Cirebon, May 31 -- West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi said his government has revoked the operational permit of mine C in the Mount Kuda limestone mining zone in Cirebon district following the landslide on Friday that claimed 14 lives.

He informed that the West Java Energy and Mineral Resources Office had issued multiple warnings earlier about the risks at the mine, which was operated by the Al-Azhariyah Islamic Boarding School.

"The Energy and Mineral Resources Office of West Java has repeatedly sent warning letters, highlighting the risks posed by mining operations at the site," Mulyadi said in Cirebon on Saturday.

He added that the revocation of the permit constitutes an administrative penalty for the mine operator's failure to comply ...