Procedures for Obtaining Special Licenses in the Mining Sector

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 32 of 2013 on Procedures for Granting Special Licenses for the Mineral and Coal Mining Sectors (“ESDM 32/2013”).

ESDM 32/2013 implements Articles 43, 81, and 105 of Law No. 4 of 2009 on Mineral and Coal Mining (“Mining Law”), and Article 41 of Government Regulation No. 23 of 2010 on the Implementation of Coal and Mineral Mining Business Activities.[1] These provisions require the Minister to establish procedures for granting special mineral and coal mining licenses for the following mining related licenses (Art. 2 (1), ESDM 32/2013):