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Indonesia: Communities hold durian festival to voice opposition to Dairi zinc and lead mine after company files judicial review against Supreme Court ruling in favour of community
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Indonesia: Supreme Court rules in favour of communities' petition to revoke environmental permit for Dairi zinc-lead mine
In its 12 August ruling, the Indonesian Supreme Court upheld a lower court's earlier decision that the environmental permit for the Dairi zinc-lead mine should never have been granted in the first place, given experts' warnings of potentially catastrophic fallout from the project's location on an active tectonic fault. China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction Co., Ltd. (NFC), DPM’s parent company, said the court’s ruling might affect the project’s progress, but insisted it would go on nonetheless.
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PRESS RELEASE: Supreme Court win for mining-affected communities in North Sumatra
On 12 August 2024, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the communities, concluding that in providing the permit, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry had failed to implement good governance, that community consultation was inadequate, and that the environmental approval must be revoked.
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中色股份披露印尼最高法院判决撤销达瑞铅锌矿环评变更许可；公司称将按现有证照继续推进项目
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Public letter from local communities to CNIC and CRHC regarding the Dairi zinc and lead mine project
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Indonesia: Dairi community protests Chinese state-owned CNIC Corporation's $245 million financing for Dairi zinc and lead mine
On 11 June 2024, the Dairi community in North Sumatra protested against Chinese state-owned CNIC Corporation's $245 million financing of Dairi Prima Mineral's zinc-lead mine, which experts say poses extreme risks, including a high probability of tailings dam collapse.
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Indonesia: Residents challenge environmental permission of Dairi zinc & lead mine with an administrative lawsuit against Ministry of Environment
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Indonesia: World Bank watchdog warns Dairi Prima zinc and lead mine poses “extreme” risks to Indigenous communities and environment
An investigation by the World Bank's internal watchdog warns of potential harm to local and indigenous communities and the environment linked to the Dairi Prima Mineral mine, backed by the China Nonferrous mining group.
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Indonesia: World Bank's IFC to review Dairi Prima Mineral mine project in North Sumatra
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Indonesia: Organization in North Sumatra sent letters to Chinese banks and firms to express community concerns over mining project
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