Bharinto Ekatama Coal Mine

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Bharinto Ekatama Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Barito Utara/Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Bharinto Ekatama Coal Mine	Barito Utara/Kutai Barat, East Kalimantan, Indonesia	-0.581028, 115.706 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2012	–

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
–	7.1	2023	Surface	Open Pit	173.11	50.0*	1750*

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
129.0	2023	413.0	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PT Bharinto Ekatama [100%]	PT Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk [100.0%]	Thailand

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	2.27	2.6	3	3	4.8	5.73	7.1

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

Background

Bharinto Ekatama mine is operated by PT Bharinto Ekatama, and owned by Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk in Barito Utara/Kutai Barat, on the border of East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The mine is operated by PT Bharinto Ekatama.

• Sponsor: PT Bharinto Ekatama
• Parent company: Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk
• Location: Barito Utara/Kutai Barat, on the border of East Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
• GPS coordinates:-0.581028, 115.706000
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 3 million tonnes
• Total Resource:
• Mineable Reserves: 152 million tonnes
• Coal Type: Thermal (Subbituminous)
• Mine Size:
• Mine Type: Surface, Opencast
• Start Year: 2012
• Source of Financing:
• Permits and Applications:

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