Cahaya Alam Coal Mine

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Cahaya Alam Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Kembang Janggut district, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cahaya Alam Coal Mine	Kembang Janggut district, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, Indonesia	0.2836612, 116.0969144 (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
Proposed	Construction	–	–

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
–	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	31.93	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
147.0	2022	187.0	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PT Cahaya Alam [100%]	–	–

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

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