Chairman of Walhi's National Council of Indonesian, Yani Sagaroa and Student Study group UNSA told to news  (3 / 6) yesterday. According to them, Pemkab Sumbawa doesn't see the environment facts and condition. They just tend get orientation to run after investment. Mine for the wealthy of the people, as always exposed to the media, will never happen.

Yani says one example of a mine at West Sumbawa (KSB). Still, they can find poverty family at KSB bases BPS (National Statistic Beaureu) data. Particularly at Sekongkang, just mine hastens marginalisasi society. ‘It's already 90  percent Sumbawa area was gained control by mine investors. Eventually mine just will wreck. We can study from mine experience at other region,’ Yani says.
 
While College Student Study group UNSA in one its statement in dialogue with DPRD (People's Representative Council) Sumbawa's chairman also refuses KP's permit existence at Sumbawa. As told by its spokesman, Nurkholis, thousands continent hectare at Sumbawa was mortgaged and sold to mine investors.
 
He says that government is not consistent, at one side really want to save the environment, but in the other side, KP's permit go on without seeing environmental effects. Even KP just only permits for exploration, but government should aware that finally it will aim to exploitation phase. ‘Benefit and disadvantage from KP should be well investigated before releaing a KP. More and more people refuses the existence of a mining, since they are awared of its environment impact,’ he says.
 
Sumbawa, as one of region of Nusa Tenggara Barat, is well known of its mineral deposits, especially copper and gold. One notable mining that is operating in Sumbawa is PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, which now has been in phase 3 of its Mining Permit (KK - Kontrak Karya).