Fact Sheet : GOLD-ISMIA Lesson Learned on Permitting a Community Mining Area (Wilayah Pertambangan Rakyat-WPR)

The potential gold reserves at Boliyohuto Mountain (2,065m), located in Hulawa Vilage, Sumalata Timur District, North Gorontalo Regency has attracted legal and illegal mining attention for over 150 years. Local miners first exploited the resource in 1865 and then in 1885 the Bauermann family from the Netherlands began mining operations. In 1896, a mining permit was granted by the Dutch Government to NV. Mijnbouw Maatschappij “Soemalata”.