Jakarta, Nov. 7 -- The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has involved its Directorate General of Law Enforcement to investigate possible legal violations or criminal elements related to the recent landslide at Freeport's underground mining site.

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Yuliot Tanjung said here on Friday that the involvement of the law enforcement division aims to determine whether there were any criminal offenses, such as negligence on the company's part, that may have led to the incident.

Regarding Freeport's request to resume mining activities at two other sites, the ministry is still awaiting the results of an evaluation before making a decision, he confirmed.

"If the evaluation shows that minin...