Jakarta-total of approximately 8475 IUP are verified by the government's 4504 mining permit in Indonesia are still problematic (non-clear and clean). These results were obtained from data on Mining Permit (IUP), Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources(ESDM).

According to the Director General of Mineral and Coal, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, Thamrin Sihite, permit a variety of causes this problem. Problematic because it permits some of them overlapping, land mines on land concessions (Hak Forest Management), or land that is changing because of the expansion area.

In data mining permit (IUP) on May 3 to 6 and then in Jakarta, the central government has invited 279 local governments (governors, mayors, district heads). Until May 21, 8475 data obtained IUP.

From the results, there were only 3971 IUP that was appropriate alias clear and clean administration. "However, this data is still evolving," said Thamrin, Friday, May 27, 2011.

The Ministry is still open until June 6 for reporting this Permit and the target at that time there were 20-30 thousand registered IUP. If you have not also reported on that date, the company will be subject to administrative penalties to the revocation of mine. "We encourage area for tertibkan IUP," he said.

Thamrin explained, for mining the territory of which exist in two provinces, then the authority to issue a permit is the central government. However, the mining area located in one province or district, permission to the authority of local leaders. "We have reports that they had permission to spend," he said.

The regional heads were asked to report data mining in their areas. However, until now there has been all regions reported that IUP has been issued.

While the sanctions for areas that do not report, the ministry can not ensure. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior in deciding this sanction. However, if the breach related to the criminal, then the process is handed over to police.

Thamrin said the IUP data collection is necessary to know the amount of mining in the area. "Also for mining entrepreneurs also feel secure with their investment," he said.

With the IUP, mine production can also be controlled. "This is to prevent smuggling of mining products," he said. For this control, the Ministry in collaboration with the Directorate General of Customs, Ministry of Finance, and Police.