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must considered government and community is requirements to protect air, water, land and wildlife in the area. Mining is only a
temporary use of the land. The land has a specific use prior to mining and it will have another specific use after mining. The
anticipated future use of the land must be planned before.
Local government as well central government need to ensure that reclamation will be completed after mining activity
finished. The reshaping of the land for future uses is called reclamation.
There are several efforts to reclamation such as shaping the landscape, a key element of land reclamation effort is the
reshaping and contouring of the land disturbed by mining so that it blends with the surrounding area. Ground preparation and
planting requires preparing disturbed areas become good ground which will minimize erosion, hold moisture and protect emerging
seedlings. Seed mixtures are often recommended sometimes live plants or trees are planted rather than seeds.
Figure 1a. Hole ex- mining excavation. Figure 1b Re-vegetation. Figure 1c Wildlife reclamation.
When mining and mineral processing are complete, building and equipment must be removed and the area left in a
clean and safe condition. A significant part of closing a mineral processing operation is the removal of any chemicals that may
later cause problems in the environment. Reduce chemicals concentrate must be rinsed until the water passing through the
heap meets safe water standards established by the standard.
Monitoring of a reclaimed mining area continues for many years after the operation has shut down. Groundwater and
surface water are analyzed and the success of re-vegetation efforts are evaluated over time to ensure the site has met and
continues to meet reclamation objectives. The performance bond is released only after government regulators are certain the site is
stable and re-vegetation success criteria have been met.
Successful mined land reclamation, shorter loss of habitat while mining takes place will provide future wildlife habitat.
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6. Dabosingkep Area
The area of Singkep Island is 757 km
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have two district that are Singkep Barat district and Singkep district. Singkep is
surrounded by Posik island to the West, Serak island to the South West, Lalang island to the South and Selayar island Fig.2.
Singkep District
Figure 2 Dabosingkep in Singkep Island, District of Singkep, Lingga Regency, Riau Archipelago Province.
Source : http:www.singkep.com
Singkep is an island in the Lingga Archipelago, the most southern of Riau Archipelago, while Dabosingkep is the main
town in the island. The town itself is quite small and has some beautiful beaches. There are many tourism objects, the white
sandy beach Pantai Batu Berdaun a nice place to swim in the sea, a sight more land inwards is the waterfall of Batu Ampar
Fig.3, still has to be developed as cultural recreation activity all at once it initiate employment opportunity.
Figure 3 Tourism object, beach and waterfall Source: http:dabosingkep.files.wordpress.com
Singkep has two ports, Dabo near Dabosingkep and Jago near Sungaibuluh, that connect another island by high
– speed ferry, or chartered local small boats to Lingga Island. As small
archipelago, many activities very much depend on climate and weather such as sea port easterly or zephyr that change
periodically. Arrival ships at Dabo port during 2005 are shown in table 1.
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Table 1 Arrival ships at Dabo during 2005
No Month Arrival ship
Times 1.
January 178
2. February
156 3.
March 170
4 April
146 5
May 145
6 June
150 7
July 177
8 August
198 9
September 192 10 October
165 11 November
159 12 December
188 Singkep also has a small airport, capable of handling 40
passengers. The airport was active during the lead mining operation, and is currently used by charter flight and the
government patrol aircraft. Up to 1980’s, lead mining brought prosperity to the island.
Dabosingkep as capital of sub district Singkep have been known as “lead town. The mining corporation invested in the welfare of
its employee for example by changing the city square into a garden like park, complete with trees and fountain, have left the
infrastructure which now become the local government asset and technical department like airport, sea port, roadway, electrics
infrastructure, drinking water, telecommunications, hospital, bank building, white collars of lead company, unit of office buildings,
employees housing. After the lead market collapse, the mining corporation left the island and Dabosingkep turn into a sleepy city
or a ghost town waiting for better times.
Indonesia in fact has big mining potency and it become the economic contribution. The problem is that mineral represent
the nature resource which un-substitute, unhandled used up and environment can generate distress. For example in Dabosingkep
today, discontinue of economics activity generate the unemployment, and social uneasiness.
Figure 4 City centre grow up become swallow nest breeding.
