Paradise in the New Parks Celebes

By Line : Dedy Kurniawan
Thousands of people hunting golden waterway to the river valley Ite droppings. Almost equal in the womb gold miner Newmont Minahasa.

Men are queer BOS at the Government office of Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi. He does not go with a call for a sick family. Sudirman destination with his wife, is the Village Tembe, Rarowatu North District, District Bombana. Stock was not the fruit of the hands, but a shovel, frying pan, and filter.
In the village which is 230 kilometers southwest of Kendari, the Sudirman not alone. Hundreds of people are confused scramble-Ububangka River at the foot hills Raowatu for the gold. Male 41 years old is also not like to wait. Played a shovel. Sand stirred poke. After filtered repeatedly, it can be a gold ore.
Wednesday last week of Road S. Parman, Kelurahan Tipulu, Kendari West, it's three days in the noble metal of yesteryear. Gold ore is 22 grams. Results wallow in the muddy water has been moved to the hands of traders. Bag is now in the Rp 4.4 million. "Far exceeded my salary every month," said the officer II-B is.
Hunting gold is reputedly began the findings from a former employee companies. Together with his family, he was on holiday in bathing hot water Ite droppings in the Village Raurau, District Rarowatu, the first weekend of Ramadan ago. Not swim, he is interested in the texture of soil bathing and bring home some pockets of land. Once fed, the grain-grain appear gold.
Since it is, thousands of people came to the area for Aurum pan-Latin name of gold. Not only from the area around, but even from outside the South. Hearing that brought very simple: hoe or shovel to dig, and the skillet or frying pan to sift. Basis in the river also. Ite droppings, which was only a knee-high depth adults, now in some places reaching almost two meters.
Because many people, droppings Ite River valley can not afford to accommodate. Each span of land that there is no escape from the rock hoe or spade. But they also widen the gold mining region. Location of bathing, the gold hunters moved to River Ububangka and continue to the headwaters. Now the length of mine area reached 15 km which culminate in the transmigration settlement area in the Village Hukaeya, North District Rarowatu.
The many immigrants, obviously cause friction. Stories snatch land often heard. To avoid social unrest, the government do it. Besides Bombana District residents, the local government may only send the other 250 people who were given 14 days mine. After that was replaced by others. To be able to participate in a gold mine, they must have a permit issued districts each with a cost of Rp 50 ribu. Terms of main does not have job security. While waiting for the making of permit, the location of mining closed since October 7 and the new opened early this month. With the restriction that is, the Regent said Bombana Atikurrahman, penambang number of people reached 35 thousand.
The gold-hunters need not be bothered to leave Bombana honor of their sweat. Hundreds of traders have been waiting in the entrance area of mine Ububangka and transmigration settlements. In the path that crosses the National Park Swamp Aopa Watumohai this, they are the tables and scales. "Here Sir, I better prices," Agus outcry, the cattle traders banting wheel.
According to a number of traders, gold Bombana have good quality. No wonder they dare to bid the price higher. When processing net, one gram valued up to Rp 225 ribu. If, however, still looks mingled with the grain of sand, usually purchased Rp 170, Rp 200 thousand per gram.
Gold is money bak unfold this fall from the sky. Population suddenly prosperous. See sac Syafrudin. As the first group pendulang, he enjoyed a golden shimmer correct this. The first weekend he is collecting only 250 grams. Ore that has now become a form of childbirth three motorcycles. Rest to improve their houses. Go pilgrimage, to buy rice, and the plan is to build a store next.
Syahrial, Raurau of the other, no less successful. Honda's new Tiger purchased it with cash Showcase. According Syahrial, now in Bombana have such a race to buy a new motorcycle, especially in the Village and Raurau Village Toburi. Electronic goods such as television, radio, and mobile phone including the most sought after vehicles.
Consequently, the transaction from the valley of gold is fantastic value. Head of Branch Office of Regional Development Bank (BPD) of Regency Bombana, Lum Lamarundu, said many funds banknya entrance-exit in the last two weekends. "The gold that makes the BPD as a medium to send money to other regions," he said. Public savings also increased.
Enjoy the luster of gold not only pendulang. And food traders participated gerabah get windfall. Imagine: a glass of white water sold Rp 3.000, bowlful mi IM Rp 15 ribu, rice with a piece of fish and eggs Rp 30 ribu. Frying pan that is usually sold Rp 45 thousand now valued Rp 150,000. For this problem, with little of the vendor that berujar, "Not until one gram of gold." Village of motorcycles increase tariffs nearest Rp 15 ribu.
The sweetist gold pan, make a lot of people switch professions. According to Taming, Toburi residents, almost no farmer in the village who do not wash. While farming is the main profession citizens. Consequently, many rice fields and deserted. "It is very satisfactory compared to farming," said Taming the Bugis a thick dialect. In a month he got 100 grams of gold. Results that far exceeded the one-time harvest rice fields.
Bombana gold indeed arouse. According Atikurrahman, the potential for gold ore in Rarowatu reach 184 thousand tons to reach 259 with the actual part permillion. This means that in one cubic land there are 259 grams of gold ore. When the number of correctly described the Regent, said the torch geolog Bachtiar, this amount is quite large. View the location of gold ore in the river, there was a torch estimate location primernya. "Usually, the greater potential," said the torch.
A manager in the multinational gold mining company, said earlier if the number is correct, there is a possibility of gold in the womb feet Celebes is equivalent to 1.6 million troy once. This proactive approach of PT Newmont Minahasa gold of 1.8 million troy once. "Investors certainly interested in," he said. Tit for tat. Southeast Sulawesi governor Nur Alam that some investors have been found and he was welcomed with open. If that is realized, the gold mining may be the people that will end.
Tempo Weekly News Magazine -- 24 November 2008