Guidelines for WIUP/WIUPK Expansions for Mineral and Coal Conservation Purposes Introduced

The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (“Minister”) has issued Decree No. 266.K/MB.01/MEM.B/2022 (“Decree 266/2022”), which contains a set of guidelines for the application, evaluation and processing of the expansion of certain Mining Business License Areas (Wilayah Izin Usaha Pertambangan – “WIUP”) and Special Mining Business License Areas (Wilayah Izin Usaha Pertambangan Khusus – “WIUPK”) for the purposes of mineral and coal conservation. Said WIUP and WIUPK are limited to areas that meet the following criteria:[1]