BUPR Coal Mine

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BUPR Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in East Barito, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
BUPR Coal Mine	East Barito, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia	-1.724352, 115.191323 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Mothballed	–	–	–

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
1.5	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	40.0	50.0*	–

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
–	–	26.0	Barito	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Bara Utama Persada Raya [100%]	Zhongzheng International Co Ltd [100.0%]	Hong Kong

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

Background

The Bara Utama Persada Raya (BUPR) coal mine is an open-pit mine, operated by PT Bara Utama Persada Raya, a subsidary of eForce Holdings, with a capacity of 1.8 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in Raren Batuah, Barito Timur, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. PT Bara Utama Persada Raya, a subsidary of eForce Holdings has proposed the mine operation. The mine is presumed operational.

• Sponsor: PT Bara Utama Persada Raya
• Parent company: eForce Holdings
• Location: Raren Batuah, Barito Timur, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
• Coordinates: -1.724352, 115.191323 (approximate).
• Status: proposed
• Capacity: 1.8 MTPA
• Reserves: 26.3 MT
• In service: TBD
• Permits:
• Coal type: subbitumous
• Mining method: openpit

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