{"id":5228,"date":"2023-01-19T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T07:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/?p=5228"},"modified":"2023-01-19T14:13:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T07:13:22","slug":"indonesian-government-accused-of-putting-lives-at-risk-with-zinc-mine-permit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/en\/indonesian-government-accused-of-putting-lives-at-risk-with-zinc-mine-permit\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian government accused of putting lives at risk with zinc mine permit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5228\" class=\"elementor elementor-5228\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f41b20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f41b20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e33e5dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e33e5dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indonesian government accused of putting lives at risk with zinc mine permit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83aeac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83aeac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Tonggo Simangunsong<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888ec11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"888ec11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3-768x384.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1357\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1-3.jpg 1903w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d42969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d42969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In an area prone to natural disasters, residents claim a new mining project has damaged homes and livelihoods and left them fearing for their safety<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-ka-cursor-size=\"1\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a83ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8a83ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;kng_cursor_interaction&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_magnetic&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;kng_cursor_size_multiplier&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-1ncmr12\"><div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1vqv39r\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Villagers in North Sumatra have accused the Indonesian government of putting their lives at risk by allowing a zinc mining firm to operate in an area prone to earthquakes and flooding.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">People in the mountainous Dairi Regency claim construction work carried out by Dairi Prima Mineral (DPM) has damaged their homes and livelihoods. They fear for their safety as the mine, which is expected to be operational in 2025, will sit on the Great Sumatran fault.<\/p><div id=\"sign-in-gate\">\u00a0<\/div><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">\u201cWe are worried that because Dairi is a disaster-prone area, will the company be able to guarantee the safety of the villagers,\u201d says villager Saudur Sitorus. \u201cWe don\u2019t need a mine. We live from farming, not from mining. Mining will only benefit a handful of people.\u201d<\/p><figure id=\"39f076de-c086-4b6b-bde0-bc6a9c711990\" class=\"element element-interactive element--inline element-inline dcr-17xicoh\" data-alt=\"Map showing North Sumatra in Indonesia, and Malaysia.\" data-cypress=\"interactive-element-Map%20showing%20North%20Sumatra%20in%20Indonesia,%20and%20Malaysia.\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><iframe title=\"Map showing North Sumatra in Indonesia, and Malaysia.\" src=\"https:\/\/interactive.guim.co.uk\/uploader\/embed\/2023\/01\/sumatra-mining-on-fault-line\/giv-6562HwZY1yZPxfmW\/\" height=\"410\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/figure><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">DPM, which is majority owned by Chinese company China Nonferrous Metal Industry\u2019s Foreign Engineering and Construction, obtained a mining concession permit for more than 24,000 hectares (59,305 acres) of land in Silima Pungga-Pungga subdistrict in 1998 and has since drilled in the surrounding hills, and built underground tunnels.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Villagers claim waste from the mine has killed thousands of fish in the nearby river and its construction led to flash floods in 2018 that killed six people and destroyed hundreds of hectares of farmland.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">The company denies it was responsible. Syahrial Suandi, an external consultant for the company, said DPM had given residents money to help compensate for the dead fish, adding: \u201cThe company does not know the cause of the death of the residents\u2019 goldfish livestock \u2026 [the company] provided assistance \u2026 as charitable assistance, solely as a form of empathy and concern from the company for the difficulties experienced.\u201d<\/p><div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-2 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><div id=\"dfp-ad--inline2\" class=\"js-ad-slot ad-slot ad-slot--inline ad-slot--inline2\" data-link-name=\"ad slot inline2\" data-name=\"inline2\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">He says the flooding was due to illegal logging carried out further upstream by another party.<\/p><figure id=\"d11f3e54-8a3a-479d-bb36-9de7b8a431c4\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\"><div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/876dc50460dbb0202669abe44e323d2c9a4305b1\/0_0_5184_3456\/master\/5184.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/876dc50460dbb0202669abe44e323d2c9a4305b1\/0_0_5184_3456\/master\/5184.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/876dc50460dbb0202669abe44e323d2c9a4305b1\/0_0_5184_3456\/master\/5184.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/876dc50460dbb0202669abe44e323d2c9a4305b1\/0_0_5184_3456\/master\/5184.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/876dc50460dbb0202669abe44e323d2c9a4305b1\/0_0_5184_3456\/master\/5184.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/876dc50460dbb0202669abe44e323d2c9a4305b1\/0_0_5184_3456\/master\/5184.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/876dc50460dbb0202669abe44e323d2c9a4305b1\/0_0_5184_3456\/master\/5184.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" alt=\"A shallow stretch of river near the North Sumatran village of Bongkaras, which has been affected by construction of a new zinc mine.\" width=\"445\" height=\"296.66666666666663\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-1y4fm6e\">A stretch of river near the village of Bongkaras, where residents saw farming land wiped out by a flash flood in 2018.<\/span>\u00a0Photograph: Tonggo Simangunsong<\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Residents have also complained about the location of a tailings (waste) dam and an explosives warehouse, moved to within metres of people\u2019s homes \u2013 a move the government approved in November.<\/p><div class=\"ad-slot-container \"><div id=\"dfp-ad--inline1\" class=\"js-ad-slot ad-slot ad-slot--inline ad-slot--inline1\" data-link-name=\"ad slot inline1\" data-name=\"inline1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">\u201cWithout notifying the villagers, suddenly they [DPM] had set up an explosives warehouse in the village and, without my parents knowing, the company built a waste dam behind our house,\u201d says Nia Sihaloho, 36, from Sopokomil village. \u201cHow can we live near a dam that at times threatens our safety?\u201d<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Sihaloho claims work at the dam has cracked the walls of her parents\u2019 house. She says the family fear their home will collapse on top of them.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">In 2019, villagers lodged a complaint about the mine with the World Bank\u2019s International Finance Corporation\u2019s (IFC) ombudsman. At the time, the IFC had given loans to a DPM shareholder. Its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cao-ombudsman.org\/sites\/default\/files\/downloads\/CAO_Compliance_Appraisal%20Report_PSBC_Indonesia_July_2022_EN.pdf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">investigation<\/a>, published in July, said a preliminary review of information about the mine \u201csuggests shortcomings in the design of DPM\u2019s tailings dam and assessment of associated risks compared with good international industry practice for the construction of such facilities, particularly considering the topographical, geological, seismic and climatological characteristics of the site.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">However, because the shareholder severed ties with DPM, the ombudsman could not take the complaint further.<\/p><div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-3 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><div id=\"dfp-ad--inline3\" class=\"js-ad-slot ad-slot ad-slot--inline ad-slot--inline3\" data-link-name=\"ad slot inline3\" data-name=\"inline3\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Tongam Panggabean, a director of the advocacy group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bakumsu.or.id\/en\/advokasi-tambang\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Bakumsu<\/a>, which is supporting villagers, says: \u201cIt is clear they [the government] are willing to sacrifice these communities\u2019 safety to big business.\u201d<\/p><figure id=\"ab9141a9-b250-41dc-8b31-ff1378ebd9b3\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\"><div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/17485bf92e197204aba00d3d637f88482e9e4bbc\/0_0_1280_853\/master\/1280.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/17485bf92e197204aba00d3d637f88482e9e4bbc\/0_0_1280_853\/master\/1280.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/17485bf92e197204aba00d3d637f88482e9e4bbc\/0_0_1280_853\/master\/1280.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/17485bf92e197204aba00d3d637f88482e9e4bbc\/0_0_1280_853\/master\/1280.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/17485bf92e197204aba00d3d637f88482e9e4bbc\/0_0_1280_853\/master\/1280.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/17485bf92e197204aba00d3d637f88482e9e4bbc\/0_0_1280_853\/master\/1280.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/17485bf92e197204aba00d3d637f88482e9e4bbc\/0_0_1280_853\/master\/1280.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" alt=\"A street in the North Sumatran village of Silima Pungga-Pungga filled with protesters marching against the DPM company\u2019s zinc mine\" width=\"445\" height=\"296.55078125\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-1y4fm6e\">Protesters on the streets of Silima Pungga-Pungga. A consultant for the mining company, DPM has said their concerns are \u2018based on inaccurate information\u2019<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Regina Aritonang, 61, a resident of Bongkaras whose paddy fields were wiped out by the 2018 flood, said: \u201cWe used to eat rice from the fields, but since the flash flood we couldn\u2019t manage the fields any more, and now we have to buy rice to eat.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Suandi says \u201calmost all\u201d of the villagers\u2019 concerns about safety were \u201cbased on inaccurate information accompanied by a tendency to disinformation\u201d.<\/p><figure id=\"afbcf2e9-349d-4498-89a3-bc0cc3e3702c\" class=\" dcr-11ra563\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\"><div class=\"dcr-16cuuq6\" data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-18 | 18\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"\"><div class=\"dcr-16rgmu4\"><div class=\"dcr-ghyc83\">\u00a0<\/div><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-q4dzvk aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/0d98a0687c7787e9bb74587eeaefbb7f074de3a5\/0_0_3780_2268\/master\/3780.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=9851b1368b3ec3656e6a21aa305fe1de\" alt=\"Residents who still fear aftershocks are setting up makeshift tents for their families.\" width=\"3780\" height=\"2268\" \/><\/div><div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\"><div class=\"dcr-1yi924v\"><div class=\"dcr-12evv1c\">\u2018I can\u2019t sleep for fear of aftershocks\u2019: victims on aftermath of Indonesia earthquake<\/div><\/div><div class=\"dcr-9g571g\"><div class=\"dcr-1i4hqwz\">Read more<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/figure><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">He says the tailings dam was moved to protect the environment and was being planned and built in accordance with government regulations. He said the majority of waste stone material would be returned to the mine pit after being mixed with a special paste, rather than put in the dam. Excess water would be processed before going back into the river, in line with government water-quality standards.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">The explosives warehouse, he adds, was moved to improve security at the mine. It will be \u201ca safer distance to mining infrastructure facilities and residential areas\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Suandi says the company has conducted \u201ca comprehensive seismic hazard analysis and will carry out continuous monitoring\u201d. The dam would be built \u201cwith a construction strength capable of accommodating the optimum potential for seismicity that may occur\u201d.<\/p><figure id=\"dbed6e3a-2bee-4026-a74e-c26109c5369a\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\"><div class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e8e3766a19908dd30c8ab430f65d5eff4a7a9a6\/0_0_3823_2549\/master\/3823.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e8e3766a19908dd30c8ab430f65d5eff4a7a9a6\/0_0_3823_2549\/master\/3823.jpg?width=620&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e8e3766a19908dd30c8ab430f65d5eff4a7a9a6\/0_0_3823_2549\/master\/3823.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e8e3766a19908dd30c8ab430f65d5eff4a7a9a6\/0_0_3823_2549\/master\/3823.jpg?width=605&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e8e3766a19908dd30c8ab430f65d5eff4a7a9a6\/0_0_3823_2549\/master\/3823.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=45&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e8e3766a19908dd30c8ab430f65d5eff4a7a9a6\/0_0_3823_2549\/master\/3823.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9e8e3766a19908dd30c8ab430f65d5eff4a7a9a6\/0_0_3823_2549\/master\/3823.jpg?width=445&amp;quality=85&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" alt=\"Landscape view of the village of Bongkaras in North Sumatra, Indonesia.\" width=\"445\" height=\"296.705466910803\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1d1r6yi\"><span class=\"dcr-1y4fm6e\">The village of Bongkaras, where residents are worried about the potential for disaster that construction work, including underground tunnels, may bring.<\/span>\u00a0Photograph: Tonggo Simangunsong<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-4 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><div id=\"dfp-ad--inline4\" class=\"js-ad-slot ad-slot ad-slot--inline ad-slot--inline4\" data-link-name=\"ad slot inline4\" data-name=\"inline4\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">The company also says it has provided education scholarships to the community to study in China and is training young villagers in mining. But these comments have not eased Korlina Simarmata\u2019s worries.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">Simarmata, 65, from Bongkaras, who lost millions of rupiah when her fish died, says villagers feel ignored by the government.<\/p><p class=\"dcr-h26idz\">\u201cWe are very worried now living in this village. We are villagers who don\u2019t know anything about mining, and we were never told about the impact of the mine. 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