Prabowo Officially Issues Regulations on Tin Mining Governance
President Prabowo Subianto has officially issued Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 79 of 2026 concerning the Acceleration of Improved Governance for Tin Mining in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province.
A key provision in this policy is the provision of space for PT Timah Tbk to conduct the production, processing, refining, and sale of tin commodities above the quota specified in the Work Plan and Budget (RKAB), particularly in the Belitung Island area, while the governance improvement process is underway.
The Perpres was established and signed by President Prabowo on 31 August 2026. This regulation governs the acceleration of tin mining governance improvements in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province, including the mining business permit (IUP) areas of PT Timah Tbk.
Under Article 10, the government stipulates that the process of improving tin mining governance must be implemented within one year from the date the Perpres comes into effect.
During this period, Article 11, paragraph (1) grants authority to the minister responsible for government affairs in the field of mineral and coal mining to grant approval to PT Timah to carry out mining production, processing, refining, and the sale of tin commodities originating from PT Timah’s IUP area in Belitung Island above the RKAB quota.
However, Article 2 states that the approval from the minister responsible for mineral and coal mining, as referred to in paragraph (1), is granted only after verification has been conducted. The Perpres requires verification to be performed by an independent surveyor registered with the relevant ministry alongside PT Timah Tbk.
“The verification referred to in paragraph (2) is conducted by an independent surveyor registered with the ministry responsible for government affairs in the field of mineral and coal mining, together with the State-Owned Enterprise PT Timah Tbk,” reads paragraph 3.
Verification is conducted monthly during the stage of tin commodity receipt by PT Timah. There are at least three aspects to be verified: the origin of the tin commodity, the legality of the contractual relationship between mining service companies and PT Timah, and the total volume of tin production.
The President Director of MIND ID, Maroef Sjamsoeddin, explained that the continuation of these operational activities has a legal basis through Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 79 of 2026 regarding the Acceleration of Improved Governance for Tin Mining in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province.
The Perpres, which was enacted and promulgated on 31 August 2026, specifically regulates the acceleration of tin mining governance improvements in the Bangka Belitung Islands region. One of its provisions regulates PT Timah’s activities in the Belitung area while the governance improvement process is ongoing.
Maroef explained that the issue originated from an incident involving the burning of the PT Timah office in Belitung on 7 August 2026. According to him, one of the triggers for the incident was social unrest caused by the failure to process mining service payments from PT Timah to the local community.
“This incident was partly triggered by social unrest due to the fact that mining service payments from PT Timah Persero Tbk to the community could not be executed,” said Maroef during a hearing with Commission XII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), as quoted on Wednesday (16/9/2026).
Maroef noted that these payments could not be made because PT Timah’s RKAB quota in Belitung had been exhausted, while mining service activities were still ongoing.
To address this issue, MIND ID and PT Timah coordinated with the government, the community, and various related stakeholders. The government subsequently issued Perpres 79/2026 as the legal foundation for accelerating the improvement of tin mining governance in Bangka Belitung.
“To resolve the unrest, MIND ID and PT Timah Persero Tbk, together with various elements including the government and the community, have seen the government issue Presidential Regulation Number 79 of 2026, which will serve as the legal basis for PT Timah Persero Tbk to carry out the improvement of tin mining governance in Belitung,” he stated.