PT Ingold responds

I was amazed reading an article in The Jakarta Post on Dec. 20 titled, Environmentalists urge STD ban.

The article stated that PT Ingold planned to use submarine tailings disposal (STD) in Maluku. This is a big lie. PT Ingold is an exploration company that indeed did some exploration on Haruku island in Maluku for zinc, from February 1998 to December 2001.

After December 2001, the company gave up its contract of work in Maluku and is in the process of liquidating its outfit there. This is because the exploration efforts in that area were not successful, as the ore discovered was not enough to warrant further mining.

So, why was Ingold mentioned as planning to use STD in Maluku when the company has no plans to mine there?

B.N. WAHJU, President Director, PT Ingold management, Jakarta

Note: The information in the article was provided by the Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM).

-- Editor