Wara Coal Mine
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Wara Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Tabalong, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Wara Coal Mine | Tabalong, South Kalimantan, Indonesia[1] | -2.204484, 115.527798 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating[2] | – | 2010[3] | 2032 (planned)[4] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 7[2] | 2024[2] | Surface[2] | Open Pit[2] | – | 50* | 1226.861097* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243.8[2] | 2024[2] | 1383.5[2] | Barito | Subbituminous[1] | Thermal[2] | Terminal (Export)[5] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| PT Adaro Indonesia [100.0%][6] | Adaro Energy Indonesia [88.5%] | Indonesia |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 5[7] | 6.7[8] | 5[9] | 6.4[10] | 6[11] | 4.4[6] | 5.7[10] | 7[2] | – |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker August 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
The Wara coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by Adaro Indonesia, a subsidiary of Adaro Group, with a capacity of 6.7 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) in South Kalimantan, Indonesia.[12]
The mine is adjacent to the Paringin coal mine and Tutupan coal mine, effectively operating as a single mine complex, producing 50 million tonnes per annum. Adaro Indonesia (AI), a subsidiary of Adaro Group operates the Wara mine.
As of 2022, AI was 88.5%-owned by the Adaro Energy group (later restructured as PT Alamtri Resources Indonesia Tbk); AI's mining license, a Special Mining Business License as a Continuation of Contract/Agreement Operations (IUPK-KOP), is valid until October 1, 2032.[13][14]
Coal produced at Wara, like AI's other pits, is a subbituminous thermal coal marketed under the trademark "Envirocoal," with a medium calorific value and ultra-low ash, sulphur, and nitrogen oxide content.[13] In 2022, Wara produced 4.3 million tonnes of coal, one of three contributing pits alongside Tutupan (39.8 million tonnes) and Paringin (4.9 million tonnes, mined out that November), against AI's total production of 49.1 million tonnes that year.[14] By 2024, Wara's production had grown to 7.0 million tonnes, contributing to AI's total output of 50.8 million tonnes (the remainder, 43.8 million tonnes, from Tutupan).[13]
As of December 31, 2022, Wara's two blocks (Wara I and Wara II) held combined coal resources of approximately 2,541.6 million tonnes (Wara I: 1,917.7 million tonnes; Wara II: 623.9 million tonnes) under JORC Code 2012 reporting; Wara I held estimated reserves of 264.9 million tonnes (13.8 million tonnes proved, 251.1 million tonnes probable), while no reserves had yet been estimated for Wara II that year.[14] By a June 2024 JORC estimate prepared by PT Quantus Consultants Indonesia, Wara I's resources were reported at approximately 1,060.6 million tonnes and Wara II's at approximately 326.5 million tonnes.[15] Mined coal from AI's pits is hauled via an 80-kilometer dedicated road to the Kelanis terminal on the Barito River, from where it is barged downriver for transshipment, including via the Pulau Laut coal terminal.[16]
- Operator:Adaro Indonesia[12]
- Owner: Adaro Group (88.5%), Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) (11.5%)[12]
- Location: South Kalimantan, Indonesia[12]
- Coordinates: -2.204484, 115.527798 (exact)
- Status: operating
- Capacity: 6.7 MTPA[12]
- Reserves: 89.2 MT
- In service: 2010
- Permits:
- Coal type:
- Mining method: opencast
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://adaroindonesia.com/pages/view/Adaro_Mining.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 (PDF) https://adaroindonesia.com/app/webroot/upload/files/Laporan%20Tahunan/AADI%20Annual%20Report%202024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.petromindo.com/products/detail?id=473.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/eiti.indonesia/viz/WIUPMinerbaJan2025/DashboardWIUPMinerbaJan25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Baruya/publication/324413934_Prospects_for_coal_and_clean_coal_technologies_in_Indonesia/links/5acccc764585154f3f3f1079/Prospects-for-coal-and-clean-coal-technologies-in-Indonesia.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125043215/https://www.adaro.com/files/news/berkas_eng/2198/AR%20BOOK%20ADARO%20ENERGY%202022%20Final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-01-25.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.adaro.com/files/news/berkas_eng/1376/ADRO%2020180402%20-%20Laporan%20Tahunan%202017%20-%20Blurred.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.adaro.com/files/news/berkas_eng/1648/ADRO%2020190408%20-%20Laporan%20Tahunan%202018%20-%20web.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.adaro.com/files/news/berkas_eng/1915/ADRO%2020200428%20Laporan%20Tahunan%20ADRO%202019.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 (PDF). 2023-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20240609003038/https://www.adaro.com/files/news/berkas_eng/2250/AR%2520ADARO_23%2520FINAL.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-06-09.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.adaro.com/files/news/berkas_eng/2117/ADRO%2020220405%20Laporan%20Tahunan%20AEI%2021.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Adaro, Mining, accessed April 10, 2020
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Laporan Tahunan 2024 / Annual Report 2024" (PDF). PT Adaro Andalan Indonesia Tbk. 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Laporan Tahunan 2022 (Annual Report 2022)" (PDF). PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk. 2023. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Adaro Mining". PT Adaro Andalan Indonesia Tbk. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Baruya, Paul (2009-06). "Prospects for coal and clean coal technologies in Indonesia" (PDF). IEA Clean Coal Centre. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
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