MINING

Use of Public Way To Transport Coal

The use of some public roads for transportation of coal which ran through this time has definitely interfere with the interests of society at large. These activities are very disturbing other road users, causing many accidents, damage to roads and bridges which would increase the cost of maintaining roads and bridges, even the dust was polluting the surrounding environment along the roads impassable. In addition to the losses that may directly we feel, also tucked dangers posed by coal dust produced when the coal is transported by trucks when passing in the public streets, while the hazard, include respiratory illness inpeksi ( ARI), and in the long term will result in the cancer (whether it is lung cancer, stomach, blood) until later the possibility of many babies born with disabilities. Policies that allow transport of coal via public roads also have violated the provisions of law No. 11 of 1967 on Basic Provisions of Mining, which requires mining companies to have its own infrastructure including roads.

The density of coal transport to reach 2473 units per day in the district. Tapin, yet plus transportation from other districts (Reuters, 2005), while under observation in the District of WALHI South Kalimantan Banjar Banjarbaru density and transportation of coal per day is not less than 1,300 trucks. It is conceivable, the density of traffic flow on the country road that also cater for public transport and other types of personal transportation. Not to mention, complaints surrounding communities that have been disturbed by activities such transport.
The existence of public road access for transportation of coal is very wide open opportunity for the continuity of illegal mining activities because they can easily transport the coal bongkaran done from any place without being able to be managed by the government. Coal taken from various locations that illegally keep getting "legal documents" from a variety of cooperative and mining rights, etc. and then transported to various legitimate miners stockfile owned or directly sold to traders. It seemed certain that most of the coal is transported via the public road / state is the result of coal mining that do not use good environmental management standards and many are illegal. So by stopping the transport of coal by public road / state then the assumption will also stop most of the mining activities are destructive and illegal.
The impact of a coal mine in south Kalimantan in 2005
• Very mengaggu road users
• Cause more accidents
• Damage to roads and bridges
• It can lead to diseases caused from coal dust, etc.