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Golf Courses

GEC Rinjani Country Club

http://lombok-golf.com/news/welcome-rinjani-country-club/

Address:Dusun Golong
Desa Peresak
Narmada
Lombok Barat - West Nusa Tenggara
Phone:(0370) 633 488
Fax:(0370) 633 839
Email:in@lombokgolf.com
Web:www.lombokgolf.com
Owner:PT Green Enterprise Indonesian Coorporation

GEC Rinjani Country Club;
Located at Dusun Golong near by out side Mataram City â€“ Lombok, just 25 minutes from the Airport or 45 minutes from Senggigi beach resort. With itâ€™s ideal location of 500 m above the sea level we can viw the beauty of M. Rinjani the same hight with mount Fuji in Japan, also the fascinating view of sun set at M. Agung can be clearly sen from here.
The 18 holes golf course is an international standard of championship course, total area 76 hectars, divided into 2 parts : 9 holes-flat landscape in course full of palm & coconut trees, while others 9 holes out course landscape full with variation is planted with tropical Indonesian trees and flowers.
The golf course is designed to ensure playability for all level of golfers.

# 18 holes international standard championship course Large size of tee ground specially designed to ensure convenient driving shooting.

The Club Facilities :
# Club House, Restaurant, Locker Room, Japan Bathing (OFURO), etc.
# CoffeeÂ Shops, Swimming Pool, and Tennis Courts
# Colorful-fish ponds and white sandy bunkers to make playing more challenging
# Women caddies well trained mastering English and Japan, also the club staffs make their best efforts to guarantee convenient playing condition.
# Tifdorf Bermuda / HimekoraiÂ grass of greens.
# International standard quality of pro-line golf-club rental and shoes rental.
# Air conditioned transport provided on request.

Mataram Golf Club

Address:Jl Pelikan I No 2
Mataram - West Nusa Tenggara

Address Mataram Golf Club
Walet No. 9, Jl Mataram West Nusa Tenggara
Telephone +62-364-21381
Fax N/A
Website N/A
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Holes 18
Yardage N/A
Par 72
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Lombok Golf Kosaido Country Club

http://www.99bali.com/golf/lombokkosaido/index.cfm

Address:Jl Raya Tanjung Sire Bay
Lombok Barat - West Nusa Tenggara
Phone:(0370) 640 137
Fax:(0370) 640 135
Email:siregolf@mataram.wasantara.net.id

Lombok Golf Kosaido Country Club is situated on the north-west coast of Lombok island. The golf course, located on Sire Bay, offers views of Mt. Rinjani in the north-east and the Gili islands across the bay to the west.

It is 45 minutes drive from Selaparang airport and 40 minutes drive from the Senggigi resort area. The course was masterfully designed by Peter Thompson, Michael Wolveridge & Perrett with design philosophy deeply respecting the natural on-site contours of the land. The 18-holes championship course offers a unique, challenging and world-class experience for golfers of all levels.

Gracefully situated in the northwestern region of Lombok Island beside the beautiful blue waters of Sire Bay lies Lombok Golf Kosaido Country Club. As picturesque as any artist's canvas to behold, Kosaido renders an atmosphere of serenity and calm. The fairway landform is gently undulating, mild breezes come off the sea, and dappled shade from the palm-leaf canopy overhead completes the pleasant picture. Greens are generous in size and as smooth and firm as the top of a billiard-table. They are guarded by numerous bunkers of various depth and size, ensuring a none-too-easy path to the flags.

Masterfully designed by Peter Thompson, Michael Wolveridge and Perrett, the course reflects an architectural philosophy that deeply respects and maintains the natural on-site contours of the land. Inland, the golf course offers a stunning panorama of the Rinjani mountain range, and towards the ocean, the Gili islands shimmer in the blue waters across the bay. Getting there is an attraction in itself. Located only 45 minutes from Selaparang airport and 40 minutes from the Senggigi resort area, take either of two scenic highways for breathless views of Lombok.

The golf course site has a serene atmosphere. The fairway landform is gently undulating, mild breezes come off the sea and dappled shade from the palm-leaf canopy overhead completes the pleasant environment.

Greens are generous in size and smoothly undulating. Around the course there are numerous bunkers of various depth, size and shape, strategically placed to test all golfers.

Minerals and Mining

gold , mining, lombok, sekotong, illegal, lembar

Lombok gold, copper prospects

CANADIAN miner Southern Arc Minerals has commenced diamond drilling on one
of its south Lombok prospects, a major step towards developing a major mine in the
area.
The company announced this and other advances at prospects in Sumbawa in
statements from its Vancouver headquarters in late April and early May.
Preliminary geologic mapping and sampling at Southern Arc's Mencanggah
prospect, in the Sekotong peninsula, found five areas worth further exploration.
Mencanggah is at the centre of a 13-km long mineral corridor also containing the
Pelangan gold prospect and the Selodong copper-gold prospect.
The company says all five targets selected for further detailed exploration “exhibit
significant mineralisation”.
Mencanggah “represents a significantly large, highly prospective, and underexplored
area”, the company says.
Southern Arc has several exploration projects on six properties in the so-called
Sunda-Banda area, which includes Lombok and Sumbawa.

West Lombok ready to introduce private and community-based gold mining

Panca Nugraha , The Jakarta Post , West Lombok | Mon, 08/03/2009 2:03 PM | The Archipelago

The West Lombok regency administration is set to open gold mines in Seketong district that will have a community focus.

The new policy is intended to curb illegal gold mining activities in the area and help to append the regency's income in the future.

"We have requested a fixed mining zone from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. A team from the ministry is currently conducting a field survey in Sepotong district," West Lombok Regent Zaini Arony told The Jakarta Post at his office on Friday.

Based on analysis by the provincial mining, energy and mineral resource office, there is an estimated 1,395 tons of gold spread over a 20 hectare-area in Sekotong.

The amount is much bigger than the gold potential in West Sumbawa regency, which is estimated to be around 390 tons, a part of which is currently being exploited by PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara on Sumbawa Island.

Zaini said his administration had drafted a local ordinance on mining regulating the zone division system to develop the potential.

If the plan goes ahead, part of the mines will be managed by the public sector. The first zone, the community mining zone will involve the local community in mining management, while the second zone, the public mining zone will be managed between the private sector and regency-owned companies.

To preserve the tourism potential of Sekotong, the regency administration has also designed a third zone, also known as the tourism zone.

"The draft ordinance is being deliberated. Besides developing gold mining potential there, we will also preserve tourism resources, such as protecting a 1 km radius of the coast from mining activities, despite the presence of gold reserves," said Zaini.

According to him, the size of the mining zones would be based on analysis by the team from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry currently conducting a survey. Results from the survey will form the basis of the central government's plans to divide the mining zones.

The West Lombok regency administration has been prompted to open the zoning system due to widespread illegal gold mining in Sekotong. Apart from not contributing anything to the regional income, the practice has damaged the environment and put the lives of illegal miners at risk.

Illegal miners have been operating in Sekotong since the middle of last year. The regency administration recorded at least 4,000 illegal miners were operating there as of March this year.

They also use dangerous substances, such as mercury, which is harmful to the environment.

The local administration banned any type of mining activity through a regency decree in April this year. However, there are still people engaged in the activity in a clandestine manner.

Zaini said the opening of gold mining coupled with a zoning system would contribute to the regency's income as well as preserve the environment.

He said the ministry had promised to provide training, such as mining techniques, to traditional miners in Sekotong.

"For the public mining zone, we will select private investors who intend to do business here," Zaini said. He also said that so far three investors had expressed their interests in developing gold mining in Sekotong.

W. Lombok residents resist illegal mine closures

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 6:20 AM

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Panca Nugraha , The Jakarta Post , West Lombok | Fri, 01/08/2010 10:03 AM | The Archipelago

The operation to shut down illegal gold-mining activities in Sekotong, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, is facing obstacles despite the presence of police and military personnel.

Illegal gold mining by more than 3,000 residents is still occurring, 10 days after the operation began on Dec. 26, 2009. The West Lombok regency administration has decided to extend the operation indefinitely.

Regency spokesman Ispan Junaidi told The Jakarta Post recently that a joint-operations team was still on standby in some mining locations.

“Although 10 days have passed, the operation will continue until people have completely stopped illegal gold-mining in Sekotong,” he said.

He acknowledged the number of illegal miners had decreased in some of the mining sites, but others still took advantage of the brief lull in security, especially at night.

“Many people are still determined to mine for gold, especially those supported by corrupt security personnel,” he said.

According to Ispan, a clash between security personnel conducting the operation and hundreds of miners a few days ago was part of attempts by irresponsible security personnel to foil the closures.

However, Ispan said the situation in Sekotong had returned to normal. Law enforcement officials have not taken action against those caught mining, but have instead urged miners to stop mining to avoid further clashes.

A team of officials from the local police, military, the West Lombok Energy and Mineral Resources Office and public order force, have installed five barricades on roads leading to the illegal mining sites in an effort to restrict the miners’ movements.

Ispan said illegal mining activities caused severe environmental damage, especially since most miners used mercury and dumped mining waste into rivers that emptied into the sea.

At least 50 people have died while working on mining sites since the illegal practice began in early 2008. “The West Lombok regency administration should curb the illegal practice to prevent more casualties, especially since Sekotong is blessed with three potentialy lucrative sectors; tourism, marine fishery and mining,” he said.

The local administration has temporarily closed the mines in Sekotong and will later manage the site as a private, community-based mine.

The administration is waiting for approval of a mining area permit from the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. The issuing of the permit is reportedly included in President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s first 100-day working program.

Sekotong district chief Lalu Guntur Gagarin said illegal gold-mining occurred in 18 locations three of the six villages in the district – Buwun Mas, Kerato and Pelangan villages.

“The total area of open pit mines has reached 1,200 hectares, some of which are located in forest conservation areas, forest concessions and private property,” he said.

Based on data from the Sekotong district office, around 6,000 people are involved in illegal mining, operating around 3,500 water cannons.

Sekotong residents refused to stop illegal mining because the practice was their only source of income.

“The mines are the only means for us to escape poverty,” local miner Lalu Sukarno, from Selindung, Pelangan village, said. He said the Selindung mining area — where around 5,000 people, including women and children, sought a living – opened three months ago. He said earnings from mining was better than a farm hand earning a maximum of Rp 35,000 (US$3.50) a day.

“Here, everyone can take home Rp 2 million a day. Some even get 5 kilograms of gold in three days. Just multiply that with the current price of gold of Rp 300,000 per gram,” he said.

He added residents were afraid the area would be exploited by large companies after the closure and would no longer accommodate the local workforce. “We don’t want gold to be managed by large companies, while the local community only become spectators and remain poor, such as the case in Sumbawa,” Lalu said.

Tribes

Sasak-Lombok-2.564.000

Dialects: Kuto-Kute (North Sasak), Ngeto-Ngete (Northeast Sasak), Meno-Mene (Central Sasak), Ngeno-Ngene (Central East Sasak, Central West Sasak), Mriak-Mriku (Central South Sasak). Complex dialect network. Some ‘dialects’ have difficult mutual intelligibility. Related to Sumbawa [smw] and Bali [ban].

The Sasak people make up the majority of the people on the island of Lombok in the West Nusa Tenggara Province. Although they live all over the island, the most densely populated region is the central fertile rice-growing region south of famous Mount Rinjani.In the past anthropologists separated the Sasak people into two groups: Waktu Lima and Waktu Telu. The Waktu Lima lived more in the central plains and tended to be located near roads and trading centers. The Waktu Telu lived in the more remote villages of the south and in the mountainous areas of northwest, north and east Lombok.For years, Lombok was divided into a number of warring Sasak princedoms. This resulted in the Balinese conquest of Lombok, which reduced the Sasak to servitude. In 1894, the Dutch liberated the Sasak from the Balinese. This historic animosity between the Balinese and Sasak people remains to this day. Some divisions are also obvious between the honored noble class and the lower ordinary class of people.
To the newcomer the Sasak people can initially appear harsh and aggressive, but once you are a friend you will experience their cordiality and openness. They are primarily an agricultural people, but also engage in hunting, fishing, and making handicrafts. Some villages are quite skilled in weaving or pottery making. Many of these products are sold to tourists or exported to Western nations. Increasing numbers of Sasak are seeking employment in the larger cities of Lombok, Bali, East Java, and Kalimantan and in the nearby countries of Southeast Asia.The moral and ethical standards of the Sasak people are called tindih. They attempt to protect their high standards of solid friendships and proper etiquette within the family system, respecting their elders and observing proper manners when visiting other homes. In seeking a mate, many Sasak follow the custom of kawin-lari, a kind of elopement where a woman is willingly "abducted" and hidden. The man then initiates marriage negotiations with the woman's family. An official wedding ceremony follows shortly after the negotiations.
The majority of Sasak are Muslims. Proportionately, a large number of Sasak perform the long and expensive obligation of Haj (pilgrimage) in Mecca each year. Many will save money for several decades or sell farmland or cars in order to afford this journey. Upon return these pilgrims will be honored in their families and villages for the rest of their lives.By and large, the Sasak people still revere sacred places like the gravesites of popular religious leaders and Mount Rinjani where the god Anjani is considered ruler. Many Sasak also venerate the spirits of their ancestors and the spirits who live in the forests, mountains and rivers.

Traditional Villages

Rembitan-Sade

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