KEL Coal Mine

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KEL Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
KEL Coal Mine	Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia	-2.597793, 115.971605 (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	–	2001	–

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
–	1.78	2021	Surface	Open Pit	62.61	50*	379*

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
48.88	–	66.87	Timburu	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Kalimantan Energi Lestari	Mercuria Energy Group Holding SA [100.0%]	Switzerland

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	1	1	1	0	–	–	–

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

Background

The Kalimantan Energi Lestari (KEL) coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by PT Kalimantan Energi Lestari, a subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group in Timburu, Sungai, Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. PT Kalimantan Energi Lestari, a subsidiary of Mercuria Energy Group operates the coal mine.

• Sponsor: PT Kalimantan Energi Lestari
• Parent company: Mercuria Energy Group
• Location: Timburu, Sungai, Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.
• Coordinates: -2.597793, 115.971605 (exact)
• Status: operating
• Production: 1.35 million tonnes per annum (2019); 0.383 million tonnes (2020)
• Total Reserves: 48.88 million tonnes (25.2 mt proven, 23.68 mt probable)
• In service: 2001
• Permits:
• Coal type:
• Mining method: Surface, Opencast

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