Ministerial Decree No.\u00a071 of 2026 has designated 97 People\u2019s Mining\nAreas (WPR) blocks, including 10 with complete documentation.<\/p>\n
Gorontalo - The Gorontalo Provincial Government is accelerating the\nprocessing of priority WPR block documents following the Ministry of\nEnergy and Mineral Resources\u2019 (ESDM) designation of 97 WPR blocks.<\/p>\n
Wardoyo, Head of the Mineral and Coal Section at the Gorontalo\nProvincial Labour, Energy, Mineral Resources, and Transmigration Office,\nstated on Friday that the acceleration is to support local miners in\nobtaining People\u2019s Mining Permits (IPR).<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing instructions from Governor Gusnar Ismail, we have formed a\nmining acceleration team to expedite documentation for priority blocks,\u201d\nWardoyo said at a press conference at the Provincial Labour, Energy,\nMineral Resources, and Transmigration Office.<\/p>\n
He explained that Gorontalo initially received 63 WPR blocks in 2022,\nwhich increased to 97 in 2026.<\/p>\n
However, only 10 blocks in Pohuwato Regency have met all\nadministrative requirements, including WPR management documents,\nofficial approval of WPR documents, and reclamation and post-mining\ndocuments, enabling them to proceed with IPR applications.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IPR issued for the Cahaya Sinergi Dengilo Producer Cooperative\nstems from 2022. The documents were prepared by ESDM in 2024, approved\nin 2025, and we have since completed the reclamation and post-mining\ndocumentation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the remaining 87 blocks are still in the documentation\nprocess due to regulatory changes regarding WPR management\nauthority.<\/p>\n
According to Wardoyo, under the latest regulations, provincial\ngovernments now have the authority to prepare WPR management documents\nbefore ESDM approval, including reclamation and post-mining\ndocumentation.<\/p>\n
\u201cMinisterial Decree No.\u00a071 of 2026 designates 97 WPR blocks,\nincluding 10 with complete documentation. This means the provincial\ngovernment still has work to do in preparing WPR management and\nreclamation documents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The provincial government is prioritising documentation processing in\nareas with the highest number of miners and potential for imminent IPR\napplications.<\/p>\n
Wardoyo added that drafting documentation for a single block is\nestimated to take at least three months due to the involvement of\nmultiple stakeholders.<\/p>\n
In 2026, the provincial government will prioritise reclamation and\npost-mining documentation for 14 WPR blocks: 11 in Bone Bolango Regency,\ntwo in Gorontalo Regency, and one in North Gorontalo Regency.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gorontalo-provincial-government-expedites-processing-of-priority-wpr-block-documents-1780064059", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }