02 December 2021
PT Freeport Indonesia's mining permit expires in 2041 although the fate after the expiration remains unknown. The company, which has been operating for 50 years, has actively reclaimed or restored some mining areas, one of which is the Grasberg open pit. After being closed in 2019, the reclamation is getting more optimal. PTFI General Superintendent of Highland Reclamation and Monitoring, Pratita Puradyatmika, said that the reclamation process had been going on since 1999 on a small scale. "In 2020 the number of areas that have been successfully reclaimed is 432 ha of 900 ha. We have reached 50 percent of the total reclamation," he explained to detik.com at the Grasberg mining, some time ago.
The vegetation planted is grass and shrubs from the nursery or from other places where the vegetation is not disturbed. As for the root planting media, Freeport tricked it using lime so they could survive. It is fertilized once a year. At an altitude of 4,200 above sea level, Tito predicted that the planting of alpine and subalpine vegetation will end in 2027 to 2030 and will continue if Freeport's contract expires. "When planting ends, for example in 2030, Freeport is obliged to monitor everything, such as plants, ecosystem functions, and water quality that will be monitored 50 years after operations end. For example, ending in 2041, monitoring will run 50 years after that," he said.
The purpose of this monitoring is to restore the ecosystem in the 1.2 km deep and 4 km wide mining area. Freeport has a special team to monitor the development of flora and fauna. "On this land, there are only 7-10 species of birds and types of rats as well as one predatory wild dog known as the New Guinea Wild Dog. The progress will be evaluated, whether the vegetation of the area has met the needs of fauna as consumers or not," he said. For information, around 90% of PT Freeport Indonesia's work area consists of different natural ecosystems ranging from mangrove forest ecosystems, sago swamp forests, lowland rain forests, heath forests, mountain forests, as well as alpine and subalpine forests.
The location of PTFI's work area is also directly adjacent to Lorentz National Park (TNL), considering that various studies were carried out to restore the original vegetation and ecosystems in the area. Apart from Grasberg, since 2005 reclamation activities have also been carried out on the coast in Muara Ajkwa by planting mangroves at 401.31 Ha area. Based on data obtained by detikcom, Freeport has spent USD 350 million for post-mining reclamation and rehabilitation.
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