Indonesia: Dairi Prima Mineral’s environmental permit revoked by court due to "catastrophic" tailings dam risks
Résumé
Date indiquée: 28 Jul 2023
Lieu: Indonésie
Entreprises
Dairi Prima Mineral (JV between Bumi Resources and China Nonferrous Metals) - Parent CompanyProjets
Dairi Prima projectConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Communauté: ( Chiffre inconnu - Indonésie - Secteur inconnu , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment , Etude d'impact , Violation of environmental safety standards , Water pollutionRéponse
Response sought: Non
Type de source: Regulatory action
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Indonesian court revokes DPM mine approval over tailings fears, 28 July 2023
A panel of judges at the Jakarta State Administrative Court have ruled against Dairi Prima Mineral (DPM), a subsidiary of China Nonferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering and Construction (NFC).
The case was brought forward by the citizens of Dairi Regency, North Sumatra, who argued that the proposed underground zinc and lead mine would pose “catastrophic safety and environmental impacts”.
Ruling in favour of the citizen alliance, the panel of judges found the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry failed to protect people’s rights and the environment when it granted Environmental Approval for DPM’s zinc and lead mine in 2022.
In July 2022, an International Finance Corporation (IFC) investigation found that the tailings dam planned [...] would pose “extreme” risks to nearby communities.
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[A] statement also included comments regarding the DPM tailings facility [...], submitted as evidence to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
“I can say with confidence that I have never reviewed a proposed mining project that shows such callous disregard for human life as the proposed DPM mine”, said mine hydrology expert Dr Steven Emerman of Malach Consulting.
In its decision, the Jakarta State Administrative Court granted the community’s wish to stop the mine and ordered the Ministry to pay associated court costs.