Bara Tabang Coal Mine

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Bara Tabang Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Gunung Sari, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bara Tabang Coal Mine Gunung Sari, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia[1] 0.550906, 116.126335 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status Status Detail Opening Year Closing Year
Operating[1] – 2011[2] 2028 (planned)[2]

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa) Production (Mtpa) Year of Production Mine Type Mining Method Mine Size (km2) Mine Depth (m) Workforce Size
– 50.5[1] 2024[1] Surface[3] Open Pit[3] 30[4] 50* 3733.077344*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt) Year of Total Reserves Recorded Total Resources (Mt) Coalfield Coal Type Coal Grade Primary Consumer/ Destination
256[5] 2012[5] 292[5] Kutai Subbituminous[1] Thermal Terminal (Export)

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner Parent Company Headquarters
PT Bara Tabang [100.0%][6][7] Bayan Resources Indonesia

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.

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Background

The Tabang Project Coal Mines are an opencast mine complex, operated by PT Bara Tabang, a subsidiary of Bayan Reources in Tabang, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[8] Fajar Tabang Brian(FTB),North Pakar and South Pakar are collectively called the Tabang Project.[9] As of 2020, PT Bara Tabang, a subsidiary of Bayan Reources, operates the coal mines. The operations are also separately known as Fajar Sakti Prima and Brian Anjat Sentosa.

  • Sponsor: PT Bara Tabang[8]
  • Parent company:Bayan Reources[8]
  • Location: Gunung Sari, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[8]
  • Coordinates: 0.550906, 116.126335 (approximate)
  • Status: operating
  • Capacity: 22.7 MTPA[8]
  • Production: 19.506 million tonnes (2020)[10] 30.9 million tonnes (2021)[11] 50.5 million tonnes (2024)[12]
  • Reserves: 256 MT[13]
  • In service: 2003[8]
  • Permits:
  • Coal type:subbituminous
  • Mining method: opencast

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF). 2024-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20260223235812/https://www.bayan.com.sg/cfind/source/files/annual-report/ar-byan-2024-final-ojk.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-02-23. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/eiti.indonesia/viz/WIUPMinerbaJan2025/DashboardWIUPMinerbaJan25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.bayan.com.sg/bayan-coal-overview. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://www.petromindo.com/products/detail?id=512. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (PDF) https://www.bayan.com.sg/cfind/source/files/ar-2022-byan-final.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125050404/https://www.bayan.com.sg/cfind/source/files/investor/investor-update/bayan%20group%20corporate%20profile%20_june%202021.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.bayan.com.sg/reserve-resources. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Indonesian Coal Book 2020/2021
  9. ↑ Bayan Resources Annual Report 2022
  10. ↑ LAPORAN KINERJA TAHUN 2020, ENERGI DAN SUMBERDAYA MINERAL, 2020
  11. ↑ Indonesia: Five Largest Coal Mines in 2021, Global Data, accessed December 2022
  12. ↑ "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). PT Bayan Resources Tbk. Retrieved 2026-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ↑ "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). PT Bayan Resources Tbk. Retrieved 2026-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)