Analysis of Unlawful Acts in the Revocation of Nickel Mining Business Licenses

The large number of miners carrying out nickel mining activities in Indonesia is one of the reasons why many investors from within and outside the country invest in Indonesia, because of the urge to gain as much profit as possible. However, there are quite a few miners who do not fulfill the formal legal aspects, or carry out mining activities that violate the law. Based on this, the government conducted an evaluation by increasing supervision accompanied by imposing sanctions on miners who violate laws and regulations. The research method in this study is normative juridical by analyzing library materials, to conduct studies and analyzes in order to obtain alternative legal solutions for the analysis of unlawful acts in the revocation of nickel mining business licenses. The results of this study are that first, unlawful acts (PMH) are a legal concept that exists in civil law but are related to State Administrative Decisions, when the State Administrative Decision is detrimental to a person or legal entity in a civil manner. In fact, PMH is currently often used as an argument for plaintiffs in the State Administrative Court (PTUN). Second, PMH carried out by the government in revoking nickel mining business licenses in fact occurred in the revocation of nickel IUPs in several companies, precisely in 2022.