KPC Operation Coal Mine

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KPC Operation Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in East Kutai, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
KPC Operation Coal Mine East Kutai, East Kalimantan, Indonesia 0.823979, 117.599032 (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[1] 1991[1]

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
70[2] 50[3] 2022[3] Surface Open Pit 909[1] 60* 20000[2]

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
792.7[3] 2022[3] 4451[3] Kutai Bituminous Thermal & Met Tanjung Bara Coal Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
PT Kaltim Prima Coal[1] PT Bumi Resources Tbk [51.0%]; Tata Power Co Ltd [30.0%]; Mountain Netherlands Investments BV [19.0%] Indonesia

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

ROM or Saleable 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
ROM 57[4] 56[4] 61[4] 59[4] 56[4] 50[3] 53[3]

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 KPC Operation is a coal complex consisting of adjoining mines--the Bengalon coal mine and Sangatta coal mine--operated by Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), a majority owned subsidiary of Bumi Resources, in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.[5]

The Bengalon coal mine and Sangatta coal mine.[6] In 2007, a 30% stake in KPC was sold to the Indian company, Tata Power.

  • Sponsor: Kaltim Prima Coal
  • Parent company: Bumi Resources
  • Location: East Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • Coordinates: 0.823979, 117.599032 (exact)
  • Status: operating
  • Capacity: 60.93 million tonnes (2019)[6]; 59.7 million tonnes (2020)[7] 56.4 million tonnes (2021)[8]
  • Reserves: The estimates have increased over the years: 165 MT (2005)[9]215 MT proven and probable (2018);[10] and 236 MT (2020)[6]
  • In service:
  • Permits:
  • Coal type:
  • Mining method: opencast

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240718172837/https://www.kpc.co.id/operations/. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.liputan6.com/hot/read/5169046/pt-kaltim-prima-coal-perusahaan-tambang-batu-bara-terbesar-di-dunia?page=2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 https://www.bumiresources.com/en/investor-relations/annual-report. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 https://www.bumiresources.com/en. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Kaltim Prima Coal, "Operations", Kaltim Prima Coal website, accessed June 2010.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Indonesian Coal Book 2020/2021
  7. LAPORAN KINERJA TAHUN 2020, ENERGI DAN SUMBERDAYA MINERAL, 2020
  8. Explosives firm assists with disposal of used oil, Mining Weekly, October 28, 2022
  9. KPC Data
  10. Bengalon Mine, Mining Data Online, accessed 2021.