PT Gag Nickel Resumes Operations After Receiving Green Proper

PT Gag Nikel has officially started its operations as of Wednesday, September 3, 2025. This was confirmed by Tri Winarno, the Director General of Minerals and Coal (Minerba) at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM).

"As far as I know, it has. As of Wednesday, September 3," said Tri when met at the ESDM Ministry on Monday (September 8, 2025).

Tri added that the performance evaluation of the nickel mining company has shown positive results. PT Gag Nikel successfully achieved a green rating in the Corporate Performance Rating Program in Environmental Management (Proper).

"As per Proper, it got a green. A green rating means that, if Proper has black, red, blue, green, and gold, green means it has complied with all environmental governance regulations, plus it has community empowerment programs," Tri explained.

The Proper assessment for PT Gag Nikel involved several ministries, including the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), the ESDM Ministry, and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP)

Previously, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) had temporarily halted the operations of PT Gag Nikel Indonesia, a subsidiary of PT Aneka Tambang Tbk that holds a Contract of Work (KK) on Gag Island, Raja Ampat, Papua.

The suspension was triggered by alleged mining activities that had the potential to damage the ecosystem around the operational area. PT Gag Nikel itself began operating under a KK signed during the 1997–1998 period.

In 2017, the company obtained an operational production permit and secured an environmental impact analysis (Amdal) document from the government.

Source: https://industri.kontan.co.id/news/kantongi-proper-hijau-pt-gag-nikel-kembali-beroperasi

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