Mulia Coal Mine

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

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mulia Coal Mine	South Kalimantan, Indonesia	-3.877627, 115.110224 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1999	–

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
–	2.5	2022	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	615*

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
18	2017	697	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PT Arutmin Indonesia	PT Bumi Resources Tbk [70.0%]; Tata Power Co Ltd [30.0%]	Indonesia

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	0	2	3	2	2	8	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 Mulia coal mine is an opencast mine, operated by PT Arutmin Indonesia, a subsidiary of Bumi Resources, with a capacity of 3.9 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA), in South Kalimantan, Indonesia. As of 2020, PT Arutmin Indonesia, a subsidiary of Bumi Resources, operates the coal mine.

In November 2001 Bumi Resources acquired 80% of PT Arutmin Indonesia (Arutmin) from BHP Minerals Exploration Inc. At the time of acquisition, Arutmin was the fourth largest coal producer in Indonesia. In April 2004, Bumi Resources brought its shareholding in Arutmin up to 99.99% and the following year undertook a minor divestment of its shareholding in KPC. In 2007 Bumi Resources sold a 30% share of the company to Tata Power of India.

The mine, which is owned by Arutmin, a subsidiary of Bumi Resources, consists of Mulia; west and north Asam-asam, Block C, and the Jumbang coal deposits. On its website the company states that "the extremely low ash and sulphur contents of this sub-bituminous coal make it clean-burning". It also states that the Mulia mine "production advantages are the low strip ratio, thick coal seams, and access to existing transport and barge facilities at Satui mine. Mulia coal is crushed but requires no washing."

• Sponsor: PT Arutmin Indonesia
• Parent company:Bumi Resources
• Location: South Kalimanta, Indonesia.
• Coordinates: -3.877627, 115.110224 (approximate)
• Status: operating
• Capacity: 3.9 MTPA
• Reserves: 18 MT
• In service: 1999
• Permits:
• Coal type:subbituminous
• Mining method: opencast

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