PT JRBM Committed to Increase Contribution to the Community around the Mine

Jakarta,TAMBANG,- Gold mining company, PT J Resources Bolaang Mongondow (PT JRBM) held a commission session meeting with several Departments within the scope of the North Sulawesi Provincial Government, Departments within the scope of work of Bolaang Mongondow Regency, NGO representatives in Bolaang Mongondow Regency and South Bolaang Mongondow Regency, as well as People's Representatives of South Bolaang Mongondow Regency and Bolaang Mongondow Regency. Also present from the Central Government was the Team in Charge of Addendum Material from the Directorate of Environmental Impact Prevention of Businesses and Activities, Directorate General of Planology, the Ministry of Environmental and Forestry (MoEF).

At this online meeting, JRBM received a lot of support and input from community representatives, related agencies, both at the provincial and district levels regarding the mining operations that JRBM has carried out to date.

On that occasion, the management of PT JRBM reaffirmed the company's commitment to contribute to the surrounding community.

"We will maximize the company's contribution to the mining community. And of course the input we received at this meeting is very useful for us as a reference and information for us to manage with the team, "said PT JRBM President Director Arif Perdanakusumah at the meeting.

In addition to discussing how JRBM contributes to the community, this meeting also discussed the development of the JRBM project, the preservation of flora and fauna, the environmental impact of mining activities, local employment, and especially the hope that PT JRBM can also increase community empowerment programs in order to prepare an independent community after post-mining.

Bolmong Plantation Head, Tony S Toligaga on that occasion said JRBM had facilitated and alleviated the needs of the farming community in Bolmong. "We really appreciate JRBM related to community empowerment programs because Bolmong has great potential, especially in the plantation sector, so this will also benefit the community as well," said Tony in the question and answer session.

Meanwhile, on the same occasion, the representative of the South Bolmong Regency through the Chairman of Commission 2 of the South Bolmong DPRD, Zulkarnain Kamaru, expressed his appreciation to PT JRBM, which has been carrying out company activities in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. With the development of this project, JRBM needs to increase its contribution to the government and especially to the mining community, increase the realization of CSR / PPM programs, employee recruitment must prioritize the mining community, both Bolmong and South Bolmong, which are always coordinated with the Village Government and FDM (Community Discussion Forum).

In almost the same tone, the representative from Bolaang Mongodow Regency also expressed his appreciation. "JRBM also needs to increase the realization of PPM programs for mining communities. PPM's flagship program, namely cocoa cultivation, is very good, but other fields also need to be improved, namely improving human resources through training, and other programs." concluded the representative from Bolmong Regency, chairman of FDM and member of the Bolmong Regency DPRD, Febrianto.