Indonesian Parliament Set to Vote On Amendment to Mining Law 

MINING - JAKARTA. Indonesia's parliament is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill to revise the country's mining law to boost development of domestic mineral processing industries and regulate mining permits for religious groups and universities.

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The amendment aims to encourage participations of smaller-scale businesses in mining sectors and to ensure ore supply security for mineral processing industries, as resource-rich Indonesia seeks to further develop its domestic metals sector.