The man who is familiarly called Gus Yahya exemplifies that NU itself has thousands of pesantren and madrasahs that need to be managed. The resources to manage them that can be taken from the community are no longer sufficient. "NU has pesantrens, which amount to around 3,000 pesantrens, madrasahs, and so on, which require resources to manage," he said.

"Thus, when the government provided this opportunity to create this affirmative policy, we saw it as a chance and immediately seized it, because we needed it," said Gus Yahya. PBNU has also appointed Gudfan Arif as the Treasurer General to be responsible for managing the mining company."

"Previously, President Jokowi has issued Government Regulation (PP) Number 25 of 2024 regarding amendments to PP Number 96 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Activities. Article 83A paragraph (1) of PP Number 25 of 2024 states that the new regulation allows religious community organizations (ormas), such as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, to manage Special Mining Permit Areas (WIUPK)."