Pasir Coal Mine

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Pasir Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Paser, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pasir Coal Mine	Paser, East Kalimantan, Indonesia	-1.890937, 115.871586 (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	–	1993	–

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
30	34.7	2022	Surface	Open Pit	475	100	4929*

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
531	2019	1550	Kutai	Subbituminous	Thermal	Paiton-1 power station

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
PT Kideco Jaya Agung	PT Indika Energy Tbk [91.0%]	Indonesia

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

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	32	34	34	33	35	34	30

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 Pasir coal mine is an opencast mine that is owned and operated by Kideco Jaya Agung, a subsidiary of Indika Energy, in Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is the third largest coal mine in Indonesia.

The coal is exported through Tanah Merah Coal terminal. Kideco Jaya agung operates the Pasir mine.

• Operator: Kideco Jaya agung
• Owner: Kideco Jaya agung
• Location: Paser Regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
• Coordinates: -1.890937, 115.871586 (exact)
• Status: operating
• Production: 34.55 million tonnes (2019); 32.9 million tonnes (2020); 35.17 million tonnes (2021)
• Reserves: 527 million tonnes
• In service: 1982
• Mine Size: 475 km2
• Mine Depth: 100m
• Permits:
• Coal type: Subbitumunous
• Mining method: Surface, opencast

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