PTBA Coal Mines

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PTBA Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Muara Enim, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
PTBA Coal Mines	Muara Enim, South Sumatra, Indonesia	-3.739981, 103.768323 (exact)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1981	–

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
–	37.14	2022	Underground & Surface	Mixed	939.77	60*	3149*

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
3018	2022	5851	South Sumatra	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	Bangko Tengah (SS-8) power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PT Bukit Asam Tbk	Indonesia Asahan Aluminium	Indonesia

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Bukit Asam (Persero) coal mines (PTBA) are a network of opencast and underground mines, operated by PT Bukit Asam (Persero), scattered throughout Indonesia, in the provinces of East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Riau, West Sumatra, and South Sumatra.

The operating mines include Tanjung Enim, Ombilin, Peranap, Palaran, Tabalong, and Lahat. PT Bukit Asam (Persero) operates the PTBA mines.

• Sponsor: PT Bukit Asam (Persero)
• Parent company:
• Location: South Sumatra, Indonesia
• Coordinates: -3.739981, 103.768323 (approximate)
• Status: operating
• Capacity: 19 MTPA
• Production: 30.04 million tonnes (2021); 24.21 million tonnes (2020); 27.26 million tonnes (2019).
• Reserves: 3,000 million tonnes
• In service:
• Permits:
• Coal type:
• Mining method: opencast, underground

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