The Maluku administration shut down the 250-hectare illegal gold mine on instructions from President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo last year, given during his visit to the site. During his visit, the President learned of the rabid use of cyanide and mercury for extracting gold from ore there, methods deemed damaging to both personal health and the environment.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/06/14/malukans-hopeful-reopening-botak-mountain-gold-mine.html
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