Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, Sarawak’s Deputy Chief Minister, revealed today that the State Government plans to digitalise the entire mineral and quarrying industry to accelerate approvals, strengthen supervision and enhance transparency.
During the joint unveiling of the Mineral and Quarrying Digitalisation Roadmap in Kuching, he stated that every phase of licensing, monitoring and reporting will be consolidated on one digital platform. The principal components will include:
• An electronic permit portal enabling firms to submit, obtain and renew quarry licences entirely online, eliminating paper applications
• GIS mapping combined with drone and satellite imagery to provide regulators with live insights into mining operations
• Automated processes designed to shorten application processing periods and minimise manual errors
• A web dashboard offering the public up-to-date tracking of permit approvals, production figures and enforcement measures
Awang Tengah added that by linking the Minerals and Geoscience Department’s data with those of other agencies, Sarawak intends to cut bureaucracy, reduce operators’ compliance expenses and curb illicit excavation. Environmental protections will also be bolstered with instant alerts for water-quality violations or unauthorised land clearing.
To ensure firms and local authorities can adapt, the government will conduct training sessions on the new solutions and deploy the digital platform in stages over the coming 12 months. Ultimately, every mining-related dataset will converge in a central oversight portal, offering policy-makers and citizens transparent, real-time insights into the State’s mineral and quarrying operations.
“This digital shift not only brings our operations into the modern era,” Awang Tengah remarked, “but also guarantees sustainable management of mineral resources, accurate revenue tracking and community advantages from a transparent, streamlined regulatory framework.”
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