Southeast Sulawesi How made the National Center for Mining

Nur Alam, said the Governor of South Sulawesi, in 2010, Southeast Sulawesi will be the central national mining industry. According to him, in terms of natural resources, South East Sulawesi can realize this.

"We have a gold mine with a range of 1 million tons of the womb. Buton Asphalt million 670 thousand tons. And the nickel matrix with millions of tons. Not to mine other minerals. With this condition, we can achieve this region became the center of national mineral industry," said the governor .

At this time, said Nur Alam, the government is being designed to realize how this program. For many rules that must be passed. One of them said, lowering the status of protected forest areas into forest production area with approximately 400 thousand hectares spread over in 10 districts and cities across South-Southeast.

"The decline in the status area of protected forests into production forests is in the process. If this can be realized, this area will soon become a center of mineral industry. With the notes will not ignore the environment," said Nur Alam.

Bambang Suroso, a member of the Board of Regional Representative of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD-RI) Bengkulu province of origin, which is also the head of the team working for Asphalt Buton, after meeting with Nur Alam, praised the potential of Southeast Sulawesi mine.

In fact, he said, if the potential of this mine is managed well, can not only society South East Sulawesi population of only 2.2 million more, can also pay the foreign debts of Indonesia.

"Southeast Sulawesi province that is extraordinary. Potential natural very great. If managed properly, debt can be paid in full Indonesia," Bambang praised.

He asks for the Governor of South Sulawesi, in managing natural resources, always thinking of people. Do not like the period before he said, managing the natural results but run out of the country. "I hope the governor does not step in managing one of mine," he added.

Secretary of Commission B DPRD Southeast Sulawesi, Yaudu Salam ajo remind the government about this issue. He said that, with the support of this program. However, the word Yaudu, also does not ignore the potential of others, such as Agriculture, Fisheries and Agriculture, which is more environmentally friendly.

He also reminded the governor, if it is realized, which should be done is to prepare Plan of Spatial Region (RTRW) Sulawesi Tenggara clear that the location of industries will be built mine. It is also important so that does not overlap with the national RTRW.