits, mainly stone & sand, limestone. The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 720 ha. In 2025, 46,487 ha of tree cover was lost. No environmental bulletins have been published for this province yet.

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Mining permits
99
active IUP/IUPK/IPR
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM ·
Affected area
720ha
land opened or damaged by mining
Source: Cheng et al. 2026 + Maus et al. 2022 ·
Forest loss
46,487ha
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
stone & sand41
limestone22
coal17
other7
clay6
besi4
perlit2

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

Forest loss per year

Yearha
201639,533
201751,916
201837,657
201931,160
202030,606
202136,034
202235,809
202335,456
202432,440
202546,487

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

SDG status

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Permits by status

  • Active99
  • In preparation (WIUP)96
  • Suspended5
  • Expired1
  • Small-scale mining zone (WPR), status unknown121

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 90.7 % of the land is forest (tree canopy of at least 30 %, year 2000).
  • 11 of 19 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 West Sumatra

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  • Permit holders86 Locked
  • Environmental alerts31 Locked
  • Impact assessments0 Locked
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