Early this year, former environment minister Emil Salim said

Early this year, former environment minister Emil Salim said Indonesia was unable to deal with the environmental hazards posed ~by the submarine tailing deposit mining system.

Emil blasted mining companies' continued use of the submarine tailing disposal system.

"Most companies or parties operating in Indonesia's mining industry use this system, which is clearly degrading the marine and coastal environment," he told EIR participants.

Emil was speaking at a five-day meeting of the World Bank Extractive Industries Review (EIR) in Nusa Dua, Bali.

The meeting aims to establish policy guidelines to make the mining industry more environmentally friendly.