WBM Coal Mine

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WBM Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
WBM Coal Mine	Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, Indonesia	-3.737844, 115.297344 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2007	–

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
–	1.97	2023	Surface	Open Pit	78.11	50.0*	366*

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
11.0	2021	90.0	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PT Wahana Baratama Mining [100%]	PT Bayan Resources Tbk [100.0%]	Indonesia

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.4	1.3	1.3	1.97

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

Background

WMB coal mine is operated by Wahana Baratama Mining, a subsidiary of Bayan Resources, in Satui, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Wahana Baratama Mining, a subsidiary of Bayan Resources, operates the mine. Coal from the mine is transported to the Wahana Jetty for export.

• Sponsor: Wahana Baratama Mining
• Parent company: Bayan Resources
• Location: Satui, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
• Coordinates: -3.737844, 115.297344 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 1.53 million tonnes (2019); 1.349 million tonnes (2020)
• Reserves: 13.8 MT
• In service: 2007
• Permits:
• Coal type: Subbituminous Thermal
• Mining method: Surface, Opencast

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