Indonesia, June 8 -- The Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Ministry reported that no environmental issues were found at a mining site on Gag Island, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, following an initial inspection led by Minister Bahlil Lahadalia.

"Based on our observation, there is no sedimentation in the coastal area. Overall, there are no issues with this mining site," ESDM Ministry's Director General of Minerals and Coal Tri Winarno remarked after accompanying the minister during the site review on Saturday (June 7).

In a statement cited in Jakarta, he noted that despite the positive preliminary findings, the ministry had deployed a mining inspection team to conduct a more comprehensive evaluation of mining activities across the Raja ...