Indonesian parliament set to vote on amendment to mining law


FILE PHOTO: Unlicensed miners work in a tin mining area in Toboali, on the southern shores of the island of Bangka, Indonesia, April 29, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's parliament is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill to revise the country's mining law to boost development of domestic mineral processing industries and regulate mining permits for religious groups and universities.

The amendment aims to encourage participations of smaller-scale businesses in mining sectors and to ensure ore supply security for mineral processing industries, as resource-rich Indonesia seeks to further develop its domestic metals sector.

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