PT. Batubara Bukit Kendi (PT. BBK) is one of the companies that supplies coal with an area of 881.70 hectares (448.37 Ha is Protected Forest Area and 433.33 Ha is Production Forest Area). PT. The BBK mentioned above is a company that uses the open pit mining method (strip mining). This mining operation begins with land clearing activities, stripping top soil and overburden. Mining is carried ou…
Self-burning or spontaneous combustion is the process of burning coal by itself, which begins with self-heating or self-heating that comes from the oxidation of a chemical reaction from the coal itself. This study aims to determine whether water content affects the temperature of coal combustion and also see the behaviour of water content in coal on the resulting coal temperature. This series o…
PT Bukit Asam Tbk, as a coal mining company, plays a vital role in national energy supply. One crucial aspect of its operational activities is stockpile management, which serves as a coal storage area. Problems encountered at Pit 3 Banko include the inadequate implementation of the First In First Out (FIFO) system and the stockpile height exceeding the standard. This study aims to analyze the a…
PT Semen Baturaja Tbk is engaged in mining limestone, which is the main raw material for cement production. The limestone that has been mined is then reduced in size by a crusher and then transferred to storage by a belt conveyor before processing the product in the form of cement. Limestone Crusher Factory II is a hammer crusher type. In November 2023, Limestone Crusher Factory II targets prod…
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PT Pama Persada Nusantara is one of the contractor companies at PT Bukit Asam Tbk. who is responsible for managing the MTBU Site which is located in Lahat Regency, South Sumatra with an area of 2,886 Ha and uses conventional methods with a total of 22 fleets divided into 2 work shifts with an effective time of 21.6 hours. Shift changes are carried out at 3 location points (CS 1, CS 2, CS 3) wit…
PT Duta Bara Utama is a coal mining company with a mining permit covering an area of 1,967 hectares. PT Duta Bara Utama targets 7,150,000 bcm of overburden and 2,000,000 tons of coal in 2025. In 2024, PT Duta Bara Utama produced 1,900,000 tons of coal and increased its production by 2,000,000 tons in 2025. The company uses the open pit mining method with main equipment such as excavators and du…
Blasting activities at PT Semen Padang are carried out to fragment hard rock formations using a blast geometry that typically involves a burden of 3–4 meters, spacing of 3–5 meters, and blast hole depths of up to 11 meters. The explosive used is DABEX 73, a mixture of 70% ANFO and 30% emulsion, produced on-site and mixed using a Mobile Manufacturing Truck (MMT), ensuring both operational ef…
PT Duta Bara Utama merupakan salah satu perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang pertambangan batubara yang mengelola stockpile di area site penambangannya. Pada awal November, stok batubara yang tersisa di stockpile tercatat sebesar 316.887,14 ton. Jumlah stok yang relatif besar ini disebabkan oleh tercapainya target penjualan sebesar 1,1 juta ton, sesuai dengan Rencana Kerja dan Anggaran Biaya (RKA…
PT Putra Muba Coal is a coal mining company located in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra Province, with two active mining areas, namely the Abimanyu and Pandu pits. These two pits produce coal with different quality characteristics, such as calorific value, ash content, moisture, and sulfur content, which pose challenges in meeting spot market demand, particularly for shipments of 8,500 ton…
The selection of mechanical equipment in coal mining operations is heavily influenced by geotechnical conditions, particularly the soil bearing capacity. This capacity must be calculated and compared with the ground pressure exerted by the mechanical equipment. To avoid ground failure or subsidence, the ground pressure must be lower than the soil’s bearing capacity. Soil compaction was assess…
Indonesia is the world’s largest nickel producer with production of 1,6 million metric tons in 2022 (48,48% of global production) and reserves of 17,7 billion tons of ore or 177,8 million tons of metal. Most of the nickel laterite is found in the eastern is spread across Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, Papua, and West Papua. PT Mineral Alam Abadi (M…
Zat terbang merupakan senyawa selain air yang mudah menguap akibat dari dekomposisi batubara. Zat ini meliputi hidrogen, metana, hidrokarbon cair, nitrogen, sulfur. Zat terbang juga merupakan salah satu dari kegiatan swabakar. Terjadi akibat dari penimbunan yang lama sehingga terjadi swabakar. PT kurnia Alam Investama memiliki swabakar di stockpile akibat dari penimbunan yang lama yang mengakib…
Pamapersada adalah salah satu kontraktor terbesar di Indonesia yang mengelola banyak lahan pertambangan salah satunya di PT Bukit Asam tepatnya pada site MTBU yang memiliki luasan IUP sebesar 2.886 Ha dengan jumlah Cadangan sebesar 188.000.000 ton. Salah satu pit yang berada di site MTBU yaitu Town Site Base Camp (TSBC) memiliki 3 change shift untuk HD (CS Taman, CS Endikat, CS Firman [portable…
Jalan angkut tambang yang ideal sangat penting untuk meningkatkan kinerja alat angkut. Ketika geometri jalan tidak memenuhi standar, seperti grade yang terlalu tinggi dan lebar yang sempit, serta kondisi permukaan yang buruk, dapat terjadi peningkatan cycle time dan penurunan produktivitas. Di PT Manggala Usaha Manunggal, target produksi overburden pada bulan Februari adalah 234.400,35 bcm, nam…
PT Pamapersada Nusantara is one of the contractor companies that handles the work area at PT Bukit Asam Tbk. Blasting activities were carried out in the TSBC pit in the west enim section. The location of the blasting area which is close to the settlement of PT Bukit Asam Tbk employees makes ground vibration one of the impacts of blasting activities that need to be considered. PT Pamapersada Nus…
Mining operations at the site of PT. Bona Sarana Sukses site PT. Muara Alam Sejahtera are located in Merapi West, Lahat District, South Sumatera which has a total active pit area of 526 Ha. In January in PT. Bina Sarana Sukses there was a significant reduction in overburden production targets. In December, the overburden reduction of 2.186.120 BCM and 71.373 Tons for Coal with a December SR of …
PT. Long Daliq Primacoal, located in Merapi Timur Subdistrict, Lahat Regency, South Sumatra Province, is a subsidiary of the Andamas group which is engaged in providing coal delivery transportation services, coal stockpile as a place for stacking coal, contractors in the mining sector, and heavy equipment rental. PT. Long Daliq Primacoal officially joined as a contractor of PT. Banjarsari Pribu…
Coal mining activities at Pit 3 East Banko Barat PT. Bukit Asam, Tbk uses the surface mining system method. Coal mining with an open system is strongly influenced by weather factors, where weather can have an impact on mining operational activities. Based on field observations, Pit 3 East Banko Barat does not yet have a main sump, causing the mining front to be flooded. On this basis, a main su…
PT Priamanaya Energi is a company engaged in mining and selling coal commodities. At PT Priamanaya Energi, mining is planned to follow the mining sequence. However, the implementation of mining shows differences between the actual conditions in the field and the mining sequence. This study aims to evaluate the extent to which production is in accordance with the mining plan, identify locations …
Pond maintenance activities in the settling pond in the PT Kaltim Prima Coal open pit area are an important part of the mine water management system to prevent excessive sedimentation and disruption of mine operations. This study aims to analyze the productivity of heavy equipment used in the work, namely CAT 320 GC long arm backhoe excavator and HINO FM 260 JD dump truck, in Murung and Selanti…
This study aims to analyze the effect of haul road geometry on the productivity of hauling equipment in coal mining operations at PT Bhumi Sriwijaya Perdana Coal, Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatera. The evaluated parameters include road width, longitudinal grade, cross slope, superelevation, and curve radius, which were compared with the standards of Ministerial Decree of Energy and Mineral…
PT Putra Muba Coal is a coal mining company that utilizes a Barge Loading Conveyor (BLC) system for loading coal from the stockpile to the barge. In March 2025, the company set a production target of 108,500 tons/month or a daily target of 3,500 tons. However, actual production has not consistently met this target. This study aims to analyze BLC productivity, identify key obstacles hindering sm…
Penelitian ini dilakukan di PT Batu Hitam Jaya, sebuah tambang batubara terbuka di Kabupaten Batanghari, Jambi. Pada awal Februari 2025, terjadi kelongsoran pada bench di bawah jalan dengan lebar 16 meter, tinggi 5 meter, dan sudut kemiringan 38° yang juga difungsikan sebagai jalan menuju disposal. Kondisi ini menimbulkan gangguan operasional dan meningkatkan risiko keselamatan, sehingga diper…
Coal mining activities at the northern pit of PT Banyan Koalindo Lestari utilize an open-pit mining system (surface mining). This study analyses the requirement for quicklime (CaO) in neutralizing acid mine drainage (AMD) in the Sedimentation Pond N1 at the northern pit of PT Banyan Koalindo Lestari, Musi Rawas Utara, South Sumatra. Acid mine drainage, formed through the oxidation of sulphide m…
Bauxite is a consisting of heterogeneous minerals with the main composition of alumina oxide (Al2O3). Bauxite as the main raw material for alumina can be obtained or extracted through mining processes carried out by surface mining and underground mining, according to the availability of bauxite itself. The Geological Resources Center data in 2014 shows the number of bauxite resources in Indones…
PT. Bukit Asam is a state-owned enterprise (BUMN) engaged in the coal mining industry, headquartered in Tanjung Enim District, Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra Province. Based on the Realignment of the Long-Term Plan (RJPP), PT Bukit Asam in 2023 targets coal production of 38.9 million tons by optimizing all mines that are currently operating as well as those planned to operate in 2023. In 202…
Indonesia is a world coal producing country, with most of its deposits located in South Sumatra. PT Bukit Asam Tbk, Tanjung Enim Mining Unit (UPTE) is a coal mining company located in Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra Province, which applies the open pit mining method with the Shovel and Truck system. The activity of separating coal from impurities is very important to improve the quality of co…
PT Lahat Pulau Pinang Bara Jaya (LPPBJ) is a company engaged in the mining sector located in Lubuk Betung Village, Lahat Regency, South Sumatra Province. The area of the Mining Business Permit (IUP) owned by PT Lahat Pulau Pinang Bara Jaya is 850.6 Ha. PT Lahat Pulau Pinang Bara Jaya experienced a failure to achieve the target in 3 MRP Period I in 2024. The mining sequence planning in this pit …