Abstract:
The research is motivated by the increasing intensity of the Gold Mining exploration Without Permission
(PETI) in Kuantan Singingi District Year 2013-2014. Increased mining activity has an impact on the
destruction of ecosystems. The purpose of this study which is to
identify and analyze the factors that led to the Gold Mining Without Permission (PETI) in Kuantan
Singingi District can not be minimized. The method used by the minister to a qualitative approach to
data collection techniques using in-depth interview techniques and study documentation. The results of
this study indicate that increased activity of the Gold Mining Without Permission (PETI) in Kuantan
Singingi District caused by the existing political system such as the system of legal, social, cultural and
bureaucratic system is not running optimally and communities affected by the economic environment is
still low and the social environment not function effectively.
