The research aims to describe and analyze chronologically and the cause of the conflict between the Government and the local community as the impact of coal mining in Kota Samarinda in 2012-2014. The research use qualitative method by means of case study, and validated by trianggulation. Library research, indepth interview, and documentation was used for collecting data. Data analyze conducted by described systematically regarded to the facts, properties and relationships amongs phenomena. The results of the research was the distrust of the local community to the government due to negligence for managing coal mining. Then, differences views of government to the locals for productive lands as the impact of mining. Furthermore, it lead to the some unmet local needs, such as good and healthy environ as well as public facilities are damaged.