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SumatraSumatra

on the riseon the rise

Adaro an Indonesian success storyAdaro – sebuah cerita sukses IndonesiaAdaro – sebuah cerita sukses Indonesia

Teknologi pertambangan JermanTeknologi pertambangan Jerman

Konferensi penambang IndonesiaKonferensi penambang Indonesia

German mining technology

Sumatra Miner conference

Sumatra sedang bangkitSumatra sedang bangkit

FEATURESMining success storyPT Adaro Energy Tbk has become one of Indonesia’s most successful companies and one ofthe world’s leading coal industry players. It continues to develop infrastructure and improveits position in the coal industry, and has further integrated its coal supply chain. ...................3

German mining technologyThe 2013 edition of Best of Germany highlights the expertise of German companies thatsupply equipment and services to the exploration, mining and mineral processing industriesaround the world, and which sees Germany leading the world with its technology ............19

SUMATRADevelopment of Sumatra’s coal mining industry is being held back by lack of infrastructure, asituation exacerbated by the global coal downturn and several recent announcements affect-ing provision of infrastructure..............................................................................................11

Drilling by Indus Coal at Block 9 of the Jambi Coal Projects in Eastern Sumatra has extend-ed the strike of the coal seams by about 1600 metres to the northwest so that the total strikeis now 4.5km in length. ......................................................................................................12

Despite the apparent strength of coal in Kalimantan, the long-term future of Indonesia’s coalmining industry is in Sumatra, according to Apple Mining president Ben Lawson. ................14

INDONESIACompletion of the acquisition of 80% of East Kalimantan thermal coal producer PT BorneoEmas Hitam (BEH) will see Killara Resources transition from junior mining explorer to anIndonesian coal producer.. .................................................................................................16

Altura Mining has completed a maiden coal reserve estimate at the Delta Coal operations inEast Kalimantan. Delta has reserves of 12.5 million tonnes with scope to expand ..............17

Orpheus Energy is undertaking exploration drilling at its Block 4 project . ............................18

REST OF THE WORLDBotswanaAfrican Energy has completed acquisition of the 1.3 billion tonne Mmamanstwe project.....55

AustraliaRio Tinto has started production at the Kestrel Mine Extension in central Queensland......55

ColombiaAscot Resources has issued a maiden JORC resource at its Titiribi Coal Project . .........55

Kyrgyz RepublicCelsius has started work for the 2013 season at Uzgen Basin Coking Coal Project .. ..........55

Potential Bukit Asam acquisitions - 13 Cokal identifies new seams - 15 Caterpillar previews EL 1000 -58

DEPARTMENTSAdvertisers’ index .............................................60Events ...............................................................60From the Editor ...................................................2Indonesian briefs ..............................................18Product news ................................................... 58Supplier news ....................................................56

Coal AgeIndonesia

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SumatraSumatra

on the riseon the rise

Adaro an Indonesian success storyAdaro – sebuah cerita sukses IndonesiaAdaro – sebuah cerita sukses Indonesia

Teknologi pertambangan JermanTeknologi pertambangan Jerman

Konferensi penambang IndonesiaKonferensi penambang Indonesia

German mining technology

Sumatra Miner conference

Sumatra sedang bangkitSumatra sedang bangkit

Although Sumatra is believed to be the new ris-ing star for coal mining in Indonesia, current pro-duction suggests the star has a long way to goto be as bright as Kali m antan with recent devel-opments, global trends and lack of infrastucturecausing it to drop rather than rise. However, thepotential is certainly there and with governmentbacking, private company determination andlocal support, Sumatra’s star can become awhole lot brighter (see page 10). This edition ofCoal Age Indonesia focuses on the coal indus-try in Sumatra.

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2 l Coal Age Indonesia l September 2013

Coal royalty proposal is ill-timedTHE Indonesian Government’s proposal to increase coal mining royal-

ties to 13.5% of net sales in 2014 from the current rate of 5-7% is aimed

at equating the payments of every coal miner in the archipelago, the

timing is questionable as is the likely impact on small mining compa-

nies. Globally the industry is struggling from a number of factors, includ-

ing low prices, rising supply and lack of capital, and Indonesia’s produc-

ers are being hit hard. Many small companies have shut down while

others are struggling to work under their contracts and even larger pro-

ducers are struggling to justify mine and infrastructure expansion plans.

Currently, smaller or newer miners holding IUPs are obliged to pay royalties of 5-7%.

The IUPs were issued by local administrations after introduction of the 2009 Mining Law.

These companies pay royalties based on the calorific value of coal they produce. The rate

for coal with calorific content less than 5100 kCal/kg, for example, is set at 3% of net

sales; a rate of 5% is set for coal with a CV between 5100 and 6100 kCal/kg; while 7%

is demanded for coal with a CV more than 6100 kCal/kg.

Large firms and some multinationals holding contracts of work (CoW) and smaller min-

ers working with legal mining licences (PKP2B) are exempt from the proposal as they

already pay royalties set at 13.5% for the coal, low-grade and high-grade, they produce.

Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry spokesman Paul Lubis says the change has

been proposed in a bid to increase state revenue from the sector. “We feel the current

revenue from royalty payments is not as big as the coal the country has produced.”

The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (ICMA) and other representative bodies will

oppose the proposal, claiming it will hurt miners, particularly the smaller ones. “We think

it would be more reasonable if the government equated the royalty rate rule according to

the quality of the coal both miners working under the PKP2B and IUP licences produce,”

ICMA chairman Bob Kamandanu says.

Usul royalti batubara waktunya tidak tepatUSUL pemerintah Indonesia untuk menaikkan royalti tambang batubara menjadi 13,5 %

dari hasil penjualan netto (bersih) dari tarif yang sekarang 5-7% bertujuan menyamakan

pembayaran oleh setiap penambang batubara di nusantara, namun pemilihan waktunya

harus dipertanyakan seperti juga dampak yang mungkin ditimbulkannya terhadap

perusahaan-perusahaan tambang kecil. Secara global industri batubara sedang berge-

lut untuk mengatasi sejumlah faktor, termasuk harga yang rendah, persediaan yang kian

banyak, dan kurangnya modal, dan produsen batubara Indonesia benar-benar terpukul.

Banyak perusahaan kecil tutup, sementara yang lainnya berusaha keras bekerja sesuai

dengan kontrak mereka. Perusahaan batubara besar bahkan sedang berjuang untuk

membenarkan rencana memperluas tambang batubara dan infrastrukturnya.

Dewasa ini, para penambang kecil atau penambang baru yang memiliki izin IUP harus

membayar royalti 5-7%. Izin IUP dikeluarkan oleh pemerintah daerah sesudah diberlak -

ukannya Undang-undang Pertambangan tahun 2009. Perusahaan-perusahaan tersebut

membayar royalti berdasarkan nilai calorific (panas batubara) yang dihasilkan. Misal n ya,

tarif royalti untuk batubara dengan nilai calorific di bawah 5100 kCal/kg ditetapkan 3% dari

hasil penjualan netto. Tarif royalti 5% ditetapkan untuk batubara dengan CV antara 5100

dan 6100 kCal/kg, sedangkan tarif 7% untuk batubara dengan CV di atas 6100 kCal/kg.

Perusahaan-perusahaan besar dan beberapa perusahaan multinasional yang

memegang kontrak kerja (CoW) dan perusahaan-perusahaan tambang lebih kecil yang

bekerja dengan izin pertambangan yang sah (PKP2B) dibebaskan dari royalti yang

diusulkan karena mereka sudah membayar royalti 13,5% yang ditetapkan, baik untuk

batubara mutu rendah maupun mutu tinggi yang dihasilkan.

Jurubicara Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Alam, Paul Lubis, mengatakan, perubahan

tarif itu diusulkan dalam upaya meningkatkan pemasukan negara dari sektor tersebut.

“Kami merasa bahwa pemasukan dari pembayaran royalti saat ini tidak sebesar

batubara yang dihasilkan”. Asosiasi Pertambangan Batubara Indonesia (ICMA) dan

badan-badan perwakilan lainnya akan menentang usul itu dengan menyatakan, usul

tersebut akan merugikan kaum penambang, khususnya perusahaan pertambangan

kecil. “Kami berpendapat, mungkin akan lebih masuk akal jika pemerintah menyamakan

tarif royalti menurut mutu batubara yang dihasilkan oleh perusahaan-perusahaan yang

memiliki lisensi PKP2B dan IUP”, kata ketua ICMA, Bob Kamandanu.

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Mining success story

Adaro plays major role in Indonesian growth IN less than 10 years since establishment and less

than five years since completing its IPO, PT

Adaro Energy Tbk has become one of Indonesia’s

most successful companies and one of the world’s

leading coal industry players. It continues to

develop infrastructure and improve its position in

the coal industry, and has further integrated its

coal supply chain by moving downstream into

power as well as diversifying product offerings

and increasing its reserve base through acquisi-

tion of deposits in Indonesia.

Adaro Energy was established in 2004 under

the name of PT Padang Karunia and has become

the second largest thermal coal producer in Indon -

esia. Through its subsidiaries, the vertically integ -

rated, pit-to-power company has a JORC-compli-

ant coal resource and reserve of 4.6 billion tonnes

and 1.1 billion tonnes, respectively. Its vision is to

be a leading Indonesian mining and energy group

while continuing to focus on creating maximum

sustainable value from Indonesian coal.

On July 16, 2008, Adaro conducted an IPO and

listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. It issued

11.14 billion new shares, equal to 34.83% of its

issued and fully paid capital. With the IPO price

of Rp1100 per share (nominal share value of

Rp100 per share), Adaro raised Rp12.25 trillion

from the public in an IPO considered the largest

in the history of the Indonesian capital market.

Adaro Energy aims to achieve organic growth

from the current reserve base, improving the effi-

ciency of its coal supply chain, products and loca-

tions, and through deepening integration, while it

achieves inorganic growth through acquisitions

of other deposits.

Major recent project developments include:

n Overburden Out of Pit Crushing and

Conveying System (OPCC) - The project was

96% complete at the end of December 2012 and

Adaro estimated the system would be commis-

sioned during May 2013.

n 2x30MW Mine-mouth Power Plant - The plant

was 95% complete at the end of December 2012

and Adaro estimated commissioning of the first

unit to start in January and the second unit by

April 2013.

n Capacity expansion at Kelanis River Terminal.

Kalimantan operations

Adaro Energy’s primary focus is on the Adaro

project in South Kalimantan through subsidiary

PT Adaro Indonesia. The deposits are in three

main areas - Tutupan, Wara and Paringin.

Tutupan stretches for 20km along a ridge in the

northeast part of the Adaro area. No major faults

are known to disrupt the coal.

The Wara 1 coal deposit is 5km west of Tutup -

an Central and is separated from that deposit by

the Dahai thrust. The deposit stretches in a north-

east direction over 12km and dips to the southeast

at 45 degrees. Wara 1 comprises three major seams

which are characteristically low in ash (less than

3%) but with moisture content of around 40%.

North Paringin deposit is southeast of Tutupan

and around 1km north of the old Paringin pit. The

deposit forms an asymmetrical anticline of 4km

strike length with the eastern limb dipping at 30

degrees and the western limb at 60. It is also a

multi-seam deposit consisting of more than 40

seams ranging in thickness from less than 5 metres

ADARO pegang peranan besar dalam pertumbuhan (industri) IndonesiaDALAM waktu kurang dari 10 tahun sejak

didirikan dan tidak sampai 5 tahun sejak meram-

pungkan IPO-nya, PT Adaro Energy Tbk telah

menjadi salah satu perusahaan Indonesia paling

sukses dan salah satu pemain terkemuka dalam

industri batubara dunia. Adaro terus mengem-

bangkan infrastruktur dan meningkatkan

posisinya dalam industri batubara. Selain itu

Adaro juga lebih mengintegrasikan aneka suplai

batubaranya dengan beralih ke hilir memasuki

bidang tenaga listrik. Adaro juga menawarkan

berbagai macam produk dan meningkatkan basis

cadangannya dengan membeli sumber-sumber

batubara di Indonesia.

Adaro Energi didirikan tahun 2004 dengan

nama PT Padang Karunia dan kini menjadi peng-

hasil batubara thermal terbesar kedua di

Indonesia. Lewat anak-anak perusahaan yang

diawasinya, perusahaan batubara integrasi-ver-

tikal yang bergerak di bidang tenaga listrik ini

memiliki sumber batubara berdasarkan JORC

sebanyak 4,6 miliar ton dan cadangan

batubaranya sebanyak 1,1 miliar ton. Visi Adaro

Energi adalah menjadi grup tambang dan energi

Indonesia terkemuka dan pada waktu yang sama

memusatkan perhatian pada upaya menciptakan

nilai batubara Indonesia yang maksimal dan

berkelanjutan.

Pada tanggal 16 Juli 2008 Adaro melaksanakan

IPOnya dan terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia.

Adaro mengeluarkan 11,14 miliar saham baru,

atau sama dengan 34,83% dari modalnya yang

sudah dikeluarkan dan dibayar penuh. Dengan

harga IPO Rp1100 untuk setiap saham (harga

saham nominal Rp100 per saham), Adaro telah

mengumpulkan Rp12,25 triliun dari publik, yang

menurut IPO merupakan jumlah terbesar dalam

sejarah pasar modal Indonesia.

Adaro Energy bertujuan mencapai pertum-

buhan organik dari basis cadangan yang ada

sekarang, meningkatkan efisiensi berbagai pema-

sok batubaranya, produk-produknya dan lokasi-

lokasinya. Tujuan itu juga akan dicapai lewat

integrasi yang lebih diperdalam, sedangkan per-

tumbuhan inorganik akan direalisasi melalui

pembelian sumber-sumber lain.

Pembangunan proyek-proyek besar terbaru

mencakup:

n Overburden Out of Pit Crushing and

Conveying System (OPCC). Proyek ini 96%

rampung pada akhir Desember 2012, dan menu-

rut perkiraan Adaro, sistem itu akan siap-pakai

bulan Mei 2013.

n 2x30MW Mine-mouth Power Plant

(Pembangkit Tenaga Listrik di Mulut Tambang).

Proyek ini pada akhir Desember 2012 sudah 95

persen tuntas, dan menurut perkiraan Adaro, unit

pertamanya akan mulai beroperasi bulan Januari

dan unit kedua sekitar April 2013.

n Perluasan kapasitas pada Terminal Sungai

Kelanis.

Operasi-operasi Kalimantan

Fokus utama Adaro Energy adalah proyek

Adaro di Kalimantan Selatan melalui PT Adaro

Indonesia yang merupakan anak perusahaannya.

Cadangan batubaranya terdapat di tiga kawasan

utama yakni Tutupan, Wara dan Paringin. Daerah

Tutupan membentang sepanjang 20 kilometer

menyusur gugusan bukit di bagian timur laut

daerah Adaro. Diduga tidak akan ada dislokasi

besar di kawasan itu yang bakal mengganggu


Loading haul trucks at the Adaro Coal Project in South Kalimantan.

to greater than 20. The quality of North Paringin

is similar to Tutupan with ash around 3% and CV

gar of around 4800 kcal. The Paringin deposit

extends south of the Balangan River.

Since it started in production in 1991, Adaro

has used open pit mining methods to produce coal

with primary waste stripping and coal mining

performed by hydraulic excavators and dump

trucks. Under the Coal Contracts of Work

(CCoW) the life of mine is due to expire in 2022

with an option of two extensions of 10 years.

South Sumatra developments

Adaro Energy’s investments in PT Mustika

Indah Permai (MIP), PT Bukit Enim Energi

(BEE) and PT Servo Meda Sejahtera (SMS) are

part of its strategy in South Sumatra to replicate

the proven success of its business model in South

Kalimantan to create long-term, sustainable value

from Indonesian coal.

During the last quarter of 2012 MIP continued

pre-stripping activities at the mine site with stock-

pile and water control facilities also built. At the

end of 2012 more than 1 million bank cubic

metres of material had been removed exposing up

to 125,000 tonnes of coal. Land purchasing pro-

gressed and coal crushing started to build stock-

pile bases. The company continued to build

orders for the sale of Ultima, the brand name of

MIP’s low pollutant, low heat value coal, to end

users in Indonesia, China, India, Taiwan,

Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. MIP is

75%-owned by Adaro through PT Alam Tri

Abadi (ATA).

During quarter 4 of 2012, development alterna-

tives for BEE were studied with the aim of pro-

ducing a work program and budget for approval

by shareholders. Exploration has included surface

geological and aerial topographic mapping, sam-

pling and 13,100 metres of exploration drilling.

An additional exploration drilling program is

being carried out in the BEE mining area this year

to provide supplementary data for preparation of a

JORC report on the area’s reserves and resources.

Base line environment and social programs

have started. From exploration results to date,

BEE is considered compatible with Adaro’s other

investments in electricity generation and is being

promoted as a long-term, high volume fuel sup-

ply for a dedicated mine-mouth base-load power

plant. BEE is 61.04%-owned by Adaro Energy

through ATA, 20% by PT Pamapersada

Nusantara, 13.92% by PT Triputra Utama Selaras

and 5.04% by PT Bumi Alam Sejahtera.

SMS completed all earthworks and surfacing

of the road during the final quarter of 2012 while

some permanent bridges are expected to be com-

pleted in 2013. On November 20 the haul road

was officially commissioned by the South

Sumatra Governor. Phase 1 of the Muara

Lematang stockpiling and barge loading facility

was also completed and 10 barges and 70,000

tonnes were loaded prior to the end of the year.

The facility will be expanded to an annual capac-

ity of 30 million tonnes over the next few years

with future upgrades planned and timed in accor-

dance with market demand. SMS is 35%-owned

by Adaro Energy through ATA.

panambangan batubara.

Cadangan batubara Wara 1 terletak 5 kilometer

sebelah barat Tutupan Tengah dan dipisahkan

dari cadangan tersebut oleh celah Dahai.

Cadangan ini membentang sepanjang 12 km ke

arah timur laut dan menurun 45 derajat ke arah

tenggara. Wara1 terdiri dari tiga pinggiran besar

yang uniknya berkadar abu rendah (tidak sampai

3%), tapi kelembabannya sekitar 40%.

Cadangan batubara Paringin Utara berada di

sebelah tenggara Tutupan, dan sekitar 1 km di uta -

ra tambang Paringin lama. Cadangan ini bentuk -

nya membujur, tapi tidak simetris sepanjang 4 km,

dan kawasan timurnya menurun 30 derajat dan

bagian tepi baratnya 60 derajat. Tambang ini juga

merupakan cadangan multi-lapis dengan lebih dari

40 lapisan dangkal batubara mulai dari yang tebal-

nya di bawah 5 meter sampai lebih dari 20 meter.

Mutu batubara Paringin Utara sama dengan

mutu di cadangan Tutupan dengan kadar abu sek-

itar 3% dan Cvgar sekitar 4800 kcal. Cadangan

Paringin membentang ke selatan Sungai

Balangan. Sejak mulai produksi tahun 1991,

Adaro menggunakan metoda- tambang-terbuka

untuk menghasilkan batubaranya yakni dengan

mesin penggali hidrolik dan truk-truk pengangkut

yang besar. Berdasarkan Kontrak Kerja Batubara

(CCoW) izin bagi tambang Paringin akan

berakhir tahun 2022 dengan opsi dua perpanjan-

gan selama 10 tahun.

Penegembangan di Sumatera Selatan

Investasi Adaro Energy dalam PT Mustika

Indah Permai (MIP), PT Bukit Enim Energi

(BEE) dan PT Servo Meda Sejahtera (SMS)

merupakan bagian dari strateginya di Sumatra

Selatan untuk meniru sukses yang sudah terbukti

dalam model bisnisnya di Kalimantan Selatan

untuk menciptakan nilai jangka panjang yang

berkelanjutan dari batubara Indonesia.

Selama triwulan terakhir tahun 2012 MIP terus

melakukan kegiatan penambangan di lokasi yang

dangkal dengan fasilitas-fasilitas pengawasan

perbekalan dan air juga dibangun. Pada akhir

tahun 2012 lebih dari satu juta meter kubik mate-

rial disingkirkan dan membuka 125 ribu ton

batubara yang dapat ditambang. Pembelian tanah

terus berlangsung dan hasil proses penghancuran

batubara mulai menggunungnya persediaan baru.

Perusahaan itu terus meningkatkan penjualan

Ultima, yakni nama resmi batubara produksi MIP

yang polutannya rendah, batubara bernilai panas

rendah, kepada konsumennya di Indonesia, Cina,

India, Taiwan, Thailand, Filipina dan Vietnam.

75% dari perusahaan MIP adalah milik Adaro

melalui PT Alam Tri Abadi (ATA).

Dalam triwulan 4 tahun 2012, alternatif

pengembangan bagi BEE dipelajari untuk meng-

hasilkan sebuah program dan anggaran kerja

untuk mendapat persetujuan para pemegang

saham. Eksplorasinya sudah meliputi pemetaan

geologi dan topografi dari udara, pengambilan

contoh dan penggalian eksplorasi seluas 13.100

meter. Program penggalian eksplorasi tambahan

sedang dilakukan di daerah tambang BEE tahun

ini untuk memberikan data-tambahan bagi persi-

apan laporan JORC mengenai cadangan dan

sumber persediaan daerah tersebut. Program

batasan lingkungan hidup dan sosial sudah dimu-

lai. Dari hasil-hasil eksplorasi sejauh ini, BEE

dianggap cocok dengan investasi Adaro lainnya

dalam bidang-bidang penyediaan tenaga listrik.

BEE kini sedang dipromosikan sebagai penyedia

bahan bakar bernilai tinggi untuk jangka panjang

bagi pusat pembangkit listrik di tambang

batubara yang dangkal. 61.04% saham BEE

adalah milik Adaro Energi melalui ATA, 20%

milik PT Pamapersada Nusantara, 13,92% milik

PT Triputra Utama Selaras, dan 5,04 persen dim-

iliki oleh PT Bumi Alam Sejahtera.

SMS merampungkan semua tugas penggalian

dan pengaspalan jalan selama triwulan terakhir

tahun 2012, sedangkan beberapa jembatan per-

manen diharapkan akan diselesaikan tahun 2013.

4 l Coal Age Indonesia l April 2013


Side-tippers unload coal at an Adaro storage point in the South Kalimantan supply chain.

Other developments

IndoMet Coal, a joint venture between BHP

Billiton and Adaro Energy, is continuing the

development of seven CCoWs in Kalimantan.

IndoMet Coal continues to assess development

options across all seven CCoWs and is construct-

ing access roads and developing port facilities.

In quarter 4 of 2012, PT Bhakti Energi Persada

(BEP) continued to work towards getting the

required government permits, acquiring land,

securing social and community support, and com-

pleting engineering and geological studies. These

programs are required to be finished before sig-

nificant capital expenditures are made. The cur-

rent development plan is to bring the BEP conces-

sions to production in 2014. Adaro has full con-

trol of the management, operations and funding

of BEP from the date of signing on May 28, 2012.

Electric Power Development Co Ltd (J-

Power), Itochu Corporation and PT Adaro Power

established PT Bhimasena Power Indonesia

(BPI) in July 2011. On October 6, 2011, BPI and

state-owned electricity company PLN signed a

25-year power purchase agreement, which

includes construction of a 2000MW coal-fired

power plant in Central Java. BPI expected to

achieve financial closure by the end of 2012 but

due to not uncommon challenges related to land

acquisitions, the Central Java Power Plant Project

will be delayed. It is not expected to be a lengthy

delay nor will it harm the project or sponsors.

Adaro says the challenges are not insurmount-

able and it will deliver this key project as soon as

possible, to bring significant benefit to all stake-

holders and to help build the nation. Most parties

agree Indonesia cannot achieve its potential with-

out increasing the country’s power generation

capacity and Adaro intends to help Indonesia

achieve its full potential.

Competitive advantages

Adaro Energy and its subsidiaries have numer-

ous competitive advantages:

n Unlike most conglomerate business, Adaro is

controlled by five families which collectively

hold 63%. Adaro believes the natural checks and

balances that exist in this ownership structure

ensure all decisions are made in the best interest

of the company and long-term value creation.

n Low cost producer - The location and charac-

teristics of the major deposit, as well as the oper-

ating strategy and execution create the capacity to

produce coal at low cost level.


Tanggal 20 November lalu bagian jalan terse-

but diresmikan pemakaiannya oleh Gubernur

Sumatra Selatan. Tahap pertama penyediaan

batubara dan fasilitas pemuatannya ke dalam bar-

gas di Muara Lematang juga sudah rampung dan

10 tongkang mengangkut 70.000 ton batubara

sebelum akhir tahun. Fasilitas itu akan diperluas

hingga mencapai kapasitas tahunan 30 juta ton

dalam beberapa tahun mendatang. Rencana per-

luasan di masa depan itu dilakukan sesuai dengan

permintaan pasar. Adaro Energy memiliki 35%

dari saham SMS melalui ATA.

Pengembangan lainnya

IndoMet Coal, sebuah joint venture (perusa-

haan patungan) antara BHP Billiton dan Adaro

Energy, meneruskan pembangunan tujuh CCoW

di Kalimantan. IndoMet Coal terus mempelajari

opsi-opsi pembangunan di ketujuh CCoW terse-

but dan sedang membuat jalan akses serta mem-

bangun fasilitas-fasilitas pelabuhan.

Dalam triwulan 4 tahun 2012, PT Bhakti

Energi Persada (BEP) terus berupaya mendap-

atkan izin yang diperlukan dari pemerintah,

membeli tanah, memastikan diperolehnya dukun-

gan sosial dan masyarakat, merampungkan

penelitian mesin-mesin dan geologi. Program-

program tersebut perlu diselesaikan sebelum dis-

usunnya rencana anggaran modal yang sig-

nifikan. Rencana pembangunan yang sekarang

adalah untuk memastikan bahwa konsesi-konsesi

BEP itu sudah berproduksi dalam tahun 2014.

Adaro mempunyai hak pengawasan penuh atas

manajemen, operasi dan pendanaan BEP dari saat

penandatanganan tanggal 28 Mei 2012.

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd (J-

Power), Itochu Corporation dan PT Adaro Power

mendirikan PT Bhimasena Power Indonesia

(BPI) dalam bulan Juli 2011. Tanggal 6 Oktober

2011, BPI dan Perusahaan Listrik Negara PLN

menandatangani persetujuan pembelian tenaga

listrik 25 tahun, yang mencakup pembangunan

sebuah pusat pembangkit listrik tenaga batubara

berkekuatan 2000MW di Jawa Tengah. BPI

berharap finansialnya akan beres menjelang akhir

tahun 2012, namun karena ada permasalahan

yang sudah lumrah dalam jual-beli tanah, maka

Proyek Pusat Pembangkit Listrik di Jawa Tengah

itu akan tertunda. Diharapkan penundaan itu

tidak akan lama dan tidak akan merugikan proyek

tersebut atau sponsor-sponsornya.

Adaro mengatakan, Permaslahan tersebut

masih akan dapat diatasi dan pihaknya akan

menyelesaikan proyek yang sangat penting ini

secepat mungkin demi tercapainya keuntungan

dan manfaat yang signifikan bagi segenap stake-

holder dan untuk membantu membangun negara.

Kebanyakan pihak sependapat bahwa Indonesia

tidak dapat mencapai potensinya tanpa

meningkatkan kapasitas tenaga listrik negara dan

Adaro bermaksud membantu Indonesia mencapai

potensi penuhnya.

Keuntungan kompetitif

Adaro Energy dan perusahaan-perusahaan

yang diawasinya memiliki banyak keuntungan

kompetitif.

n Berbeda dengan kebanyakan bisnis konglom-

erat, Adaro diawasi oleh lima keluarga yang

secara kolektif memegang 63%. Adaro percaya

proses checks and balances yang ada dalam struk-

tur kepemilikan ini memastikan bahwa semua

keputusan dibuat demi kepentingan terbaik

perusahaan dan demi terciptanya nilai jangka

panjang.

Open pit mining at Adaro Energy’s massive coal operations in South Kalimantan.




n Large operation - Adaro Energy and sub-

sidiaries is the second largest coal producer in

Indonesia, own and operate the largest coal mine

in Indonesia, has the largest single location open

pit mine in the southern hemisphere and the

fourth largest in the world.

nUnique coal - Adaro Energy’s environmentally

friendly coal is trademarked around the world as

Envirocoal. Growing concern for the environ-

ment, as well as understanding of Envirocoal’s

other benefits, such as lower operating costs, will

ensure demand for Envirocoal remains firm.

n Highly skilled work force with many years’

experience - A large and varied work force and

management, made up of people with decades of

experience from Indonesia and around the world.

Many consider Adaro responsible for establishing

the international market for subbituminous envi-

ronmental coal.

n Diversified loyal blue chip customer base -

Adaro and its subsidiaries sell Envirocoal to a

geographically diverse customer base of 41 com-

panies in 17 different countries. Most have been

customers for years and substantially all are

power companies.

nNot restricted by infrastructure – Adaro’s exist-

ing infrastructure gives the company the capacity

to increase production rapidly with minimal cap-

ital expenditure and to quickly adjust production

volume based on market demand and conditions.

n A collection of integrated profit centres –

Adaro Energy’s forward thinking plan enables

each subsidiary, while fully integrated into the

Adaro coal supply chain, to become an independ-

ent profit centre. Profit from subsidiaries assists

the group’s overall income growth. Each sub-

sidiary may become publicly listed.

n Experienced subsidiaries - Adaro Energy’s

strategic business units are experienced in the

sectors of mining, trading, mining contractor

service, and infrastructure and logistics.

n High quality assets - As well as the 3.5 billion

tonnes of coal reserves and resources, Adaro has

a complete production fleet in the form of equip-

ment and facilities for crushing, stockpiling,

transportation, loading, production and other sup-

porting roles.

Consistent growth

There are several factors that have contributed

to Adaro Energy’s consistent growth:

n Demand for its coal is increasing every year.

n Coal mining contractors perform well in terms

of meeting annual targets.

n The company has sufficient equipment and

CAPEX to support production growth need.

nAdaro has good mine planning.

However, in the current difficult market condi-

tions, Adaro has recognized the need to get back

to basics and does this by continuing to focus on

the core business and operational excellence, by

reducing costs and improving efficiency. In addi-

tion, Adaro is carefully monitoring spending to

preserve cash and maintain margins.

n Produser berbiaya rendah – Lokasi dan ciri

khas dari cadangan utamanya, di samping strate-

gi operasi dan pelaksanaannya menciptakan

kemampuan untuk menghasilkan batubara den-

gan biaya yang rendah.

nOperasi besar – Adaro Energy dan perusahaan-

perusahaan yang diawasinya adalah produsen

batubara terbesar kedua di Indonesia, memiliki

dan mengoperasikan tambang batubara terbesar di

Indonesia, memiliki tambang terbuka paling besar

di satu lokasi tunggal di belahan bumi bagian sela-

tan dan yang terbesar keempat di dunia.

n Batubara khas - Batubara produksi Adaro

Energy yang ramah lingkungan dikenal khas di

seluruh dunia sebagai Envirocoal. Keprihatinan

yang kian meningkat tentang lingkungan hidup,

di samping memahami manfaat-manfaat

Envirocoal lainnya seperti biaya operasi yang

rendah, akan memastikan bahwa permintaan

tetap Envirocoal kuat.

n Tenaga kerja sangat terlatih dengan pengala-

man bertahun-tahun - Aneka macam tenaga kerja

dan manajemen yang jumlahnya besar itu adalah

orang-orang dengan pengalaman puluhan tahun

dari Indonesia dan berbagai penjuru dunia.

Banyak kalangan berpendapat bahwa Adaro

merupakan perusahaan yang berhasil memban-

gun pasaran internasional bagi batubara berkadar

mineral rendah yang ramah lingkungan.

n Basis pembeli utamanya kaum pemodal dari

berbagai bidang - Adaro dan perusahaan-perusa-

haan yang diawasinya menjual Envirocoal ke pel-

bagai pembeli di 41 perusahaan dari 17 negara di

berbagai penjuru dunia. Mereka kebanyakan

pelanggan selama bertahun-tahun dan sebenarnya

semuanya itu adalah perusahaan listrik.

n Tidak dibatasi infrastruktur - Infrastruktur

Adaro yang ada sekarang membuat perusahaan

itu mampu dengan cepat meningkatkan produksi

dengan biaya modal yang minimal dan dengan

cepat dapat menyesuaikan volume produksi yang

didasarkan pada permintaan dan kondisi pasar.

n Sebuah koleksi perusahaan yang terintegrasi –

Rencana pemikiran ke depan oleh Adaro Energy

memungkinkan setiap perusahaan yang diawa s -

inya itu, walaupun berintegrasi penuh dalam

jaringan pemasok batubara Adaro, dapat saja

menjadi perusahaan yang independen. Keunt -

ungan dari anak-anak perusahaannya itu turut

membantu seluruh pertumbuhan pemasukan grup

Adaro Energy. Setiap perusahaan yang dia wasi

itu boleh saja terdaftar di Bursa Efek Jakarta.

nAnak-anak perusahaan yang berpengalaman –

Unit- unit bisnis strategis Adaro Energy berpen-

galaman dalam \sektor pertambangan, perdagan-

gan, jasa kontraktor pertambangan dan infra-

struktur serta logistik.

n Aset-aset bermutu tinggi – Selain memiliki

cadangan dan sumber batubara sebanyak 3,5 mil-

yar ton, Adaro mempunyai armada produksi

lengkap dalam bentuk perlengkapan dan fasilitas

untuk menghancurkan, menyimpan, men-

gangkut, memuat, memproduksi dan peranan-

peranan bantuan lainnya.

Pertumbuhan yang konsisten

Ada beberapa faktor yang membantu Adaro

Energy terus tumbuh secara konsisten:

n Permintaan akan batubaranya meningkat setiap

tahun.

n Performa yang baik para kontraktor tambang

batubaranya karena selalu memenuhi target tahu-

nan mereka.

n Perusahaan ini memiliki perlengkapan dan

CAPEX yang cukup untuk mendukung kebu-

tuhan pertumbuhan produksi.

nAdaro mempunyai perencanaan tambang yang

bagus.

Adaro Energy’s South Kalimantan coal operations include barging to a deep water trans-

fer station.



Despite the recent economic downturn, the

company remains on track to deliver its long-

term strategies to grow and create maximum

sustainable value from Indonesian coal by build-

ing a better and more efficient business.

It aims to achieve a medium-term annual tar-

get of 80 million tonnes, at continuous improve-

ment in the coal supply chain, and to move fur-

ther downstream into power.

Adaro Energy continues to believe in the

long-term resiliency of its business model, the

overall coal industry, and an emerging ASEAN

economy.

Environmental initiatives

Many people perceive that coal mining activi-

ties disturb the landscape and environment, but

Adaro says this is not entirely true because by

implementing good mining practices it can main-

tain and manage the environment without damag-

ing it. In one initiative to maintain Co2, Adaro

conducted energy efficiency in its operational

activity to reduce solar fuel consumption. It is

also developing alternative energy through a

biodiesel-fuel pilot plant in collaboration with

Komatsu and United Tractors. The B-20 program

aims to substitute 20% of fuel with jatropha oil

which it plans to apply in 100 dump trucks when

it can be mass produced. The program is expect-

ed to reduce annual emissions by 20,000 tonnes.

The company’s environmental performance is

strictly regulated and controlled by the use of an

environmental management system aligned with

ISO 14001 standards. Since the beginning of

operations, Adaro Energy has been strongly com-

mitted to implement its mining principles to inter-

nationally recognized standards. In recent years it

has received a Gold rating in the PROPER Award

after four consecutive years of gaining a Green

Reclamation work at Paringin coal mine which is part of the Adaro project in Kalimantan.

Akan tetapi dalam kondisi pasar yang sulit saat

ini, Adaro mengakui perlunya perusahaan kem-

bali ke prinsip dasar dan hal ini dilakukan dengan

terus memusatkan perhatian pada bisnis inti dan

kehebatan operasi dengan cara mengurangi biaya

dan meningkatkan efisiensi. Selain itu, Adaro

dengan hati-hati memantau pengeluaran

anggaran demi menghemat uang tunai dan mem-

pertahankan keuntungan.

Walaupun terjadi kemunduran ekonomi baru-

baru ini, Adaro Energy tetap berhasil memperta-

hankan strategi jangka panjangnya untuk tumbuh

dan menciptakan nilai maksimal yang berkelan-

jutan bagi batubara Indonesia dengan memban-

gun sebuah bisnis yang lebih baik dan lebih

efisien. Adaro bertujuan mencapai target paruh-

waktu tahunan sebesar 80 juta ton, dengan per-

baikan yang berlanjut dalam proses pemasokan

batubara, dan bergerak lebih ke hilir lagi ke

bidang pemasokan tenaga listrik. Adaro tetap

yakin akan daya tahan jangka panjang model bis-

nisnya, seluruh industri batubara dan perekono-

mian ASEAN yang sedang tumbuh.

Inisiatif di bidang lingkungan

Banyak orang terkesan bahwa kegiatan penam-

bangan batubara merusak lingkungan, tapi Adaro

Energy mengatakan kesan itu tidak sepenuhnya

benar. Menurut Adaro, dengan melaksanakan

praktik-praktik penambangan yang baik, tambang

batubara dapat memelihara dan mengendalikan

lingkungan tanpa merusaknya.

Dalam satu inisiatif untuk menahan CO2,

Adaro melaksanakan efisiensi energi dalam

kegiatan operasinya untuk mengurangi konsumsi

bahan bakar solar. Perusahaan ini juga mengem-

bangkan energi alternatif melalui sebuah pusat

percobaan dengan bahan bakar biodiesel lewat

kerjasama dengan Komatsu dan United Tractors.

Program B-20 itu bertujuan mengganti 20%

bahan bakarnya dengan minyak jatropha yang

rencananya akan digunakan oleh 100 truk pen-

gangkut berukuran besar bila sudah dapat dipro-

duksi secara masal.

Program tersebut diharapkan akan mengurangi

emisi tahunan dengan 20.000 ton.

Performa lingkungan Adaro Energy secara

ketat diatur dan diawasi dengan penggunaan

suatu sistem penanganan lingkungan yang dis-

esuaikan dengan standar ISO 14001. Sejak mulai

beroperasi, Adaro Energy bertekad kuat melak-

sanakan prinsip-prinsip pertambangannya sesuai

dengan standar yang diakui dunia internasional.

Dalam tahun- tahun terakhir, Adaro Energy

telah menerima tanda penghargaan tertinggi

(Gold Rating) dalam PROPER Award sesudah

empat tahun berturut-turut mendapat Green

Rating dari Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup.

Kedua penghargaan itu menunjukkan bah wa

Adaro Energy telah mematuhi semua syarat



rating from the Ministry of Environment. The

awards have shown that Adaro has complied with

all regulatory requirements and even gone

beyond compliance by implementing environ-

ment initiatives and sustainable community

development programs.

Safety is vital

Adaro Energy has more than 22,000 employ-

ees and boasts many talented recruits from rep-

utable universities, inside and outside Indonesia.

It hires more than 70% of its employees from the

local community in South Kalimantan.

Adaro is committed to maximizing workplace

safety in all operational aspects.

It continues to implement an integrated safety,

environmental and production management sys-

tem known as Adaro Safety, Environment and

Production (A-SEP) and which is aligned to the

ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18000 international stan-

dards.

To improve employee awareness of safety,

health and environmental issues, as well as to cre-

ate a safe working environment culture, Adaro

has employed a group general manager of SHE to

create policies which will be implemented by all

levels within the company’s business units and

operating subsidiaries.

Some important components of the safety cul-

ture are:

n Top management commitment to worker

safety.

n Consistently work on adapting international

standards.

n Punishment for breaking safety rules.

peraturan dan bahkan lebih dari sekedar

mematuhi dengan cara melaksanakan inisiatif-

inisiatif lingkungan dan program-program pem-

bangunan komunitas yang berkelanjutan.

Jaminan keselamatan yang vital

Adaro Energy memiliki lebih dari 22.000

orang karyawan, dan banyak di antara mereka itu

direkrut karena penuh bakat dari berbagai univer-

sitas terkemuka di dalam dan luar negeri. Lebih

dari 70% karyawannya berasal dari masyarakat

setempat di Kalimantan Selatan.

Adaro bertekad meningkatkan secara maksi-

mal keselamatan karyawan di tempat kerja dalam

seluruh aspek operasinya. Pihak perusahaan akan

terus melaksanakan keselamatan yang terinte-

grasi, sistem manajemen lingkungan dan produk-

si yang dikenal dengan nama Keselamatan,

Lingkungan dan Produksi Adaro (A-SEP) yang

selaras dengan standar internasional ISO 14001

dan OHSAS 18000. Untuk meningkatkan

kesadaran karyawan akan soal keselamatan, kese-

hatan dan lingkungan (SHE), serta menciptakan

budaya lingkungan kerja yang aman, Adaro telah

mengangkat seorang general manager dengan

tugas khusus. Ia menjadi general manager grup

SHE dengan tugas: menciptakan kebijakan yang

akan dilaksanakan oleh semua tingkat dalam

lingkungan unit-unit bisnis Adaro Energi dan

operasi anak-anak perusahaannya.

Beberapa komponen penting tentang budaya

keselamatan kerja itu adalah sebagai berikut:

n Komitmen pimpinan perusahaan terhadap

keselamatan karyawan.

n Secara konsisten bekerja untuk menerapkan

standar-standar internasional.

n Hukuman bagi barangsiapa yang melanggar

peraturan keselamatan kerja.

Adaro Energy has an integrated coal supply chain from pit to port.

Coal Club Indonesia

ALTHOUGH Sumatra is often

believed to be the new rising star for

coal mining in Indonesia current pro-

duction suggests the star has a long

way to go to be as bright as Kali m -

antan with recent developments and

global trends causing it to drop rather

than rise. However, the potential is

certainly there and with government

backing, private company determina-

tion and local support, Sumatra’s star

can become a whole lot brighter and

rise much further.

Despite massive resources, estimat-

ed at 52.53 billion tonnes, current pro-

duction trends show that Sumatran

production only accounts for 3.7% of

Indonesia’s total production. Despite

the island holding vast reserves of

low-rank coal, only 23% of Sumatran

production in May was classified as low rank,

which possibly indicates that low rank coal pro-

duction is barely economic, if at all.

This situation does not appear to be improving

as Sumatran coal production is still hindered by

infrastructure constraints and a gloomy short-

term global coal outlook. Then there is the

Indonesian Government’s plan to increase IUP

royalties and the coal export tax, and China’s

proposed restrictions on low rank coal imports,

which are likely to result in slower growth for the

island’s coal industry.

Despite these short-term negatives there are

many medium and long-term positives.

Indonesia’s coal boom has been one of the pri-

mary reasons the country has seen strong recent

economic growth. Much growth has been con-

centrated in Kalimantan but many observers

believe this is the tip of the iceberg for the coun-

try’s coal industry with Sumatra’s large reserves

only recently tapped into and new large reserves

also identified in eastern Indonesia.

The increasing energy demands of India and

China have altered the economics of Sumatra’s

low energy coal and the island’s prox-

imity to these countries provides the

added advantage of lower transporta-

tion costs. Then there is also the

increase in domestic demand which

can also be met by coal from Sumatra

as well as new techn ology which is

improving the status of low rank coal.

PT Apple Coal, a subsidiary of

Apple Commodities, is looking to

realize the untapped potential of

Sumatra. Its president of mining Ben

Lawson strongly believes that

Sumatra will shape the coal industry’s

future. “Low-calorie Sumatran coal is

the next big wave for Indonesia’s

mining industry. The demand for fos-

sil fuels is already substantial and will

continue to grow.

“Investors need to understand that

Kalimantan’s ‘low-hanging fruit’ is gone. The

vast majority of areas containing high-calorific

Kalimantan coal have been staked out or mined

out. The long-term future of Indonesia’s coal

industry is Sumatra. Most new power-plants are

being ‘built-to-spec’ for low-rank coal.”

He believes producing Sumatran coal for the

domestic market could be more profitable than

exportation. “Indonesia’s growing industrial sec-

tor has increasing power requirements, creating

an attractive opportunity for Sumatra.”


Sumatra

Sumatra long-term future for Indonesian coal

Sumatra masa depan jangka panjang bagi industri batubara IndonesiaWALAUPUN Sumatra sering diduga sebagai bin-

tang baru yang sedang naik untuk pertambangan

batubara di Indonesia, namun produksi sekarang

memberikan kesan bahwa jalan yang harus

dilaluinya masih jauh untuk menjadi bintang

secerah Kalimantan dengan perkembangan dan

gejala global belakangan ini mengakibatkan bin-

tang Sumatra jatuh bukannya naik. Tapi

potensinya jelas tetap ada dan dengan dukungan

pemerintah, tekad perusahaan swasta dan dukun-

gan lokal, bintang Sumatra dapat menjadi lebih

cerah dan naik jauh lebih tinggi.

Walaupun memiliki sumber batubara yang san-

gat berlimpah, ditaksir sebanyak 52,53 miliar ton,

tapi gejala produksi yang ada sekarang menun-

jukkan bahwa produksi batubara Sumatra hanya

sekitar 3,7 % dari jumlah produksi Indonesia.

Walaupun bumi Sumatra memiliki cadangan

batubara bermutu rendah yang sangat besar, hanya

23% dari produksi batubara bulan Mei lalu yang

dinyatakan bermutu rendah yang mungkin

mengin dikasikan bahwa produksi batubara bermu-

tu rendah itu mungkin samasekali tidak ekonomis.

Situasi itu tampaknya tidak bertambah baik

karena produksi batubara Sumatra masih dirintan-

gi oleh kendala-kendala infrastruktur dan gam-

baran suram bagi prospek jangka pendek industri

batubara global. Selain itu ada rencana pemerintah

Indonesia untuk menaikkan tarif royalti izin IUP

dan pajak ekspor batubara, serta rencana Cina

untuk membatasi impor batubara bermutu rendah,

yang mungkin akan mengakibatkan pertumbuhan

industri batubara Sumatra menjadi lebih lambat.

Walaupun ada hal-hal negatif jangka pendek

seperti itu, tapi banyak segi-segi jangka sedang

dan jangka panjang. Berkembangnya industri

batubara Indonesia merupakan salah satu alasan

bagi kuatnya pertumbuhan ekonominya bela k an -

gan ini. Pertumbuhan itu kebanyakan berpu sat di

Kalimantan, tapi banyak peninjau yang berpenda-

pat bahwa ini baru sebagian kecil saja, baru ibarat

puncak sebuah gunung es, bagi industri batubara

Indonesia, sedangkan cadangan besarnya di

Sumatra baru-baru ini saja diketahui ada, dan

cadangan batubara dalam jumlah besar juga baru

diketahui di Indonesia bagian timur.

Permintaan akan energi yang kian meningkat

dari India dan Cina telah mengubah arti ekonomi

batubara energi rendah dari Sumatra. Kemudian

lokasinya yang dekat dengan kedua negara tadi

memberikan manfaat tambahan karena ongkos

transportasinya lebih murah. Selain itu, per-

mintaan di dalam negeri juga meningkat yang

dapat dipenuhi oleh batubara dari Sumatra di

samping teknologi baru yang memperbaiki status

batubara bermutu rendah.

PT Apple Coal, sebuah anak perusahaan Apple

Commodities, berusaha mewujudkan potensi

batubara Sumatra yang belum tergali. Presiden

direkturnya, Ben Lawson, sangat percaya bahwa

Sumatra akan menjadi kunci industri pertamban-

gan batubara di masa depan. “Batubara berkadar

panas rendah dari Sumatra akan sangat populer

dan menguntungkan bagi industri pertambangan

Indonesia. Permintaan akan bahan bakar fosil

sudah sangat besar dan akan terus tumbuh.

Investor perlu memahami bahwa “buah yang

mudah dipetik di Kalimantan” sudah habis.

Sebagian terbesar daerah yang mengandung

batubara Kalimantan yang berkadar panas tinggi

sudah ditambang atau ada pemiliknya. Masa

depan jangka panjang industri batubara Indonesia

adalah Sumatra. Kebanyakan pembangkit tenaga

listrik baru dibangun khusus untuk batubara

bermutu rendah”. Ia percaya bahwa memproduk-

si batubara Sumatra untuk pasar dalam negeri

mungkin lebih menguntungkan daripada ekspor

batubara. “Sektor industri Indonesia yang kian

berkembang telah meningkatkan kebutuhannya

akan tenaga listrik dan ini menciptakan peluang

yang menarik buat Sumatra.

Despite some recent setbacks there is still a bright future for

Sumatra’s coal industry.

Sumatra


Infrastructure difficulties hinder growthDEVELOPMENT of Sumatra’s coal mining

industry is being held back by lack of infrastruc-

ture, a situation exacerbated by the global coal

downturn and several recent announcements

affecting provision of infrastructure. The most

significant has been the decision by India’s Adani

Group to pull out of the US$1.7 billion, 250km

Muara Enim-Tanjung Api Api rail project.

Three years ago Adani signed an MoU with

Indonesia’s state-owned coal producer PT Bukit

Asam (PTBA) for the project, which would have

been the first major coal railway built by the pri-

vate sector in Indonesia. Once completed, the

railway would have been able to transport 35 mil-

lion tonnes of coal annually, allowing PTBA to

significantly ramp-up its operations in South

Sumatra and supporting an offtake agreement

with Adani for at least 30 years.

While it has been stated in media reports and

announcements from PTBA that Adani pulled out

of the project due to unclear and unstable govern-

ment policy as well as rising costs, the vast

changes that have taken place in the Indonesian

coal market since the MoU was signed have con-

tributed to the decision. Lower coal prices and

various other policy announcements, such as an

increase to IUP royalty rates and China’s poten-

tial low rank coal import restrictions, have low-

ered the feasibility of development of South

Sumatra’s reserves which were to be transported

by the proposed railway.

Of three Sumatran rail projects originally

planned to be in various construction stages by

July 2013, only one is proceeding as planned. Of

a potential 83 million tonnes of annual coal

movement via rail, only 23 million tonnes is

under construction. It appears unlikely that large

infrastructure projects in Sumatra will be con-

structed to support the future of the coal industry

without significant government support.

Apart from rail, further investment is needed in

road transport and in port access close to operat-

ing and proposed coal mines, particularly in the

major producing region of South Sumatra.

Another decision that will impact short-term

growth came when the Head of Mining in South

Sumatra announced that from the beginning of

2013, no new mining licences will be issued, in

an attempt to preserve the island’s natural

resources into the future. South Sumatra holds

about 45% of Indonesia’s coal reserves. The pol-

icy applies to all open pit mining licences, includ-

ing coal. The cessation of new mining licences

will not affect current IUPs moving from explo-

ration to production stage.

A land dispute in South Sumatra is also prov-

ing a deterrent to potential investors and the Head

of Regional Autonomy in Indonesia’s House of

Representatives has asked the Minister of Home

Affairs to resolve the boundary uncertainty

between the Musi Banyuasin and Musi Rawas

regencies.

PEMBANGUNAN industri batubara di Sumatra

kini terkendala oleh kurangnya infrastruktur, situ-

asi yang diperburuk oleh melesunya industri

batubara global dan beberapa pengumuman

belakangan ini yang mempengaruhi pengadaan

infrastruktur. Yang paling signifikan adalah kepu-

tusan Grup Adani dari India untuk keluar dari

proyek pembangunan jalan kereta api Muara

Enim-Tanjung Api Api sepanjang 250 km yang

akan menelan biaya US$ 1,7 miliar.

Tiga tahun yang lalu Adani menandatangani

sebuah MoU dengan perusahaan penghasil

batubara milik negara di Indonesia, PT Bukit

Asam (PTBA), untuk proyek tersebut, yang sedi-

anya akan merupakan jalan kereta api besar

khusus untuk batubara yang pertama dibangun

oleh sektor swasta di Indonesia. Bila sudah ram-

pung jalur kereta api itu sedianya akan dapat men-

gangkut 35 juta ton batubara tiap tahun dan

memungkinkan PTBA untuk sangat mening -

katkan operasinya di Sumatra Selatan dan men-

dukung sebuah persetujuan susulan dengan Adani

untuk jangka waktu paling sedikit 30 tahun.

Walaupun sudah dinyatakan dalam laporan-

laporan media dan pengumuman PTBA bahwa

Adani keluar dari proyek itu akibat kebijakan

pemerintah yang tidak jelas dan tidak mantap di

samping juga biaya yang kian meningkat, namun

perubahan luas yang terjadi di pasaran batubara

Indonesia sejak ditandatanganinya MoU ikut

mendorong diambilnya keputusan oleh Grup

Adani. Harga batubara yang merosot dan berbagai

pengumuman kebijakan lainnya, seperti naiknya

tarif royalti IUP, dan kemungkinan Cina akan

membatasi impor batubara tahap rendah telah

mempertipis peluang bagi dikembangkannya

cadangan-cadangan batubara yang sedianya akan

diangkut lewat jalur kereta yang diusulkan itu.

Dari tiga proyek jalur kereta api Sumatra yang

semula direncanakan akan berada dalam berbagai

tahap pembangunan pada bulan Juli 2013, hanya

satu proyek yang tetap dilaksanakan sesuai den-

gan rencana.

Dari potensi 83 juta ton batubara setahun yang

akan diangkut lewat jalur kereta api, hanya 23 juta

ton yang sedang dibangun. Tampaknya tipis

kemungkinan bahwa proyek infrastruktur yang

besar di Sumatra akan dibangun untuk men-

dukung industri batubara di masa depan tanpa

bantuan signifikan dari pemerintah. Selain jalan

kereta api, investasi lebih lanjut diperlukan untuk

transportasi jalan raya dan akses di pelabuhan

dekat tambang-tambang batubara yang beroperasi

dan yang sedang diusulkan, khususnya di Sumatra

Selatan, yang merupakan kawasan penghasil

batubara penting.

Keputusan lain yang akan mempengaruhi per-

tumbuhan jangka pendek timbul ketika Kepala

Dinas Pertambangan Sumatra Selatan mengu-

mumkan bahwa mulai awal tahun 2013 tidak akan

dikeluarkan lisensi baru dalam upaya memelihara

sumber alam pulau Sumatra untuk masa depan.

Sumatra Selatan memiliki sekitar 45% cadangan

batubara Indonesia. Kebijakan itu berlaku untuk

semua izin bagi tambang terbuka, termasuk

batubara. Penghentian lisensi tambang baru itu

tidak akan mempengaruhi peralihan izin produksi

IUP yang sekarang dari tahap eksplorasi ke pro-

duksi.

Suatu sengketa tanah di Sumatra Selatan juga

ikut mencegah masuknya para calon investor, dan

Ketua Komisi Pemerintahan Dalam Negeri dan

Otonomi Daerah DPR-RI telah meminta Menteri

Dalam Negeri agar segera menyelesaikan ketidak

pastian tapal batas antara kabupaten Banyuasin

dan kabupaten Musi Rawas.

Kesulitan infrastruktur merintangi pertumbuhan

Infrastructure constraints in Sumatra are impacting on growth of the coal industry.Photo PT Bukit Asam


DRILLING by Indus Coal at Block 9 of

the Jambi Coal Projects in Eastern Sumatra

has extended the strike of the coal seams by

about 1600 metres to the northwest so that

the total strike is now 4.5km in length. A

further six HQ core holes have been com-

pleted on Block 9 and all have intersected

Coal Seam A, as did the previous 14 HQ

holes.

Coal Seam A has now been confirmed

from 20 holes over a strike distance of

about 4.5km from surface to a vertical

depth of 120 metres and from 400 metres

to 600 metres down dip from outcrop. Coal

Seam B has now been confirmed from 18

holes over a strike distance of 4km and has

an average intersected thickness of 1.6

metres. Both seams show excellent conti-

nuity down dip and along strike as well as

consistent thicknesses.

Below Coal Seam B an additional five

seams have been discovered by the

drilling. This substantially increases the

volume of coal on Block 9. To date sam-

ples from five holes have been returned

from Geoservices Laboratory in Padang

and assay results confirm a calorific value

for Coal Seam A of between 4800 and

5400 kcal/kg (adb). Six rigs continue drilling the

9000 metre HQ coring program.

The Jambi projects consist of three coal-bear-

ing concessions, Blocks 7, 8 and 9, totalling about

14,394 hectares in the Central Tebo district of

Tebo Regency in Jambi province.

The area has a recognized export thermal grade

coal product sought after by Indian and Chinese

power producers.

The area is accessible year-round and can

be reached by a commercial flight from

Jakarta to Jambi. Mining is typically a low-

cost, open cut, truck and excavator type

operation and coal is barged to the open sea

from a river port, where it is transhipped for

delivery to export power markets.

Indus executive director Vinay Hariani

says, “Coal Seam A has an average thick-

ness of 9.8 metres and shows excellent con-

tinuity down dip and along strike. From a

geological perspective these 20 holes have

substantially de-risked Block 9 and added

enormous value to this block.

“Our focus has moved to mining engi-

neering and completion of a feasibility

study for the opening of a mine on Block 9

which will annually produce 2 million

tonnes of thermal coal. Indus has appointed

GMS to assist in completion of the study.

The estimated CAPEX for such a mine in

Sumatra is only US$5 million and tradition-

ally in the Jambi region, development

occurs in less than 6 months.”

ASX-listed Indus is focused on monetiz-

ing the Jambi and MukoMuko coal projects

over the next year and continuing to build

scale through further acquisitions with local coal

partner PT Param Energy. MukoMuko covers

2337 hectares and is in Bengkulu province of

Western Sumatra.

Sumatra

Exploration extends Block 9 at Jambi

PENGGALIAN oleh Indus Coal di Blok 9

Proyek Batubara Jambi di Sumatra telah mem-

perluas lapisan luar batubara dengan kira-kira

1600 meter ke arah barat laut, sehingga panjang

lapisan luar itu kini mencapai 4,5km. Enam lagi

lubang di lapisan batubara HQ telah diselesaikan

di Blok 9 dan semuanya berpapasan dengan

lapisan batubara A, seperti halnya dengan 14

lubang HQ sebelumnya.

Lapisan luar A kini dikukuhkan dari 20 lubang

pada jarak 4,5km dari permukaan dengan kedal -

a man vertikal 120 meter dan dari jarak 400 dan

600 meter ke arah dalam dari lapisan luarnya.

Lapisan-luar batubara B sekarang sudah dikonfi -

r masi dari 18 lubang pada jarak 4km dan ketebal-

an lapisannya rata-rata 1,6 meter.

Kedua lapisan itu menunjukkan kontinuitas

istimewa sampai jauh ke dalam dengan ketebal-

an yang konsisten.

Di bawah lapisan luar batubara B telah dite-

mukan lima lagi lapisan luar sesudah dilakukan

pengeboran. Temuan itu telah sangat mening kat -

kan volume batubara di Blok 9. Sebegitu jauh

sampel dari lima lubang telah dikembalikan dari

Laboratorium Geoservices di Padang dan hasil-

nya mengkonfirmasi bahwa nilai kalorifik atau

penghasil panas untuk lapisan-luar batubara A

adalah antara 4800 dan 5400 kcal/kg (adb).

Enam anjungan terus menggali program dasar

HQ yang dalamnya 9000 meter.

Proyek Jambi terdiri atas tiga konsesi yang

mengandung batubara yakni Blok 7, 8 dan 9 den-

gan luas total 14.394 hektar di daerah Tebo

Tengah, provinsi Jambi.

Di daerah Tebo terdapat produk batubara

bermutu thermal yang dicari para produsen tena-

ga listrik dari India dan Cina.

Akses menuju daerah itu terbuka sepanjang

tahun. Jambi dapat dicapai dengan pesawat

komersial dari Jakarta. Pertambangan di Jambi

biasanya tidak banyak menelan biaya, tam-

bangnya terbuka, operasinya menggunakan truk

dan alat penggali.

Batubaranya dibawa oleh kapal tongkang dari

pelabuhan sungai ke laut terbuka dan dari sana

muatan tersebut dipindahkan ke kapal besar

untuk diangkut ke pasar tenaga listrik di luar

negeri.

Direktur Eksekutif Indus, Vinay Hariani, men-

gatakan, “Lapisan luar batubara A mempunyai

ketebalan 9,8 meter dan menunjukkan kontinu-

itas yang istimewa di dalam dan di sepanjang

jalurnya. Dari sudut geologi, ke-20 lubang itu

praktis telah menghilangkan risiko bagi Blok 9

dan sangat meningkatkan nilai blok tersebut.

“Fokus kami telah beralih ke mesin pertamban-

gan dan merampungkan studi kelayakan untuk

membuka tambang di Blok 9 yang setiap tahun

akan menghasilkan 2 juta ton batubara thermal.

Indus telah menunjuk GMS untuk membantu

menyelesaikan studi kelayakannya. Perkiraan

CAPEX bagi tambang serupa itu di Sumatra

hanya US$5 juta dan di kawasan Jambi pemban-

gunan biasanya terjadi dalam waktu tidak sampai

6 bulan.”

Indus yang terdaftar di Bursa ASX

memusatkan perhatian pada upaya membuat

proyek batubara Jambi dan Muko-Muko sebagai

sumber pencari uang tahun depan. Indus juga

akan terus memperluas diri dengan membeli

lebih banyak saham dari mitranya, PT Param

Energy, sebuah perusahaan tambang batubara

lokal. Muko-Muko mencakup kawasan seluas

2337 hektar dan terletak di provinsi Bengkulu,

Sumatra bagian selatan.

Eksplorasi memperluas Blok 9 di Jambi

A Jacro 200 drill rig on location at Block 9 of the Jambi Coal

Projects in Eastern Sumatra.

Sumatra


Bukit Asam eyes off further sitesSTATE-OWNED PT Bukit Asam is seeking to acquire stakes in other coal

mining sites as part of its expansion plans. The company, which has mining

permits covering 90,832 hectares in Sumatra and Kalimantan and total coal

resources of 7.29 billion tonnes with mineable reserves of 1.99 billion tonnes,

is conducting due diligence on several mining areas for potential acquisition.

Bukit Asam’s largest site is Tanjung Enim, which occupies 66,414 hectares

in South Sumatra and has the largest resources with 6.36 billion tonnes, and

mineable reserves of 1.59 billion tonnes. The company is the major coal oper-

ator in Sumatra and its installed annual production capacity is 20 million

tonnes. It sold 15.3 million tonnes last year and aims to increase its sales vol-

ume by 35% to 20.68 million tonnes this year. As of May it had sold 7.6 mil-

lion tonnes or 33.5% from its original 2013 sales target. A spokesman said the

sales were slightly below target because most of the newly imported railroad

locomotives had not been fully utilized.

The proposed sales increase for 2013 was in line with a transport commit-

ment from state-owned rail company PT Kereta Api Indon esia to shift 15.6

million tonnes of coal this year, a 31% increase from 2012. Further expansion

plans for Bukit Asam in Sumatra have been impacted by a decision of Adani

Group to pull out of a $1.7 billion railway joint project in South Sumatra.

Bukit Asam’s CEO Milawarma says the Adani decision was prompted by

Indonesia’s tough restrictions on licensing. Despite the decision, Milawarma

says Bukit Asam is still in ongoing discussions with Indonesia’s Rajawali

Group to start another $2 billion South Sumatra coal railway project, which

has also been delayed for years due to licensing and valuation issues.

He says the projects are in theory straight-forw ard and should be easy to get

going but there are lots of sectors involved, there are mining regime changes

and investors are scared off. The projects also face other risks, including weak

prices and con cerns China will limit imports of low-calorie coal. Milawarma

says it would shift shipments to India if China didn’t take it.

Bukit Asam has secured long-term contracts to help it achieve the 2013

sales target. It has signed a 10-year contract to deliver 51.8 million tonnes to

PT Indonesia Power to supply a coal-fired power plant in Banten. Late last

year it signed a 30-year contract to supply 68.6 million tonnes for fertilized

producer Pupuk Indonesia.

Also as part of expansion plans, it will increase annual capacity of Tarahan

port from 13 million to 25 million tonnes by 2014. It is also expected to com-

plete two 8MW coal-fired power plants near Tarahan port this year and has

joined a consortium to develop 2 110MW power plants in Banjarsari.

PT BUKIT Asam Badan usaha milik negara sedang berusaha membeli saham

di tambang batubara lainnya sebagai bagian dari rencana perluasannya.

Perusahaan itu memiliki izin menambang seluas 90.832 hektar di Sumatra

dan Kalimantan dengan jumlah cadangan batubara 7,29 miliar ton dengan

cadangan yang dapat ditambang sebanyak 1,99 miliar ton. PT Bukit Asam

kini sedang melakukan pengamatan uji tuntas beberapa daerah pertambangan

untuk melihat kemungkinan adanya potensi untuk membelinya.

Tambang terbesar milik PT Bukit Asam ada di Tanjung Enim, yang men-

cakup daerah seluas 66.414 hektar di Sumatra Selatan dengan sumber

batubara terbesar yakni 6,36 miliar ton, dan cadangan yang dapat ditambang

sebanyak 1,59 miliar ton. Perusahaan itu merupakan operator batubara utama

di Sumatra dan kapasitas produksi tahunannya 20 juta ton.

PT Bukit Asam tahun lalu menjual15,3 juta ton dan bermaksud

meningkatkan volume penjualannya dengan 35% menjadi 20,68 juta ton

tahun ini. Sejak bulan Mei PT Bukit Asam telah menjual 7,6 juta ton atau

33,5% dari target penjualan aslinya untuk tahun 2013. Seorang jurubicara

mengatakan, jumlah penjualan tersebut agak sedikit di bawah target karena

kebanyakan lokomotif kereta api yang baru diimpor belum digunakan

sepenuhnya.Peningkatan penjualan yang direncanakan untuk tahun 2013 itu

sesuai dengan komitmen transportasi perusahaan milik negara, PT Kereta

Api Indonesia, untuk memindahkan 15,6 juta ton batubara tahun ini,

kenaikan sebesar 31 persen dari tahun 2012.

Rencana perluasan Bukit Asam di Sumatra menderita akibat dampak

keputusan Adani Group dari India untuk mundur dari proyek bersama berni-

lai 1,7 miliar dollar untuk membangun jalan kereta api di Sumatra Selatan.

Direktur Eksekutif Bukit Asam, Milawarma, mengatakan keputusan Adani

itu adalah akibat diterapkannya pembatasan keras oleh Indonesia terhadap

lisensi. Walaupun ada keputusan tersebut, Milawarma mengatakan, Bukit

Asam masih terus berembuk dengan Rajawali Group dari Indonesia untuk

memulai proyek jalur kereta api batubara lainnya senilai $2 miliar di Sumatra

Selatan, yang juga tertunda bertahun-tahun akibat masalah lisensi dan taksir-

an nilai.

Ia mengatakan, dalam teori, proyek-proyek tersebut tidak kompleks dan

seharusnya mudah dilaksanakan, tapi banyak sekali sektor yang ikut terlibat,

seperti diubahnya peraturan pertambangan yang membuat para investor

ketakutan. Proyek-proyek itu juga menghadapi risiko lain, seperti lemahnya

harga batubara dan kekhawatiran Cina akan membatasi impor batubara kalori

rendah. Kata Milawarma, Bukit Asam berencana memindahkan pengiriman

batubaranya ke India jika Cina tidak mau membelinya.

Bukit Asam telah memastikan terjaminnya kontrak-kontrak jangka pan-

jang untuk membantunya mencapai target penjualan tahun 2013. Perusahaan

itu telah menandatangani kontrak 10 tahun untuk memenuhi 51,8 juta ton

batubara kepada PT Indonesia Power untuk menyediakan pembangkit listrik

tenaga batubara di Suralaya, Banten. Akhir tahun lalu Bukit Asam menan-

datangani kontrak 30 tahun untuk menyediakan 68,6 juta ton batubara bagi

pabrik pupuk milik negara, Pupuk Indonesia.

Juga dalam rencana perluasannya, perusahaan itu akan meningkatkan kap-

asitas tahunan pelabuhan Tarakan dari 13 juta ton menjadi 25 juta ton menje-

lang tahun 2014. Bukit Asam juga diharapkan akan merampungkan pemban-

gunan dua pusat pembangkit listrik tenaga batubara berkekuatan 8MW dekat

pelabuhan Tarakan tahun ini dan ikut dalam konsortium untuk membangun

dua pusat pembangkit listrik berkekuatan 110MW di Banjarsari.

Bukit Asam mengincar Lahan Tambang lebih jauh

A conveyor at a Bukit Asam coal mine in South Sumatra.


DESPITE the apparent strength of the coal indus-

try in Kalimantan, the long-term future of

Indonesia’s coal mining industry is in Sumatra,

according to Apple Mining Group president Ben

Lawson. He says the vast majority of areas in

Kalimantan containing high-calorific coal have

been mined out or staked out, which presents

many opportunities for growth in Sumatra.

PT Apple Coal Indonesia is responsible for the

Apple Group’s coal operations in Indonesia, and

has operations in Sumatra and Kalimantan. The

company believes producing Sumatran coal for

the Indonesian domestic market could be poten-

tially more profitable than exports and Ben

Lawson supports this by stating low-calorie

Sumatran coal is the next big wave for Indonesia’s

mining industry.

The company owns mines in South Sumatra

and has acquired two thermal coal concessions in

Kalimantan which have total reserves of more

than 30 million tonnes.

As well as specializing in coal exploration and

mine development, the company also acts as a

trading arm of the parent company, Apple

Commodities, for the Indonesian region. The

company has entered in to coal trade with the help

of exclusive tie ups with four coal mines in

Indonesia for a total monthly commitment of

200,000 tonnes.

Apple Coal president commissioner Nischal

Jain has been pleasantly surprised by the short-

term gains made by the company in addition to

what he sees as its long-term potential.

“Apple Commodities (Hong Kong) is also

involved in agricultural products and textiles, as

well as focusing on natural resources. We plan to

expand our portfolio in Indonesia and are looking

into bauxite and manganese markets, but right

now it is just iron ore and coal for us.”

He says “We have been trading a lot of coal

over the past three years and will continue to do

so. Over the next four years the company’s aim is

to become a 10 million tonne/annum operation.”

In possession of several mines with an area

totalling more than 58,000 hectares, Nischal Jain

is cautiously optimistic that they will become a

publicly traded company sooner rather than later.

Ben Lawson has been involved in the

Indonesian coal business for more than a decade.

He first came to Indonesia in 1996 as a headhunter

for infrastructure projects in South East Asia.

In 1999 the company he was employed with

closed its Asian offices due to the Asian financial

crisis, but Ben Lawson decided to stay on and in

1999 he co-founded PT Motus Gemilang for bulk

commodities trading. In December 2009, this

company formed a strategic partnership with the

Apple Group of Companies, a multi-faceted

Indian conglomerate with offices and operations

throughout Asia.

WALAUPUN kekuatan industri batubara terbe-

sar ada di Kalimantan, namun masa depan jangka

panjang industri tambang batubara Indonesia

berada di Sumatra, begitu menurut presiden

Apple Mining Group, Ben Lawson. Ia men-

gatakan, sebagian besar daerah di Kalimantan

yang mengandung batubara berkalori tinggi

sudah ditambang. Karena itu, katanya, banyak

peluang bagi pertumbuhan di Sumatra.

PT Apple Coal Indonesia mengelola operasi

pertambangan batubara di Indonesia, dan berop-

erasi di Sumatra dan Kalimantan. Perusahaan

tersebut berpendapat bahwa produksi batubara di

Sumatra untuk pasar domestik Indonesia

mungkin potensinya lebih menguntungkan

ketimbang ekspor.

Ben Lawson mendukung pendapatnya itu den-

gan mengatakan bahwa batubara Sumatra yang

berkalori rendah akan sangat populer dan men-

guntungkan bagi industri batubara Indonesia.

Perusahaan itu memiliki sejumlah tambang di

Sumatra Selatan dan baru mendapatkan dua

konsesi batubara thermal di Kalimantan dengan

jumlah cadangan sebanyak lebih dari 30 juta ton.

Selain mengkhususkan diri dalam eksplorasi

dan pengembangan tambang batubara, Apple

Coal juga memiliki sebagai sayap-perdagangan

bagi induk perusahaannya, Apple Commodities,

untuk kawasan Indonesia.

Perusahaan itu telah memasuki bidang perda-

gangan batubara lewat bantuan berupa hubungan

khusus dengan empat perusahaan tambang

batubara di Indonesia dengan komitmen jumlah

bulanan sebanyak 200.000 ton.

Presiden Komisaris Apple Coal, Nischal Jain,

mendapat kabar menggembirakan dengan keun-

tungan jangka pendek yang dicapai perusahaan-

nya di samping apa yang dipandangnya sebagai

potensi jangka panjangnya.

“Apple Commodities (Hong Kong) juga terli-

bat dalam produk-produk pertanian dan tekstil, di

samping memusatkan perhatian pada sumber

daya alam. Kami berusaha memperluas bidang

kegiatan kami di Indonesia dan mulai melihat

pada pasar tambang bauksit dan mangan, tapi saat

ini hanya bijih besi dan batubara.”

Ia mengatakan: “Kami telah banyak menjual

batubara dalam tiga tahun terakhir ini dan akan

terus melakukannya. Dalam masa empat tahun

mendatang tujuan perusahaan kami adalah men-

jadi perusahaan dengan operasi 10 juta ton setiap

tahun”.

Dengan memiliki beberapa pertambangan di

daerah seluas lebih dari 58.000 hektar, Nischal

Jain menyatakan rasa optimis bernada hati-hati

bahwa semua itu akan go public dalam waktu

secepatnya.

Ben Lawson telah giat dalam bisnis batubara di

Indonesia selama lebih dari 10 tahun.

Ia mula-mula datang ke Indonesia tahun 1996

untuk mencari proyek infrastruktur di Asia

Tenggara. Dalam tahun 1999 perusahaan yang

mempekerjakannya menutup operasinya di Asia

akibat krisis moneter Asia, tapi Ben Lawson

memutuskan terus tinggal.

Tahun 1999 ia ikut mendirikan PT Motus

Gemilang yang bergerak dalam bidang perdagan-

gan komoditi. Bulan Desember 2009, perusahaan

tersebut menjalin kemitraan strategis (strategic

partnership) dengan perusahaan Apple Group,

sebuah Perusahaan konglomerat aneka-jenis dari

India dengan kantor dan operasi di seluruh Asia.

Sumatra

Apple Coal positive about Sumatra

Apple Coal positif tentang Sumatra

Apple Coal is fired up about serving Indonesia’s growing domestic market.

Indonesia


Cokal identifies new seams at BBM

COKAL telah membuktikan adanya temuan

lapisan batubara yang baru yakni lapisan KLM di

proyek Bumi Barito Mineral (BBM) di

Kalimantan Tengah dan menegaskan bahwa

lapisan baru itu ternyata mengandung batubara

coking premium yang bermutu tinggi. Lapisan-

lapisan baru itu, yang muncul di arah timur

lapisan J yang bermutu tinggi, berada di posisi

paling atas dalam sekelompok 13 lapisan batubara

yang sudah tercatat sejauh ini.

Lapisan KLM itu merupakan bagian signifikan

dari target eksplorasi yang disepakati JORC

sebanyak 200-350 juta ton yang diumumkan

Cokal dalam bulan Juni 2012. Delapanbelas

lubang bor sudah selesai dibangun di zona KLM

dan sampel batubara dari empat di antara lubang-

lubang itu sudah selesai dianalisa. “Hasilnya

menegaskan bahwa lapisan-lapisan di ujung timur

proyek BBM itu terus menghasilkan batubara

coking bermutu premium dan merupakan tamba-

han menggembirakan bagi produksi batubara

metalurgi premium yang sekarang di proyek

tersebut”, kata Direktur Utama Cokal, Pat Hanna.

“Seluruh sampel dari berbagai lapisan batubara

itu menunjukkan adanya potensi batubara coking

yang sangat baik. Walaupun hasil penelitian pen-

dahuluan atas sampel batubara mentah

mengindikasikan adanya kadar abu antara 12,6%

dan 16,5%, namun hasil dari batubara yang dicu-

ci menunjukkan hasil yang tinggi antara 80%

sampai 90%, dan hasil abunya naik dari 4% men-

jadi 5%. Ini tercapai dengan menggunakan kepa-

datan pemisahan yang relatif tinggi (high separa-

tion density) yaitu 1,6. Di tempat aslinya abu itu

umumnya dikaitkan dengan adanya kumpulan-

kumpulan batu tipis. Kami kini sedang menganal-

isa yang garis tengahnya besar untuk menentukan

kemungkinan dipisahkannya secara mudah

kumpulan batu-batu tipis itu dari batubara lewat

proses in-pit screening yang sederhana. Kami

akan mengajukan studi kelayakan yang pasti yang

akan membuat BBM menjadi perusahaan yang

berhasil dan kemudian berproduksi pada paruh

pertama tahun 2014. Proyek BBM akan dikem-

bangkan dengan tujuan utama: beroperasi untuk

mengapalkan secara langsung 2 juta ton batubara

setiap tahun. Semua rencana kini berjalan dengan

mulus. EIS sudah disetujui dan IUP pertamban-

gan sudah dikeluarkan untuk proyek dengan kap-

asitas sampai 6 juta ton per tahun. Untuk menda-

patkan izin pertambangan yang diperlukan bagi

proyek BBM, hal-hal tadi merupakan unsur-unsur

sangat penting yang harus dirampungkan dan dis-

etujui”, kata direktur eksekutif Cokal, Pat Hanna.

Cokal mempunyai delapan anjungan penggalian

yang aktif dengan operasi BBM. Tujuh di

antaranya khusus bertugas mewujudkan target

eksplorasi baru tersebut menjadi produksi JORC.

Yang menjadi target Cokal adalah: sumber yang

lebih sempurna sudah akan siap pada triwulan

ketiga tahun 2013 ini.

Sementara itu, Cokal telah membentuk sebuah

perusahaan patungan (joint venture) dengan

Meratus Advance Maritime (MDM), bagian dari

Grup Meratus, untuk memiliki dan mengelola

kapal-kapal tongkang dan kapal penarik untuk

sungai dangkal yang akan digunakan khusus

untuk proyek BBM. Persetujuan itu merupakan

kulminasi dari survey selama dua tahun tentang

sistem penggunaan kapal tongkang di sungai

berair dangkal, yang menegaskan keefektifannya

untuk pengangkutan di sungai. Walaupun pen-

gangkutan kapal tongkang di sungai sudah digu-

nakan di seluruh dunia, namun sistem itu belum

digunakan di Indonesia. Cokal akan memperoleh

lebih dari 9,6 juta dollar Australia lewat persetu-

juan investasi dengan Blumont Group, investor

swasta yang berkedudukan di Singapura.

Investasi itu akan dilakukan dalam lima tahapan

sesuai dengan rencana Cokal tentang penggalian

dan rencana terinci tentang penyediaan alat-alat

mesin. Dana dari investasi tersebut akan digu-

nakan untuk membiayai proyek itu dan keperluan-

keperluan lainnya.

COKAL has identified additional seams, the

KLM seams, at its Bumi Barito Mineral (BBM)

project in Central Kalimantan and confirmed that

they contain high-quality premium coking coal.

The new seams, which outcrop to the east of the

high quality J seam, are uppermost in the package

of 13 seams mapped to date.

The KLM seams form a significant portion of

the JORC-compliant exploration target of 200-

350 million tonnes announced by Cokal in June

2012. Eighteen bore holes have been completed in

the KLM area and core samples for four of these

holes have been analyzed.

“The results confirm that seams in the far east-

ern part of BBM continue to produce a premium

coking coal and are a welcome addition to the

existing premium metallurgical coal at the proj-

ect,” says Cokal executive director Pat Hanna. “All

core samples which have intersected the seam have

demonstrated excellent coking potential.

“Although initial analytical results of the raw

coal samples indicate an ash range between 12.6

and 16.5%, washed coal results indicate high

yields ranging from 80 to 90%, and ash results

from 4 to 5%, achieved using a relatively high

separation density of 1.6. The in-situ ash is gener-

ally related to the presence of thin stone bands. We

are testing large diameter cores to determine the

possibility of easily separating stone bands from

the coal using a simple in-pit screening process.

“We are progressing our definitive feasibility

study which will allow BBM to be ‘bankable’ and

then taken into production in the first half of 2014.

The BBM project will be developed on the basis

of a 2 million tonnes/annum direct ship operation.

Plans are well progressed now that the EIS is

approved and a mining IUP granted for a project

up to 6 million tonnes/annum. These are critical

elements which must be completed and approved

in applying for the necessary mining approvals for

the project,” Pat Hanna says.

Cokal has eight drill rigs active on BBM with

seven focused on converting the additional explo-

ration target into JORC resources. Cokal is target-

ing an upgraded resource for release in the third

quarter of 2013.

Meanwhile, Cokal has formed a joint venture

with Meratus Advance Maritime (MDM), part of

the Meratus Group, to own and manage shallow

river barges and tugs constructed specifically for

the BBM project. The agreement culminates two

years’ of surveys into river-based shallow draft

barging systems, confirming effectiveness for the

river. While such barging is used worldwide, the

system has yet to see Indonesian use.

The company will raise more than Aus$9.6 mil-

lion in a private placement to Singapore-based

investment company Blumont Group. The place-

ment will be issued in five tranches in line with

Cokal’s planned drilling and detailed engineering

plans, and will be used to fund that work and for

general corporate purposes.

Cokal temukan lapisan baru di BBM

Core from Cokal’s BBM project, which has a JORC-compliant indicated and inferred

resource of 77 million tonnes.

COMPLETION of the acquisition of 80% of East Kalimantan thermal coal

producer PT Borneo Emas Hitam (BEH) will see Killara Resources transi-

tion from junior mining explorer to an Indonesian coal producer. The trans-

action provides ASX-listed Killara with a coal producing mine and a green-

field coal opportunity.

Together with strategic alliance partner and major shareholder, the

Zulkarnaen family, Killara will pay $2.2 million for its share of BEH. In addi-

tion, Killara has obtained an option to acquire a 60% interest in PT Pagun

Taka, which has a prospective 2337ha Central Kalimantan concession listed

as ‘clean and clear’ by the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources.

The agreement sees operational control for BEH move to Killara, which

will also nominate personnel to join the BEH Board, thus gaining majority

representation. Killara will also pay US$3 per tonne above a mineable

reserve threshold of 733,333 tonnes, ensuring that the cost of acquisition

remains at US$3 per tonne.

Killara has completed the first phase of technical due diligence and field

reconnaissance at BEH. Exploration data provided by the vendor, along with

Killara’s initial work, forms the basis for the ongoing due diligence and

exploration. Company officials say current production permitting, land com-

pensation, infrastructure, forestry classification and geological information

should allow mining to begin in 4 to 6 months.

The production permit is listed as ‘clean and clear’ band covers a 1002-

hectare area in Tenggarong district, East Kalimantan. The mining licence

expires in Jan uary 2014 with an automatic right for renewal with BEH.

A drilling program is being developed which focuses on two short-term

production targets that have been subject to land compensation. This program

is expected to take two months to complete and will allow for detailed mine

planning.

Mining was carried out until early 2013 with some coal stockpiled at a near-

by facility. Infra structure, including roads, office and a workshop, remains

onsite and may be quickly reactivated.

A major benefit for BEM is supporting infrastructure, which includes exist-

ing roads providing access to several barge loading facilities all less than 5km

from production targets. These load onto the Mahakam River which at the

loading point is 450 metres wide and has year-round use. Transhipment facil-

ities lie 150km down river.

Coal quality tests have shown encouraging results. There were samples

from 32 of the 46 mapped outcropped submitted for analysis at the PT

Geoservices Balikpapan laboratory with results confirming a direct shipping

thermal coal product with high CV, low ash and varying but generally high

sulphur levels. CV of the outcrops ranged from 5459 kcal/kg to 7546 kcal/kg

with an average of 6948.

In light of these transactions Killara will not proceed with Bengkulu proj-

ect in South Sumatra.

TUNTASNYA pembelian 80% PT Borneo Emas

Hitam (BEH), produsen batubara thermal di

Kalimantan Timur, akan mengubah status Killara

Resources dari penjelajah junior pertambangan

(junior mining explorer) menjadi produsen

batubara di Indonesia. Dengan transaksi itu, maka

Killara yang terdaftar di bursa ASX berhak memi-

liki tambang penghasil batubara dan berpeluang

memproduksi batubara ramah lingkungan.

Bersama mitra aliansi strategisnya, keluarga

Zulkarnaen, yang juga merupakan pemilik saham

utama, Killara akan membayar $2,2 juta untuk

sahamnya di BEH. Selain itu Killara mendapat

opsi membeli 60% saham di PT Pagun Taka yang

bakal mendapat konsesi atas 2337 hektar lahan di

Kalimantan Tengah yang oleh Kementerian

Energi dan Sumber Alam Indonesia sudah diny-

atakan berstatus “Clean and Clear”.

Dengan adanya persetujuan tersebut, hak penga -

wasan operasional atas BEH kini beralih ke tangan

Killara yang juga akan mencalonkan personelnya

untuk duduk di Dewan Direksi BEH, dan dengan

demikian Killara memiliki hak suara mayoritas.

Killara juga akan membayar US$3 per ton di atas

jumlah 733.333 ton yakni batas cadangan batubara

yang dapat ditambangnya, dan ini bakal menjamin

bahwa harga pembelian akan tetap US$3 per ton.

Killara telah merampungkan tahap pertama dari

teknis kepatuhan membayar izin sewa dan penelit-

ian di lapangan dalam lingkungan BEH. Data

eksplorasi yang diberikan oleh pihak penjual,

serta karya awal Killara, menjadi landasan bagi

berlanjutnya kepatuhan membayar izin sewa dan

eksplorasi. Menurut kalangan pejabat perusahaan,

dengan produksi yang sekarang, kompensasi

tanah, infrastruktur, klasifikasi kehutanan dan

informasi geologi penambangan mungkin akan

bisa dimulai dalam waktu 4 sampai 6 bulan.

Izin produksi (IUP) sudah dinyatakan “Clean

and Clear” oleh pemerintah dan mencakup daerah

seluas 1002 hektar di kabupaten Tenggarong,

provinsi Kalimantan Timur. Lisensi penambangan

berakhir bulan Januari 2014 dengan hak memper-

barunya secara otomatis dengan BEH. Program

Pengeboran sedang dilakukan yang menitik

beratkan pada dua target produksi jangka pendek

yang telah menjadi pangkal persoalan kompensasi

tanah. Program ini diharapkan tuntas dalam waktu

dua bulan dan akan memungkinkan dibuatnya

rencana penambangan secara terinci.

Penambangan dilakukan di lokasi BEH sampai

awal tahun 2013 dengan sejumlah batubara ditam-

pung di sebuah fasilitas di dekatnya. Infrastruktur,

termasuk jalan, kantor dan sebuah fasilitas kerja

tetap di lokasi dan mungkin akan segera diak-

tifkan lagi. Satu manfaat besar dari konsesi BEH

ini adalah faktor infrastruktur pendukung yang

mencakup adanya jalan-jalan yang memberikan

akses menuju beberapa fasilitas pemuatan

batubara ke kapal tongkang yang semuanya bera-

da tidak sampai 5km dari target produksi. Muatan

ini diangkut ke Sungai Mahakam yang pada

lokasi-pemuatan lebarnya 450 meter dan dapat

digunakan sepanjang tahun. Fasilitas-fasilitas

pemindahan muatan ke kapal besar berada 150km

ke arah hilir di Delta Samarinda.

Tes Kualitas batubara yang dilakukan menun-

jukkan hasil yang menggembirakan. Ada sampel-

sampel dari 32 dari ke 46 lapisan luar batubara

yang tercantum dalam peta yang disampaikan

untuk dianalisa di laboratorium PT Geoservices

Balikpapan. Hasilnya menegaskan adanya suatu

produk batubara thermal yang langsung bisa dika-

palkan dengan CV yang tinggi, abu yang rendah

dan bermacam tingkat kadar Sulphur namun

umumnya berkadar tinggi. CV pada lapisan luar

tadi berkisar antara 5459 kcal/kg sampai 7546

kcal/kg dengan kadar rata-rata 6948. Sesudah

mengadakan transaksi- transaksi tersebut Killara

tidak akan meneruskan proyeknya di Bengkulu,

Sumatra Selatan.

Acquisition will transform Killara to producer

Geologists from Killara Resources at the BEH property.

Akuisisi 'menyulap' Killara menjadi produsen (batubara)

Indonesia



Indonesia

Maiden reserve estimate at Delta operation

Perkiraan cadangan yang pertama pada operasi DeltaALTURA Mining telah merampungkan perkiraan

cadangan batubaranya untuk tahap pertama dalam

operasi Delta Coal (Batubara Delta) di Kalimantan

Timur. Delta Coal, yang 33,3% milik Altura, men-

gandung cadangan batubara sebanyak 12,5 juta ton

dengan peluang yang signifikan untuk memperlu-

as operasi pengeboran lebih lanjut di daerah-daer-

ah sumber batubara dan eksplorasi atas lahan yang

belum tergarap.

Delta Coal saat ini memproduksi dan menjual

batubara energy thermal bermutu sedang sebanyak

1,5 juta ton dan berencana meningkatkan produksi

dan penjualannya menjadi 2 juta ton dalam tahun

2014. Perkiraan independen tentang cadangan

batubara itu dirampungkan oleh grup tambang

Xenith Consulting yang berkedudukan di

Australia. Menurut Xenith Consulting, 10,4 juta

ton cadangan batubara Delta Coal sudah terbukti,

sedangkan 2,1 juta ton lagi tergolong dalam klasi-

fikasi “mungkin sekali akan terbukti”.

Perkiraan cadangan tahap pertama itu

didasarkan pada sebuah perkiraan JORC yang

direvisi tentang sumber tersebut yakni sebanyak

61,4 juta ton sesudah memperhitungkan faktor-

faktor operasi penambangan, metalurgi, ekonomi,

pemasaran, segi-segi hukum, lingkungan, sosial

dan pemerintah. Faktor-faktor pertambangan

seperti pengertian tentang recovery dan dilution

telah diambil dari metoda tambang terbuka di

mana batubara ditambang secara selektif. Faktor-

faktor metalurgi tidak diterapkan karena batubara

ROM dihancurkan dan dijual tanpa diproses.

Tambang Delta mempunyai dua sumber

batubara yang sudah pasti yakni Gunung Lampu di

bagian tenggara dan Noni di kawasan timur laut.

Kedua sumber itu dihubungkan dengan satu

jaringan jalan menuju processing plant (pusat fasil-

itas pengolahan) yang berlokasi di daerah bagian

tengah. Batubara dihancurkan di fasilitas tersebut

di mana sebuah kontraktor lain telah ditugasi untuk

mengangkut batubara ke pusat penampungan dan

pemuatannya ke dalam kapal tongkang yang

letaknya sekitar 5km di sebuah sungai di delta

Mahakam. Fasilitas itu dapat menampung 75,000

ton batubara. Kapal-kapal tongkang mengangkut

batubara dari fasilitas penampungan ke pusat

pemuatan lepas pantai untuk dimuatkan ke dalam

kapal-kapal batubara dan siap dipasarkan.

Batubara dijual tanpa dicuci, artinya batubara itu

dapat dijual sebagai produk siap-jual tanpa melalui

proses metalurgi. Batubara tersebut dijual sebagai

produk thermal energi bermutu sedang ke pasaran

dalam dan luar negeri karena semua jenis batubara

ROM dianggap sebagai produk yang siap jual.

Revisi tinjauan diselesaikan untuk memu-

ngkinkan penambahan lahan tambang baru ke

dalam rencana pengembangan tambang dan sum-

ber-sumber lainnya akibat semakin dalamnya tam-

bang-tambang batubara yang sekarang. Revisi ini

mengakibatkan ditingkatkannya seluruh jumlah

sumber batubara dari 57,4 juta ton menjadi 61,4

juta ton.

Produksi batubara ROM tahun 2013 diharapkan

mencapai 1,5 juta ton dengan strip ratio 10,8

bcm/rom. Produksi dibagi rata antara daerah tam-

bang Gunung Lampu dan Noni. Tingkat produksi

tahunan dari tahun 2014 direncanakan sekitar 2

juta ton dengan strip ratio sumber batubara yang

rata-rata sama. Altura adalah sebuah perusahaan

tambang aneka jenis (multi-facet) dengan proyek-

proyek batubara, bijih besi dan lithium yang sig-

nifikan di Indonesia dan Australia, berbagai jenis

proyek eksplorasi mineral dan perusahaan jasa

yang menguntungkan dalam bidang pengeboran,

geofisika dan pengembangan proyek.

ALTURA Mining has completed a

maiden coal reserve estimate at the Delta

Coal operations in East Kalimantan.

Delta, which is 33.3% owned by Altura,

has reserves of 12.5 million tonnes with

significant scope to expand through fur-

ther drilling of resource areas and explo-

ration of lesser explored sections of the

tenement.

Delta Coal currently produces and

sells a medium energy thermal coal at the

annual rate of 1.5 million tonnes and

plans to lift production to 2 million

tonnes in 2014.

The independent coal reserve estimate

was completed by Australian-based min-

ing group Xenith Consulting, which esti-

mated 10.4 million tonnes in the proven

classification and a further 2.1 million

tonnes in the probable classification.

The maiden reserve estimates are

based on a revised JORC-compliant

resource estimate of 61.4 million tonnes

after applying realistic mining, metallur-

gical, economic, marketing, legal, envi-

ronmental, social and government fac-

tors to the resources. The mining factors

such as recovery and dilution have been

defined from the open cut mining

method whereby coal is mined selectively. No

metallurgical factors are applicable as the ROM

coal is crushed and sold without processing.

The mine has two defined resource areas -

Gunung Lampu in the southeast of the tenement

and the Noni area in the northwest. Both are serv-

iced by a network of roads to the centrally located

processing plant. Coal is crushed at the processing

facility, from where another contractor is

employed to haul coal to the stockpiling and barge

loading facility about 5km away on a

river in the Mahakam delta. This facility

has stockpiling capacity of 75,000 tonnes.

Barges transport coal from the loading

facility to the offshore loading point for

transhipment into coal ships for delivery

to market.

Coal is sold unwashed, meaning there

is no metallurgical treatment required to

achieve a saleable product. The coal is

sold as a medium energy thermal product

to both the export and domestic markets

with all ROM coal considered saleable

product.

The resources review was completed to

allow the inclusion of additional mining

areas to be brought into the mine plan and

further resources due to increased mining

depths in the current pits. The revision

resulted in an overall increase from 57.4

to 61.4 million tonnes.

The expected production for 2013 is

1.5 million tonnes at a strip ratio of 10.8

bcm/rom tonnes. Production is split even-

ly between the Gunung Lampu and Noni

mining areas. The planned annual pro-

duction rate from 2014 is 2 million tonnes

with the same average deposit strip ratio.

Altura is a multi-faceted miner with

significant coal, iron ore and lithium projects in

Indonesia and Australia, a diverse minerals explo-

ration portfolio, and a profitable mining services

arm that provides drilling, geophysical and project

development services.

Indonesia coal briefs

Orpheus drilling at B4

Orpheus Energy is undertaking an exploration drilling program at its Block

4 (B4) project in East Kalimantan. The program will comprise 10-13 drill

holes to a nominal depth of 100 metres and is expected to take about a month

to complete. The aim is to achieve an initial JORC-compliant resource at the

3126 hectare B4 concession, one of two contiguous concessions owned by

ASX-listed Orpheus. The other concession, Block 3, is to the north of B4.

The exploration target for B4 and B3 is 5-10 million tonnes. B4 is about

125km northwest of the closest barge-loading facility and is directly accessi-

ble by log hauling road. Initial work in 2007 identified multiple high-calorif-

ic seams that provided a target for further exploration. Work in July 2011 con-

firmed multiple seams with sample assays including 8095, 8055 and 7270

kcal/kg (adb). A high quality sample taken in 2007 featured low ash of 1.9%

adb, low total moisture (6.5% ar), and energy content of 7253 kcal/kg.

Bayan Resources tightens belt

PT Bayan Resources is tightening its belt to cope with tough times in the

global coal industry. President director Eddie Wai Fong Chin says the com-

pany is imposing a cost-efficiency program due to declining revenues and

says it is continuing to reduce stripping ratios to reduce mining costs.

This year the company has reduced its average stripping ratio to 11.9-

12.5:1 from the previous 14.7:1, which has meant a saving of US$3 per

tonne. The company is also renegotiating contracts with its contractors in an

effort to reduce costs.

Bayan also plans to lower its production volume this year by between 8

and 14.1% to about 14 million to 15 million tonnes. It is focusing on devel-

opment of the Tabang project in East Kalimantan to meet future growth

plans.

Realm seeks offtake partners

Following completion of a feasibility study, Realm Resources is focused

on securing strategic offtake partners and financing for the Katingan Ria proj-

ect, and advancing permitting. The study supports development of a 2.5 mil-

lion to 3 million tonnes/annum open cut mine.

Katingan Ria, in Central Kalimantan, is an open-cut operation that will

supply low ash and sulphur coal ideally suited for Indian and Chinese power

generation. On the permitting front, the company has taken key steps towards

upgrading the In-Principle Forestry (IPP) Operations permit to a Final

Forestry Operations permit by the end of the year.

Pan Asia appointmentPan Asia Corporation has appointed Tim Gazzard as a non-executive direc-

tor. He is also senior vice president with Noble International in Singapore and

is head of Noble’s Indonesia Energy Coal Business. The appointment follows

Noble taking a 5.34% equity stake in Pan Asia and being appointed as strate-

gic advisors for its TCM Thermal Coal Project in South Kalimantan.

TCM is a high calorific value (6200 gar) underground thermal coal proj-

ect. Pan Asia has completed a positive base case feasibility study on the

southern half of the project and has significantly upgraded the JORC resource

to 129 million tonnes. The company is planning the upgrade of the study to

include the increased resource which should provide a mine-life in excess of

30 years. Pan Asia is seeking to secure all pre-production approvals by the

end of 2013 so that mine development can start.

Terra acquires terminal stake

Terra Resources Trading Singapore has acquired 30% of PT Palaran

Sinergi Mas (PSM), a fully licensed multi-product loading river terminal on

the Sanga Sanga River, Palaran, East Kalimantan. PT PSM is operating as a

thermal coal loading facility, with two loading points and one more under

development.

PT PSM is strategically located on the Sanga-Sanga River, 6-8 hours from

the transhipment point, and is the only terminal in the area with a formal port

licence, which means it is not limited to loading thermal coal but can also

facilitate any types of commodities and cargo.

Current monthly capacity is 100,000 tonnes but Terra is planning to

expand this to 250,000 tonnes to meet increased demand in the Palaran area.

Geo Energy acquires fifth concession

Geo Energy Group has signed a conditional sales and purchase agreement

to acquire a fifth mine concession. The new concession area spans an area of

4600 hectares and is estimated to contain higher calorific value coal of 7200

kcal/kg and semi-coking coal.

Since its listing on the Singapore Exchange in October last year, Geo

Energy Group has wasted no time in expanding its coal production. It has

signed agreements to obtain five potential new mining areas in Indonesia, all

of them near its current mine in East Kalimantan.

IndoMet to start production

IndoMet Coal, a joint venture between BHP Billiton (75%) and PT Adaro

Energy (25%), is expected to start production in the third quarter of 2013. The

IndoMet project covers seven contracts of work in East and Central

Kalimantan. Coal reserves are estimated at 774 million tonnes.

Palace prepares for mining

Palace Resources is completing the terms of an MoU with PT Solusi

Coalindo with respect to a potential coal production agreement at the KCM

project. The subject of the MoU is Solusi Coalindo’s coal exploration project

which comprises about 200 hectares, which in turn is part of a larger 4000

hectare Coal Contract of Works.

The vendors have negotiated an offtake agreement with an independent

third party which will necessitate commencement of a re-stripping process

with a view to commence mining of coal on KCM during July. As part of the

agreement, KCM was to deliver 8000 tonnes by the end of July.


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African Energy has completed the acquisition of the 1.3 billion tonne

Mmamanstwe Coal Project in Botswana from Aviva Corporation. In early

July Aviva became the registered holder of 100% of the prospective

licences after obtaining regulatory assent from the Botswana Government.

With completion of the deal, African Energy has secured the rights to a

total of 3.8 billion tonnes of coal in Botswana. It also aims to raise a further

Aus$3.5 million from Sentient Executive GP, IV, via the issue of a further

29.16 million shares. It had earlier raised Aus$5 million through a place-

ment with Sentient.

The Mmamantswe project is in southeast Botswana. A 2009 scoping

study concluded that a 10 million tonnes/annum open-pit mining operation

could annually produce 2.4 million tonnes of washed export coal and 2.1

million tonnes of middlings suitable for power station fuel.

Celsius starts 2013 Uzgen explorationCelsius Coal has started work for the 2013 exploration season at its

Uzgen Basin Coking Coal Project in the central region of the Kyrgyz

Republic. Equipment has been mobilized to the Kargasha/Kokkia project

areas to support an extensive multi-rig diamond drilling program. The com-

pany plans to drill between 4000 and 5000 metres of diamond core in the

target areas.

Following the success of the 2012 exploration season, which resulted in

a maiden JORC inferred resource of 255 million tonnes, the aim of the

2013 program is to increase the total resource inventory; target exploration

in areas with limited historical drilling which are most prospective for the

highest ranking coals; move some inferred resources into the indicated cat-

egory; and collect data for mining studies. In addition, bulk samples will be

collected and tested, and results distributed to prospective customers and

off-takers.

Approval for Crown Mountain drillingThe British Colombia Ministry of Energy and Mines has issued explo-

ration approval to ASX-listed Jameson Resources for additional drilling at

its Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project. The company has a 90% interest

in Crown Mountain and a 100% interest in the Peace River coal projects,

both in British Columbia.

Approval will enable the company to undertake large diameter diamond

core drilling for the collection of large samples. The prime objective of this

summer’s exploration program is to carry out washability test work on the

core samples to determine plant yield as well as to develop a definitive

understanding of the coking characteristics of the clean coal product.’

The approval also includes a number of RC drill holes designed to pro-

vide Jameson with the option to upgrade a portion of the Southern

Extension inferred resource and to delineate a possible modest expansion

of resources in the North and South blocks.

Maiden resource at Colombian project

Ascot Resources has issued a maiden JORC resource at its Titiribi Coal

Project in Colombia with vitrinite levels up to 80% and Free Swelling

Indices values up to 8.5. The maiden resource is 8.1 million tonnes classi-

fied as 5.2 million tonnes measured, 700,000 tonnes indicated and 2.2 mil-

lion tonnes inferred.

There appears substantial scope to grow this resource size in surround-

ing areas from preliminary surface geophysical work on surrounding areas.

ASX-listed Ascot holds a 90% interest in the project and the resource

results highlight potential to produce a premium quality coking coal prod-

uct, perhaps as early as late 2014, with low impurities.

Rio starts Kestrel Extension production

Rio Tinto has started production at the Kestrel Mine Extension, a US$2

billion dollar project near Emerald in central Queensland. The extension

will add 20 years to the life of the Rio managed Kestrel mine, the compa-

ny’s only underground coal operation. The extension project involved con-

struction of a new longwall, infrastructure such as a 7.9km overland con-

veyor and upgrades to the existing Coal Handling and Preparation Plant.

This will allow a new series of underground panels to be mined to the south

of the existing operation.

Kestrel mine general manager operations John Coughlan says, “Over the

coming year and a half we’ll see a gradual transition of production as our

existing operation, Kestrel North, winds down and the new Kestrel South

operation ramps up. Kestrel South is expected reach full capacity by the

end of 2014 and produce an annual average of 5.7 million tonnes over the

next 20 years.”

Initial resource for Amaam North

An initial JORC-compliant resource has been announced by Tigers

Realm Coal for the Amaam North project in Chukotka province of far east-

ern Russia. The 26.8 million tonne resource comprises 7.2 million meas-

ured tonnes, 4.6 million indicated tonnes and 15 million inferred tonnes.

This initial resource represents a small part of the Amaam North licence

where thick, near-surface, shallow dipping coking coal was delineated in a

40-hole drilling program completed in April 2013. A pre-feasibility study

for this project is expected to be completed in the third quarter while a

definitive feasibility study is due for completion in the fourth quarter.

At the Amaam project 6967 metres of drilling has been completed in

Area 3 to upgrade resource confidence in the initial production area and to

provide data for converting the remainder of Area 3 to a mining licence. A

bulk sample auger drilling program will be completed during the third

quarter. Tigers Realm is earning up to 80% in the Amaam project, which

consists of the Amaam and Amaam North tenements.

First drawdown of EIG facility for Coalspur

Coalspur Mines has achieved financial close and first drawdown of

US$37 million in regards to the senior debt facility secured from EIG

Global Energy Partners for development of the Vista Coal Project in

Alberta, Canada.

The company is working towards finalizing regulatory approval for Vista

which will allow for the commencement of construction for the project in

September 2013. Upon securing regulatory approval, Coalspur expects to

make further drawdowns of the EIG senior debt facility.

Coalspur’s president and CEO Gill Winckler says, “We are very pleased

with the EIG facility and the confidence it demonstrates in Vista. Securing

a facility that covers up to 75% of development capital for Vista is a major

achievement and a key milestone for Coalspur. The facility allows us to

now embark upon development of Vista with production on track for the

first half of 2015.”

Drilling confirms Rangal Coal MeasuresExploration drilling by Liberty Resources has confirmed better than

expected results within the Rangal Coal Measures at the company’s Bowen

Basin coal tenement in Queensland. Preliminary scout drilling has con-

firmed average coal intercepts of between 5 and 6 metres of Leichhardt

(L13) at 44 metres and 10 metres of Vermont plies between 58 and 70

metres, the upper being 4 metres at 58 metres. The coal has been cored and

is being submitted for assay to Bureau Veritas laboratory for coking and

PCI attributes.

These results have confirmed the Rangal Coal measures are present and

specifically, that the intercepts are consistent with the target seams of

Leichhardt and Upper Vermont coal seams.

Following on site mapping of the geology by Liberty’s consultant geol-

ogist, it was determined that a significant portion of the tenement included

the prized Rangal Coal measures being mined adjacent to the block at

BHP’s Daunia mine. The Leichhardt seam (L13) and Vermont Upper seams

are ranked as coking and PCI coals by BHP.

Drilling is continuing to expand on the results with the aim of producing

a 2012 JORC-compliant measured resource statement. The shallowness of

the coal is significant as it is likely to be easily reached via open pit meth-

ods with a low waste to ore ratio, and therefore likely to be economic.

African Energy acquires Botswana project

Supplier News


CARLSON Geology, Carlson Underground

Mining and Carlson Surface Mining modules

from Carlson Mining are easy-to-learn, afford-

able, and feature fast-paced technological devel-

opment driven by clients’ needs. This explains

why Carlson Software is the largest provider of

software for mines in the United States and is

expanding to serve companies in Russia, India,

South America, Europe, Australia and more.

Whether the application is permitting, geolog-

ic mapping, underground mining, surface mining,

reserves studies, reclamation or machine control,

Carlson provides uniquely powerful automation

combined with its trademark ease-of-use.

Over 25 years of development, Carlson has

moved from focusing on mapping and permitting

tools, to introducing the concept of lisp program-

ming inside AutoCAD to enter the ‘take-up’ notes

of the underground surveyors. This progression

has led to a comprehensive set of mine mapping

tools, including projections, symbol placement

and mine quantity calculations.

Carlson Mining 2014 will offer dozens of imp -

rovements to the feature-rich software, including:

n Parent/Child Strata Splits - Improved reportingin Surface Mine Reserves to automatically report

quantities as parent strata for areas without chil-

dren strata.

n Surface Mine Reserves - Improved speed torun more than three times faster with an option

added to process with low precision on grid cell

subdivision for running another two times faster

for quick, rough calculations.

n Underground Solids - New set of commandsfor underground cavities to model, draw, label

and get quantities.

Other recent enhancements include expanding

3-D abilities within bench pit design, added meth-

ods to assign block sequence by rules with added

real-time display of selected quantities and quali-

ties in scheduling selection; augmentation of the

haul truck cycle analysis routines, enhanced visu-

al feedback in the underground timing sequenc-

ing, and increased ability to produce customized,

more professional reports.

In addition, Carlson machine control software,

Carlson Grade, TruckPro, and Fleet Manager

Office, allows mine management to increase pro-

ductivity, accurately track materials, and enhance

safety on the site.

For reclamation needs, Carlson’s unique

Natural Regrade program enables mining opera-

tions to not only meet, but also exceed environ-

mental standards. Natural Regrade with GeoFluv

creates a landscape that harmonizes with natural

forces and does not require expensive long-term

maintenance and repair.

Carlson software built to meet industry needs

Benefits of Whittle Enterprise OptimizationMONEY has a time value and, like everyone,

mining companies want it now. Bottlenecks pre-

vent mine operators from getting the money

now and Whittle Consulting’s Enterprise

Optimization software helps solve these issues,

thereby accelerating cash flow and increasing

NPV by 5-35%.

Whittle Consulting’s CEO Gerald Whittle

says the planning process for many mining com-

panies involves the use of fixed decisions, which

should be dynamic. He says many decisions are

made too early, before the options are analysed,

and silo based objectives are set, which are often

misguided. “Enterprise Optimization (EO) over-

comes the analytical challenge.”

He says the advantages can be seen when con-

sidering 10 mechanisms involved in mining –

pit design, pit phasing, mine scheduling, cut-off

grade, stockpiling, blending, processing (wash-

ing), product, logistics and capital.

With current general practice pit design is

based on stripping ratio only while with EO it is

based on value, considering CV and sulphur

content as well as the cost of mining, using

activity-based costing. Advanced techniques

used are Whittle Software for block models and

Minex software for stratigraphic models.

Current practice sees pit phasing largely

avoided due to in-pit dumping, continuous min-

ing methods, the need to minimize costs and

avoid dewatering. With EO pit phasing is

applied wherever possible and takes into

account low early stripping ratio, a highly prof-

itable first cut and the fact that 30% of material

must go ex-pit anyway.

Current practice sees mine scheduling consid-

er a constant coal production rate, by location; a

constant stripping ratio; steady state mining with

full equipment utilization; and mimic dragline.

EO sees this based on value, considering vari-

able stripping ratios, different production rates

by individual mines and it can lead to idle equip-

ment from time to time, which is optimal.

In considering cut-off grade, general practice

sees all coal shipped while with EO the flow of

value is optimized through the bottleneck in the

system (often the port); low CV and high sul-

phur coal is discarded; cut-off can reduce

resource utilization and increase stripping ratio;

and value is increased substantially.

Stockpiling is not considered in current gener-

al practice while with EO short-term stockpil-

ing, even in small amounts, can enhance blend-

ing substantially. Using EO optimized blending

provides simultaneous control of schedule, cut-

off, stockpiling and processing by multiple

mines or faces for multiple products while in

general current practice simple rules are fol-

lowed in blending.

With processing (washing) general practice

sees steady state coal washing rules adopted

while with EO coal wash curves involve great

flexibility in recovery v throughput v product

quality; and optimal wash policy must change as

mine production varies and to match with an

optimized product strategy.

General practice sees mine operators ship the

product they have while with EO product strate-

gies are used including the fact that calorific

value, ash and sulphur can vary coal prices by a

factor of four or more; and can determine

whether the mine, plant, port or market is the

bottleneck in the system.

Lowest cost is the key determining factor in

current practice when it comes to logistics. With

EO flexibility and higher cost alternatives are

considered and can enhance value creation if

applied in the right circumstances.

When considering capital general practice

sees minimal outlay and maximum utilization of

all parts of the system. EO sees full utilization of

the primary bottleneck, which is the most expen-

sive capital component and is usually the port. It

is false economy to try to be capital efficient on

non-bottleneck areas, such as mining.

Overall, with current general practice what

appears to be a viable plan may or may not suc-

ceed. EO delivers 5-25% NPV uplift, thus main-

taining viability. It provides significantly more

cash in the early years, and is dynamic and

responsive to the market.

Whittle Consulting’s Enterprise Optimization looks at the entire mining chain from pit to

port and market.

Supplier News


KOPEX: Making the

impossible possibleLAST November the Pniówek hard coal mine saw the end of mining its C-

1 longwall, the first one in the Polish mining industry that had been

equipped with an automated longwall system intended for mining thin and

medium-thickness coal seams and ensuring much higher productivity than

achieved so far in longwalls with similar parameters. The success was owed

not only to the technology encompassing a series of innovative solutions but

also to properly qualified people who operated it on a daily basis.

The automated longwall system was due to be turned on again in the

spring of 2013 at the new C-2 longwall that is also classified as category 4

of methane hazard and methane and coal outburst hazard.

When the C-1 longwall opened in April 2012, no employee suspected that

some of the work might be done by an automated system or, even more so,

that the mining work might end ahead of schedule. The C-1 longwall was

mined in the 404/1 coal bed, about 1.45 metres thick, at a depth of 1000

metres. The system ensured higher output than previously under compara-

ble conditions, ie with methane emission of about 60 cubic metres/minute.

“I’ll repeat the words of my department employees after they ended the

works that they would not like to go back to the previous solutions they used

to apply, primarily owing to the automatic travel of the shield, advancing of

the conveyor, partly automated operation of the longwall shearer and pre-

dominantly the fact that they did not have to work directly in the area where

the shields were adjusted,” says Sławomir Polak, head of the department

selected by mine management to operate the system.

In the automatic operation, the shields perform the travelling and advanc-

ing cycle independently along the move of the longwall shearer. The system

allows the shields to move and the conveyor to advance either from the bot-

tom road (in automatic mode) or directly from the longwall, but neverthe-

less at a distance even four times higher than previously. Improvements

offered by the system allowed for a reduction in the number of employees

in the longwall. “For employees, the automated system means comfort of

work as well. Some of the responsibility is assumed by the system that

records every event in the longwall and gives them a proper notification in

emergency situations. Then, the employee feels comfort that beside him

there is someone to control it,” says Slawomir Polak.

Power and mechanical operation dispatchers monitored the system on the

surface, watching the real time progress of the work in the longwall and in

an emergency situation could respond quickly. “If there was a failure, a mes-

sage popped up to show which component required repairing, thus we got

more time that could translate directly into output,” says the mine’s power

and mechanical operation dispatcher.

Technical facilities include a KSW-460NE1 longwall shearer, TAGOR-

11/26 powered roof support with electrohydraulic control system made by

TIEFENBACH, Rybnik-850 armoured face conveyor, GROT-850 beam

stage loader and a SKORPION-1800P coal crusher. The longwall system has

electrical equipment along with IPC integrated control, visualization, param-

eter adjustment and monitoring station supplied by Kopex Electric Systems

and a loud speaking, locking and signalling system SSG-2 by ATUT.

The automated longwall system used at the Pniówek mine.


Product News

IMMERSIVE Technologies has furthered its

commitment to the mining industry with the

development of simulators (Conversion Kit®)

for underground coal mining.

Simulators include continuous miners, shut-

tle cars, roof bolters, longwalls and miner

bolters, and feature a previously unseen degree

of simulation realism and Immersive

Technologies’ new RealMove™ natural move-

ment system.

Bolstered with a demonstrated capability to

deliver quantified improvements in cost sav-

ings, productivity and safety, Immersive

Technologies offers a degree of training effec-

tiveness not previously available to under-

ground coal mining operations.

“Until now, there has been no training solu-

tion on the market which fully addresses the

unique training requirements for underground

coal equipment operators. These new products

highlight our ongoing approach to invest in

driving customer safety and profitability though

our technology and extensive mining experi-

ence,” says Immersive Technologies’

Underground Coal Business Unit manager

Richard Beesley.

“The ability to train operators to react cor-

rectly during potentially life threatening situa-

tions is invaluable in underground mining.

Many dangerous situations rarely take place so

training operators to understand proper protocol

in a safe environment is essential for under-

ground operations.”

The simulators provide an authentic and

comprehensive recreation of an underground

coal mining work environment and support the

following models with plans to continually

develop new machines:

q JOY 14CM15 Continuous Miner with wire-less TX2 or TX3 remote

q JOY 10SC32 Shuttle Car

q Fletcher CHDDR Roof Bolter

q Caterpillar EL3000 Longwall

q JOY 12CM30 Miner BolterThe simulators have extended Immersive

Technologies’ Complete and Scalable Solution

for operator workforce development into the

underground coal mining industry. The new

machines operate on the CM360 Advanced

Equipment Simulator. This platform was built

upon the proven design and configuration of the

Immersive Technologies’ UG360 Advanced

Equipment Simulator, which utilizes the full

360 degree visual experience recognizing the

distinct operating conditions of the under-

ground mining environment. It features an

entirely removable motion platform to permit

both seated and remote operated simulation

from within the one platform.

Richard Beesley, an experienced roof bolter

operator says, “The expanded product line is

the result of intense research and development

drawing from original equipment manufactur-

ers, industry best practices, subject matter

experts and safety requirements specific to the

underground coal mining industry.”

The innovation continues with the develop-

ment of the world’s first RealMove™ natural

movement system. Through this technology the

operator can naturally walk around the 3D vir-

tual environment to avoid hazards or to perform

a full walk around of the machine. This is a key

feature for remote machine operators where

awareness of one's surroundings can be the dif-

ference between life and death.

Immersive Technologies is the world’s

largest, proven and tested supplier of surface

and underground Advanced Equipment

Simulators to the global mining industry. The

company has achieved this unique position by

focusing on its mission to make every mining

and earthmoving equipment operator in the

world safer and their employer more profitable

through its simulation technologies.

Simulators for underground coal mining

Caterpillar previews EL 1000 shearerCATERPILLAR Global Mining’s advanced

technologies are enabling miners to increase

production as well as enhance safety. Centre

stage at the recent Longwall USA show was a

preview of the newest Cat shearer model, the

EL 1000, designed specifically for low and

medium height seams.

Currently in development, the EL 1000 will

add depth to the already expansive Caterpillar

range and will offer a precisely designed system

with the power, production potential, controlla-

bility and safety features required to address

future demands and varying geological condi-

tions in this segment.

Preliminary specifications for the EL 1000

shearer indicate that the new model will accom-

modate seam heights from 1.6 to 3.2 metres,

will deliver an estimated cutting power of

1000kW (1600 horsepower) and will provide

haulage power in the order of 2 x 100kW (2 x

134 horsepower).

Reflecting the basic design of proven Cat

longwall shearers, the EL 1000 will feature

massive, one-piece-mainframe construction,

exchangeable modular components, advanced

automation, and Ethernet communication.

As with all Cat Global Mining products, the

worldwide network of Cat dealers will add sig-

nificant value to the EL 1000, ensuring the

highest quality product support - replacement

parts, competent timely service and industry

expertise.

Cat dealers understand longwall operators’

needs for reliable, continuously high produc-

tion, and they have the capabilities to help

accomplish that goal.

Meantime, safety remains the focus of Cat

MineStar System applications and the new

Detect Personnel system reinforces that focus.

Integrated with the Cat PMC-R electro-

hydraulic roof-support control system, which is

built to reliably identify the presence of person-

nel in longwall faces through RFID (Radio

Frequency Identification), the Detect Personnel

system is designed to avoid contact between

personnel and moving equipment by monitor-

ing safety zones and access authorization.

Caterpillar represents the largest single

source for complete longwall mining systems

and components, including roof supports, plow

systems, shearers, face conveyors and CST

drive systems, as well as a full range of support-

ing equipment, such as roof-support carriers,

continuous miners, and belt conveyor systems.

Caterpillar is developing the EL 1000 shearer, which will accommodate seam heights from 1.6 to 3.2 metres.

Product News


JOY Global has announced a first-of-its-kind

generation of loading equipment with a new

hybrid shovel. The P&H 2650CX is a diesel-elec-

tric rope shovel with an articulating hydraulic

clamshell attachment designed to deliver a 65-ton

payload.

The machine will four-pass load 240-ton trucks

and be capable of loading up to ultra-class 400

ton trucks.

Engineered to blend the high productivity of

electric mining shovels with the mobility and

flexibility of hydraulic excavators, the P&H

2650CX is designed to deliver a 15% ‘Total Cost

of Ownership’ reduction when compared to large

hydraulic excavators.

This is achieved by way of a combination of

reduced fuel consumption and improved avail-

ability as well as decreased maintenance and

repair costs.

“Fuel consumption will be reduced by as much

as 25% through using proven power regeneration

from our electric motor and drive systems tech-

nology from our P&H Letourneau-Series Wheel

Loaders,” says Joy Global Surface Mining’s VP

product marketing and engineering John Koetz.

“The drive system used will be approximately

50% more efficient than comparable diesel

hydraulic systems.”

In addition to reduced fuel consumption, the

P&H 2650CX will decrease the hydraulic rout-

ings, on-board fluid and pumps.

This substantially improves system level relia-

bility, efficiency and maintainability, which can

result in increased machine availability over tra-

ditional diesel-hydraulic excavators.

The first machine is slated to be placed in mine

in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Joy Global is a worldwide leader in high-pro-

ductivity mining solutions.

Through its market-leading P&H and Joy

brands, Joy Global manufactures, markets and

services original equipment and related aftermar-

ket parts for the surface and underground mining

industries.

Joy Global’s products and related services are

used extensively for the mining of coal, copper,

iron ore, oil sands, gold and other mineral

resources.

LEFT: The new P&H

2650CX diesel-electric

rope shovel delivers a

65-ton payload.

New P&H

2650CX

hybrid shovel

from Joy


WITH Sumatra striving to benefit from the poten-

tial of the island’s vast coal resources, but hin-

dered by a global coal downturn, lack of capital

investment, poor infrastructure and a trend to

move away from low ranking coal, the timing of

the Sumatra Miner inaugural coal mining and

technology conference and exhibition is perfect.

The event will be held in Palembang from

November 19-21, 2013, and is being organized

by Mining Media International, publishers of

Coal Age Indonesia and The ASIA Miner.

Producers and explorers in Sumatra are invited

to showcase their success by participating in the

inaugural event while equipment and service

providers are also invited to attend the event or

the pre and post conference workshops in order to

keep participants abreast of the latest technolo-

gies available.

Delegates will include coal mining companies,

industrial coal consumers, coal preparation oper-

ators, equipment OEMs, contract operators,

power plant fuel managers, infrastructure con-

tractors, transport and logistics operators, trans-

shipment and export terminals, conveyor contrac-

tors and operators, EPC companies, dust control

companies, specialist coal environmental con-

tractors, and stockpile experts.

n For information visit www.sumatra-miner.comor email [email protected] [email protected].

Coal calendar of events

Mining Indonesia 2013

September 4-7,

Jakarta, Indonesia.

www.pamerindo.com

Discover Mongolia

September 5-7,

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

www.discovermongoliaforum.com

XV International Congress for Mine

Surveying

September 16-20,

Aachen, Germany.

www.ism-germany-2013.de

Coal Club Indonesia

September 17.

www.coalclubindonesia.com

Mining Mongolia 2013

September 19-21,

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

www.miningandconstruction

mongolia.com

China International Steel & Raw

Materials Conference 2013

September 24-26,

Qingdao, China.

www.ironoreconference.com

XVII International Coal Preparation

Congress

October 1-6,

Istanbul, Turkey.

www.icpc2013.com/en/

2013 Coal Handling & Storage

October 22-24,

St Louis, Missouri, USA.

www.coalhandlingshow.com

China Coal & Mining Expo

October 22-25,

Beijing, China.

www.chinaminingcoal.com

Djakarta Mining Club

November 11,

Jakarta, Indonesia.

www.djakarta-miningclub.com

Sumatra Miner: Inaugural Coal Mining

& Technology of South Sumatra

November 19-21,

Palembang, South Sumatra.

www.Sumatra-miner.com

Coal Club Indonesia

December 4.

www.coalclubindonesia.com

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Events

Inaugural Sumatra

Miner conference

Two mining clubs launchedTWO new mining clubs for Indonesia - Coal

Club Indonesia and Djakarta Mining Club - were

launched at a gala dinner in Jakarta in April with

more than 130 people in attendance. The clubs

have been organized by Mining Media

International, publishers of The ASIA Miner and

Coal Age Indonesia, and are being coordinated by

the Mining Media team in Indonesia with support

from the Australian office.

The launch featured addresses from representa-

tives of principal foundation member Caterpillar

along with gold sponsors Reed Exhibitions and

Weir Minerals.

Coal Club Indonesia will meet regularly at var-

ious coal strongholds, including Kalimantan and

Sumatra. It represents a natural development for

Indonesia’s thriving coal industry and has been

developed to enable B2B and B2G connections to

be made, thus creating opportunities for

local/domestic and international businesses in a

rapidly growing industry.

The next Coal Club Indonesia networking

event will be on September 17 with another

scheduled for December 4. 2014 events are

scheduled for February 18, April 21, June 12,

August 18, October 20 and December 3.

Djakarta Mining Club will meet regularly in

Jakarta and serves to foster bilateral business rela-

tionships while promoting sustainable mineral

production through educational outreach, promo-

tion of exploration and planned dialogue between

mining stakeholders. The next Djakarta Mining

Club event is scheduled for September 2 with

another event on November 11.

Both clubs have been well received since the

launch with interesting speakers and strong atten-

dance. Further information about memberships

and sponsorships is available by emailing Dimas

at [email protected] in Indonesia or

Lanita at [email protected] in Australia

or visit www.djakarta-miningclub.com or

www.coalclubindonesia.com.

SUMATRA MINER

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