PKN Coal Mines

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PKN Coal Mines is an operating coal mine in Bulungan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
PKN Coal Mines	Bulungan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia	2.9037, 116.9853 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2009	–

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
–	3.33	2021	Surface	Open Pit	218.75	50*	1164*

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
119.75	–	267.01	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PT Pesona Khatulistiwa Nusantara	Lanna Resources PCL [10.0%]	Indonesia

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	2	2	3	3	3	5	5

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

PKN Coal Mines is located in Bulungan, North Kalimantan, the province of South Asia, Indonesia. It is divided into two blocks: North Block and South Block. North Block consists of two mines: Kelubir Coal Mine and Ardimulyo Coal Mine, while the South Block is divided into two separate mines, namely Sekayan coal mine, and Mangkupadi Coal Mine. Currently, PKN operates two open-pit mines in Kelubir and Sekayan. Almost all PKN's low-rank coal product is destined for export markets, notably India and China, with the rest distributed in the domestic market. The coal is mainly used for power generation.

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