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“ANTM is also always committed to complying with applicable laws and regulations related to taxes and non-tax revenues. Going forward, the company is also committed to always increasing its contribution to the country," said Syarif in an information disclosure on the Indonesia Stock Exchange website, Monday (11/7).

As an illustration, this state-owned issuer posted a net profit of Rp 1.86 trillion in 2021. Realization of this net profit jumped 61.96% compared to net profit in 2020 which was only Rp 1.15 trillion.

The increase in ANTM's net profit was in line with the increase in revenue. Where, throughout last year, ANTM posted revenue of Rp 38.44 trillion, up 40.45% from the realization of revenue in 2020 which was only Rp 27.37 trillion.

Antam (ANTM) Berkontribusi Sebesar Rp 2,05 Triliun ke Kas

Negara Sepanjang 2021

Reporter: Akhmad Suryahadi | Editor:

Noverius Laoli

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T ANEKA Tambang Tbk (ANTM) men- catatkan kenaikan pemberian kontribusi kepada negara sepanjang tahun lalu.

Pada tahun 2021, anggota BUMN Holding Industri Pertambangan ini memberikan kontribusi kepada negara sebesar Rp 2,05 triliun, lebih tinggi sebesar 170% dibanding periode 2020 yang hanya sebesar Rp 758,81 miliar.

Sekretaris Perusahaan ANTM, Syarif Faisal Alkadrie mengatakan, sebagai salah satu sumber pendapatan Negara, ANTM senantiasa patuh dalam melakukan pembayaran pajak, Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak (PNBP) dan dividen.

“ANTM juga senantiasa berkomitmen untuk mematuhi peraturan dan perundang- undangan yang berlaku terkait pajak maupun PNBP. Ke depannya, Perusahaan juga berkomitmen untuk selalu mening-katkan Kontribusi Kepada Negara,” terang Syarif dalam keterbukaan informasi di laman Bursa Efek Indonesia, Senin (11/7).

Sebagai gambaran, emiten pelat merah ini membukukan laba bersih sebesar Rp 1,86 triliun pada 2021. Realisasi laba bersih ini melonjak 61,96% dibandingkan dengan laba bersih di 2020 yang hanya Rp 1,15 triliun.

Kenaikan laba bersih ANTM ini sejalan dengan kenaikan pendapatan. Di mana, sepanjang tahun lalu, ANTM membukukan pendapatan sebesar Rp 38,44 triliun, naik 40,45% dari realisasi pendapatan di 2020 yang hanya Rp 27,37 triliun.

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Looking for Gold, this Issuer Owned by Sandiaga Cs Spends

Rp300 B

Teti Purwanti, CNBC Indonesia

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T MERDEKA Copper Gold Tbk (MDKA) continues exploration activities in three areas, namely Tujuh Bukit in East Java, Wetar Island in West Maluku, and Pani in Gorontalo. The company owned by Sandiaga Uno through PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk (SRTG) spent Rp 300.78 billion during the second quarter of 2022 for this exploration activity.

Based on information disclosure, Monday (11/7/2022), activities in the Tujuh Bukit area are focused on copper-gold and gold- silver resources. The focus of exploration in the Wetar Island area is for copper resources. Meanwhile in the Pani area, the focus is on the exploration of gold resources.

In detail, the total expenditure related to exploration activities in Tujuh Bukit was Rp 179.81 billion which consisted of tunnel maintenance, underground resource definition drilling, and related test work.

Meanwhile, the Wetar Project is Rp. 37.29 billion and the Pani Project is Rp. 57.78 billion.

To note, several shareholders of PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk (MDKA) sold some of their shares in the gold company located in East Java. This activity happened recently.

MDKA also announced two major corporate actions recently. The first is the approval of the shareholders regarding the plan to buy back the company's shares with a maximum of 0.5% worth Rp 600 billion.

Cari Emas, Emiten Milik Sandiaga Cs Ini Keluarkan

Rp300 M

Teti Purwanti, CNBC Indonesia

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T MERDEKA Copper Gold Tbk (MDKA) terus melanjutkan kegiatan eksplorasi di tiga daerah, yaitu Tujuh Bukit di Jawa Timur, Pulau Wetar di Maluku Barat, dan Pani di Gorontalo. Perusahaan yang dimiliki Sandiaga Uno melalui PT Saratoga Investama Sedaya Tbk (SRTG) ini mengeluarkan Rp 300,78 miliar sepanjang kuartal II-2022 untuk aktivitas eksplorasi tersebut.

Berdasarkan keterbukaan informasi, Senin (11/7/2022), kegiatan di daerah Tujuh Bukit difokuskan pada sumber daya tembaga-emas dan emas-perak. Fokus eksplorasi di daerah Pulau Wetar ditujukan untuk sumber daya tembaga. Sedang di daerah Pani difokuskan pada eksplorasi sumber daya emas.

Secara rinci, total pengeluaran terkait kegiatan eksplorasi di Tujuh Bukit sebesar Rp 179,81 miliar yang terdiri dari peme-liharaan terowongan, pengeboran definisi sumber daya bawah tanah, dan pekerjaan tes terkait.

Sementara untuk Proyek Wetar sebesar Rp 37,29 miliar dan untuk Proyek Pani sebesar Rp 57,78 miliar.

Untuk diketahui, beberapa pemegang saham PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk (MDKA) men- jual sebagian kepemilikan saham perusahaan emas yang berlokasi di Jawa Timur tersebut. Aktivitas itu terjadi belum lama ini.

MDKA juga sempat mengumumkan dua aksi korporasi besar tidak lama ini. Pertama adalah persetujuan dari pemegang saham terkait rencana pembelian kembali (buy- back) saham perusahaan maksimal 0,5%

senilai Rp 600 miliar.

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The second is the shareholder's approval to do Capital Increase Without Pre-emptive Rights (PMTHMETD) or private placement by issuing a maximum of 2.29 billion shares or a maximum of 10%. (RCI/dhf)

Kedua adalah persetujuan pemegang saham untuk melakukan Penambahan Modal Tanpa Hak Memesan Efek Terlebih Dahulu (PMTHMETD) atau private placement dengan mengeluarkan maksimal 2,29 miliar lembar saham atau maksimal 10%.(RCI/dhf)

PT AMNT Expected to Be Able to Help NTB Development

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T. AMMAN Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT) which has a mining permit in the Province of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is expected to be able to contribute clearly to development in NTB. Not only that, PT.

AMNT is also encouraged to downstream mining products.

This was raised in the meeting of Commission VII DPR RI with the directors of PT. AMNT in West Sumbawa, NTB, Monday (11/7/2022). In his remarks, Deputy Chairman of Commission VII DPR Dony Maryadi Oekon who led the Commission VII delegation to NTB, said, in Law No. 3/2020, Article 102, paragraph (1), letter a, it was emphasized that IUP or IUPK holders are required to increase added value. minerals in mining business activities through processing and refining for metal mineral mining commodities.

"Since fully operating in March 2000 until now, the existence of PT AMNT is expected to make a real contribution to the development and development of human resources in the Province of NTB. In addition, the existence of PT AMNT is encouraged to be able to provide added value from mining products by down- streaming," Dony said.

PT AMNT Diharapkan Mampu Bantu Pembangunan NTB

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T. AMMAN Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT) yang memiliki izin pertambangan di Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) diharapkan mampu berkontribusi jelas atas pembangunan di NTB. Tidak hanya itu, PT.

AMNT juga didorong melakukan hilirisasi produk hasil pertambangan.

Demikian mengemuka dalam pertemuan Komisi VII DPR RI dengan direksi PT. AMNT di Sumbawa Barat, NTB, Senin (11/7/2022). Dalam sambutannya, Wakil Ketua Komisi VII DPR Dony Maryadi Oekon yang memimpin delegasi Komisi VII ke NTB, mengatakan, dalam UU No.3/2020, Pasal 102, ayat (1), huruf a, ditegaskan, pemegang IUP atau IUPK wajib meningkatkan nilai tambah mineral dalam kegiatan usaha pertambangan melalui pengolahan dan pemurnian untuk komoditas tambang mineral logam.

"Sejak beroperasi penuh pada Maret 2000 hingga saat ini, keberadaan PT AMNT diharapkan memberi kontribusi yang nyata bagi pembangunan dan pengem- bangan SDM yang ada di Provinsi NTB.

Selain itu, keberadaan PT AMNT didorong mampu memberi nilai tambah dari produk hasil pertambangan dengan melakukan hilirisasi," kata Dony.

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The visit of Commission VII DPR to NTB this time to take a close look at the mining activities carried out by PT. AMNT as well as its contribution to NTB.

As is known, PT. AMNT was formerly known as PT. Newmont Nusa Tenggara which has a 1986 contract of work permit.

On August 15, 2016 it changed its name to PT. AMNT and has obtained a Special Mining Business Permit (IUPK). As one of the largest mining companies in Indonesia, PT. AMNT is required to carry out the provisions of the applicable laws and regulations, including implementing the principles of Good Mining Practice in its operations.

"Therefore, through the Working Visit of the Indonesian House of Representatives Commission VII today, we would like to obtain information and explanations regarding the general description of PT.

AMNT's mining activities which include the production capacity of gold minerals, including copper and silver, as well as sales volume, both domestic and export," said Dony, who is also a PDI-P politician in his speech. (mh/aha)

Kunjungan Komisi VII DPR ke NTB kali ini untuk melihat dari dekat kegiatan pertambangan yang dilakukan PT. AMNT sekaligus kontribusinya bagi NTB.

Seperti diketahui, PT. AMNT dahulu bernama PT. Newmont Nusa Tenggara yang memiliki izin kontrak karya tahun 1986.

Pada 15 Agustus 2016 berubah nama menjadi PT. AMNT dan telah meng-antongi Izin Usaha Pertambangan Khusus (IUPK).

Sebagai salah satu perusahaan pertambangan terbesar di Indonesia, PT.

AMNT wajib melaksanakan ketentuan perundang-undangan yang berlaku, termasuk mengimplementasikan kaidah Good Mining Practice dalam kegiatan operasinya.

"Untuk itu, melalui kegiatan Kunjungan Kerja Komisi VII DPR RI pada hari ini, kami ingin memperoleh informasi dan pen- jelasan mengenai gambaran umum kegiatan penambangan PT. AMNT yang meliputi kapasitas produksi mineral emas, termasuk tembaga dan perak, juga volume penjualan, baik domestik maupun ekspor,"

tutur Dony yang juga politisi PDI Perjuangan dalam sambutannya. (mh/aha)

Eid al-Adha 1443 H, MIND ID Distributes More than 800

Sacrificial Animals

Gilar Ramdhani

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N the moment of Eid al-Adha 1443 Hijriah, MIND ID as a SOE Holding Mining Industry with members, including PT Aneka Tambang Tbk, PT Bukit Asam Tbk, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Inalum (Persero) and PT Timah Tbk, has distributed a total of 819 sacrificial animals, with details, 557 cows and 262 goats.

Idul Adha 1443 H, MIND ID Salurkan Lebih dari 800 Hewan

Kurban

Gilar Ramdhani

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ALAM momen Hari Raya Idul Adha 1443 Hijriah, MIND ID sebagai BUMN Holding Industri Pertambangan dengan anggota, diantaranya PT Aneka Tambang Tbk, PT Bukit Asam Tbk, PT Freeport Indonesia, PT Inalum (Persero) dan PT Timah Tbk, telah menyalurkan total 819 hewan kurban dengan rincian, sapi 557 ekor dan kambing 262 ekor.

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The distribution of sacrificial animals is a routine activity carried out by the MIND ID Group every year, as a form of the Company's concern for a better social life and to help move the regional economy.

Considering that the COVID-19 condition that has hit more than the last 2 years has become one of the challenges that must be faced together, not a few people are seriously affected and have to fight more to face this situation.

Niko Chandra as the Head of Institutional Relations Division of MIND ID said that the distribution of sacrificial animals is a form of gratitude for the company's achieve-ments.

"At this Eid al-Adha moment, the MIND ID Group distributes Sacrificial Animals as a form of our gratitude for what the company has achieved so far, as well as appreciation to the community who support and grow with the entire MIND ID Group. Hopefully, this can make the community around the MIND ID Group operations more resilient and for a better life," said Niko in his statement, Sunday (10/7).

Map of the Distribution of Sacrificial Animals

The distribution of 819 sacrificial animals was distributed around the operational areas of each company.

 MIND ID as a holding company distributes 23 cows and 20 goats in Jakarta, West Java, and East Java.

 ANTAM distributed a total of 240 sacrificial animals, 62 cows and 178 goats which were distributed in ANTAM's operational areas such as in Kolaka and Konawe Utara, Southeast Sulawesi; East Halmahera and Ternate, North Maluku;

Tayan and Mempawah, West Kalimantan;

Bogor, West Java; DKI Jakarta as well as in several ANTAM exploration areas.

Penyaluran hewan kurban merupakan kegiatan rutin yang dilakukan oleh Grup

MIND ID setiap tahunnya, sebagai bentuk kepedulian Perusahaan untuk kehidupan sosial yang lebih baik dan turut meng- gerakan perekonomian daerah.

Mengingat kondisi COVID-19 yang sudah melanda lebih dari 2 tahun terakhir menjadi salah satu tantangan yang harus dihadapi bersama, tidak sedikit masyarakat yang terdampak serius dan harus berjuang lebih menghadapi situasi ini.

Niko Chandra selaku Kepala Divisi Institutional Relations MIND ID mengatakan penyaluran hewan kurban sebagai salah satu bentuk rasa syukur atas percapaian perusahaan.

"Pada momen Idul Adha kali ini, Grup MIND ID menyalurkan Hewan Kurban sebagai salah satu bentuk rasa syukur kami atas apa yang telah dicapai perusahaan selama ini, serta apresiasi kepada masyarakat yang turut mendukung dan tumbuh bersama seluruh Grup MIND ID.

Harapannya, ini dapat men-jadikan masyarakat sekitar operasional Grup MIND ID menjadi lebih tangguh dan untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik," kata Niko dalam keterangannya, Minggu (10/7).

Peta Penyaluran Hewan Kurban

Adapun sebaran 819 hewan qurban ini disalurkan di sekitar area operasi masing – masing Perusahaan.

 MIND ID sebagai holding menyalurkan 23 sapi dan 20 kambing di wilayah Jakarta, Jawa Barat, dan Jawa Timur.

 ANTAM menyalurkan total 240 hewan qurban, 62 Sapi dan 178 kambing yang didistribusikan di wilayah operasi ANTAM seperti di Kolaka dan Konawe Utara, Sulawesi Tenggara; Halmahera Timur dan Ternate, Maluku Utara; Tayan dan Mempawah, Kalimantan Barat;

Bogor, Jawa Barat; DKI Jakarta serta di beberapa wilayah eksplorasi ANTAM.

 Bukit Asam distributed 196 cows and 62 goats for the areas of Tanjung Enim,

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Muara Enim and Palembang, South Sumatra; Ombilin, West Sumatra;

Tarahan, Lampung and Jakarta.

 Inalum Operating distributed 37 cows and 2 goats to the Batu Bara and Toba Samosir Regencies around the aluminum smelting plant and hydro- power plant.

 TIMAH distributed a total of 239 cows distributed in three provinces, namely Bangka Belitung, Riau Islands and DKI Jakarta.

MIND ID is committed to continuing to contribute positively to society, both in business and social responsibility programs to the community.

"MIND ID Group is always committed to implementing community social strengthening programs to support improving welfare in all areas of the company's operations, so that this real contribution can be felt directly and sustainably," concluded Niko.

 Bukit Asam menyalurkan 196 sapi dan 62 kambing untuk wilayah Tanjung Enim, Muara Enim dan Palembang, Sumatera Selatan; Ombilin, Sumatera Barat; Tarahan, Lampung dan Jakarta.

 Inalum Operating menyalurkan sebanyak 37 sapi dan 2 kambing ke wilayah Kabupaten Batu Bara dan Toba Samosir di sekitar pabrik peleburan aluminium dan PLTA.

 TIMAH menyalurkan total 239 ekor sapi yang didistribusikan di tiga provinsi yaitu Bangka Belitung, Kepulauan Riau dan DKI Jakarta.

MIND ID berkomitmen untuk terus berkontribusi positif bagi masyarakat, baik secara bisnis maupun program tanggung jawab sosial kepada masyarakat.

“Grup MIND ID senantiasa berkomitmen melaksanakan program-program peng- kuatan sosial kemasyarakatan untuk mendukung peningkatan kesejahteraan di seluruh area operasi perusahaan, sehingga kontribusi nyata ini dapat dirasakan secara langsung dan berkelanjutan,” tutup Niko.

Urgent Need for Economic Transformation in Coal-

Producing Areas

Yurika

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EMAND for coal as an energy source in the long term is predicted to experience a significant decline. This trend is influenced by the strengthening of climate commitments from countries that import coal to switch to renewable energy.

Perlu Segera Transformasi Ekonomi di Daerah Penghasil

Batubara

Yurika

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ERMINTAAN terhadap batubara sebagai sumber energi dalam jangka panjang di- prediksi akan mengalami penurunan signifikan. Tren ini dipengaruhi oleh menguatnya komitmen iklim dari negara- negara yang mengimpor batubara untuk beralih ke energi yang terbarukan.

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The Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) even in its study revealed that if the Indonesian government's emission reduction commitments are in line with the Paris Agreement for emission-free 2050, then in 2045, coal will no longer be used in the energy system in Indonesia. This requires the government to be serious in preparing for economic and job transformation for regions whose income is dominated by the coal sector.

Fabby Tumiwa, Executive Director of IESR, said that updating higher emission targets in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of coal-using countries such as China, Japan, South Korea, United States (US), European Union, South Africa and other countries will have an impact on reducing even cessation of financing on fossil energy projects. Referring to the Paris Agreement, if countries in the world adopt a more aggressive coal elimination, then by 2030, coal production will decline by 20%, then to 60% in 2040, and 90% in 2050.

"This decline in production must be anticipated because it will have an impact on employment and also have an impact on income both nationally and especially in coal-producing areas," he said, Monday (11/7).

According to Fabby, this threat is quite serious considering that coal-producing areas do not have many choices for their economic alternatives, while carrying out a post-coal mining economic transformation has a fairly long time. He emphasized that now is the time to make adaptation adjustments and prepare the foundation for the post-coal mining and post-coal power plant economic transformation.

"Failure to carry out the economic transformation will not only lead to an increase in the unemployment rate but will also lead to a decrease in economic competitive-ness,"

said Fabby.

Institute for Essential Services Reform (IESR) bahkan dalam kajiannya mengungkapkan jika komitmen penurunan emisi pemerintah Indonesia sejalur dengan Perjanjian Paris untuk bebas emisi 2050, maka pada 2045, batubara tidak lagi digunakan dalam sistem energi di Indonesia. Hal ini menuntut keseriusan pemerintah untuk mempersiapkan transformasi ekonomi dan pekerjaan bagi daerah yang dominasi pendapatannya berasal dari sektor batubara.

Fabby Tumiwa, Direktur Eksekutif IESR, mengatakan pemutakhiran target emisi yang lebih tinggi dalam Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) negara pengguna batubara seperti Cina, Jepang, Korea Selatan, Amerika Serikat (AS), Uni Eropa, Afrika Selatan dan negara lainnya akan berdampak pada penurunan bahkan penghentian pem- biayaan pada proyek-proyek energi fosil.

Mengacu pada Perjanjian Paris, jika negara di dunia mengadopsi penghapusan batubara yang lebih agresif maka pada 2030, produksi batubara akan menurun 20 %, kemudian menjadi 60% pada tahun 2040, dan 90% pada tahun 2050.

“Penurunan produksi ini harus diantisipasi karena akan berdampak pada penyerapan tenaga kerja dan juga berdampak pada pendapatan baik nasional maupun khususnya daerah penghasil batubara,” katanya, Senin (11/7).

Menurut Fabby, ancaman ini cukup serius mengingat daerah-daerah penghasil batubara tidak punya banyak pilihan untuk alternatif ekonominya, sementara melakukan transfor- masi ekonomi post coal mining memiliki me- miliki waktu yang cukup panjang. Ia menekan- kan bahwa sekarang saatnya untuk melakukan penyesuaian adaptasi dan menyiapkan pondasi untuk transformasi ekonomi post coal mining dan post coal power plant.

“Kegagalan melakukan transformasi ekonomi itu akan tidak hanya menyebabkan mening- katnya angka pengangguran tetapi juga akan menyebabkan daya saing ekonomi yang menurun,” ujar Fabby.

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He added that the coal-producing areas needed to be supported by a national policy.

In fact, IESR recommends that this be one of the priority issues included in the preparation of the RPJMN 2024-2029.

Julius Christian, Author of the IESR Study entitled Redefining Future Jobs: Impli- cations of coal phase-out to the employment sector and economic transformation in Indonesia's coal regions urges the central government and coal-producing regions in Indonesia to immediately make various preparations to anticipate the reduction in income and employment from coal sector.

"This collaboration between the central government and local governments is important in preparing a long -term economic strategy to realize an economic structure that is more diverse and does not depend on coal," said Julius.

In 2020, there are around 250,000 workers who work directly in the mining sector.

These workers are generally under 50 years of age so they still have the opportunity to be equipped with various types of training to switch to other employment sectors. In addition, the government also needs to prepare allowances and social safety nets to anticipate the rapid decline in coal demand.

“Coal workers are one of the parties most affected by this coal decline. However, until now, the workers are still not aware of the risks they face and have not been widely involved in various discussions regarding the energy transition,” said Julius.

According to him Ronald Suryadi, Researcher at IESR, who is also the author of the Redefining Future Jobs study, revealed that economic transformation needs to be planned immediately for provinces in Indonesia whose regional Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) comes from the coal sector, such as...

Ia menambahkan daerah penghasil batubara tersebut perlu didukung dengan satu kebijak-an nasional. Bahkan, IESR merekomendasikan agar hal tersebut menjadi salah satu isu prioritas yang masuk dalam penyusunan RPJMN 2024- 2029.

Julius Christian, Penulis Kajian IESR berjudul Redefining Future Jobs: Implication of coal phase-out to the employment sector and economic transformation in Indonesia’s coal regions mendesak pemerintah pusat dan daerah penghasil batubara di Indonesia untuk segera melakukan berbagai persiapan untuk mengantisipasi pengurangan pendapatan dan penyerapan pekerja dari sektor batubara.

“Kolaborasi antara pemerintah pusat dan pemerintah daerah ini menjadi hal penting dalam mempersiapkan strategi ekonomi jangka panjang untuk mewujudkan struktur ekonomi yang lebih diverse (beraneka ragam) dan tidak bergantung pada batubara,” ujar Julius.

Pada 2020, terdapat sekitar 250 ribu pekerja yang bekerja langsung di sektor pertambangan.

Para pekerja ini pada umumnya berusia di bawah 50 tahun sehingga masih memiliki peluang untuk diperlengkapi dengan berbagai jenis pelatihan untuk beralih ke sektor pekerjaan yang lain. Selain itu, pemerintah juga perlu menyiapkan tunjangan dan jaringan pengaman sosial untuk mengantisipasi penurunan permintaan batubara yang cepat.

“Pekerja batubara merupakan salah satu pihak yang paling terdampak oleh penurunan batubara ini. Namun, hingga saat ini para pekerja masih belum menyadari risiko yang mereka hadapi dan belum banyak dilibatkan dalam berbagai pembahasan mengenai transisi energi,” kata Julius.

Menurutnya Ronald Suryadi, Peneliti di IESR, yang juga merupakan penulis dalam kajian Redefining Future Jobs ini, mengungkapkan bahwa transformasi ekonomi perlu segera di- rencanakan bagi provinsi-provinsi di Indonesia yang Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB) daerahnya berasal dari sektor batubara, seperti...

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such as East Kalimantan which producing 48% of the national coal supply, South Kalimantan (32%), South Sumatra (9%), North Kalimantan (3%), and Central Kalimantan (3%).

"Gradual economic transformation is not only needed to mitigate the resulting impacts, but also towards an economic structure that can keep up with future developments," said Ronald.

IESR encourages an inclusive planning and strategy formulation process by involving affected parties, especially workers and communities around the mine so that economic transformation can take place in a sustainable manner and in accordance with community needs. Among them, economic transformation in the coal area can be carried out by modernizing the agricultural sector.

In addition, the government also needs to strengthen existing main industries with a high multiplier effect, such as the food and chemical industries. Not only that, preparation for building a service-centered economy can be done by building infrastructure, restoring the environment, and increasing human resources. (RA)

seperti Kalimantan Timur yang mem- produksi 48 % pasokan batubara nasional, Kalimantan Selatan (32%), Sumatera Selatan (9%), Kalimantan Utara (3%), dan Kalimantan Tengah (3%).

“Transformasi ekonomi secara bertahap tak hanya diperlukan untuk memitigasi dampak yang dihasilkan, tetapi juga menuju struktur ekonomi yang dapat mengikuti perkembangan zaman ke depannya,” ujar Ronald.

IESR mendorong proses perencanaan dan penyusunan strategi yang inklusif dengan melibatkan pihak-pihak yang terdampak, terutama para pekerja dan masyarakat di sekitar tambang agar transformasi ekonomi dapat berjalan secara berkelanjutan dan sesuai dengan kebutuhan masyarakat.

Diantaranya, transformasi ekonomi di kawasan batubara dapat dilakukan dengan modernisasi di sektor pertanian.

Selain itu, pemerintah perlu pula memperkuat industri-industri utama yang sudah ada dengan multiplier effect (efek berganda) yang tinggi, seperti industri makanan dan kimia.

Tidak hanya itu, persiapan untuk membangun ekonomi yang berpusat pada pelayanan dan jasa dapat dilakukan dengan membangun infrastruktur, restorasi lingkungan, dan peningkatan sumber daya manusia.(RA)

Coal is still the priority of the G20 countries

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OUNTRIES that are included in the G20 group are still dependent on coal until now.

Citing ember-climate.org, Friday (8/7), the majority of power plants in the G20 countries are still based on coal.

Batu Bara Masih Jadi Primadona Negara G20

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EGARA-negara yang masuk kelompok G20 masih bergantung dengan batu bara sampai saat ini.

Mengutip ember-climate.org, Jumat (8/7), mayoritas pembangkit listrik di negara G20 masih berbasis batu bara.

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The total reached 9,259 terawatt hours until the end of 2021.

Then, the second largest source of electricity generation in the G20 countries is gas. The total is 4,370 terawatt hours.

Furthermore, hydro-based power plants 3,267 terawatt hours, nuclear 2,576 terawatt hours, wind 1,767 terawatt hours, and diesel 930 terawatt hours.

Several power plants in the G20 countries also use 615 terawatt hours of bioenergy and 434 terawatt hours of other energy.

G20 member countries consist of South Africa, United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, Germany, Canada, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, France, China, Turkey and European Union.

In Indonesia alone, power plants that use coal reach 180.9 terawatt hours. Followed by gas 51.3 terawatt hours, hydro 19.5 terawatt hours, and bioenergy 15.9 terawatt hours.

Previously, the Ministry of EMR targeted a new and renewable energy mix (EBT) of 23 percent by 2025.

In other words, Indonesia will gradually shift from coal to cleaner energy sources.

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Totalnya mencapai 9.259 terawatt hours hingga akhir 2021.

Kemudian, sumber pembangkit listrik kedua terbesar di negara G20 adalah gas. Jumlah- nya sebesar 4.370 terawatt hours.

Selanjutnya, pembangkit listrik berbasis hidro 3.267 terawatt hours, nuklir 2.576 terawatt hours, angin 1.767 terawatt hours, dan solar 930 terawatt hours.

Beberapa pembangkit listrik di negara G20 juga menggunakan bioenergi sebesar 615 terawatt hours dan tenaga lainnya 434 terawatt hours.

Anggota negara G20 terdiri dari Afrika Selatan, Amerika Serikat, Arab Saudi, Argentina, Australia, Brasil, India, Indonesia, Inggris, Italia, Jepang, Jerman, Kanada, Meksiko, Republik Korea, Rusia, Perancis, Tiongkok, Turki, dan Uni Eropa.

Di Indonesia sendiri, pembangkit listrik yang menggunakan batu bara mencapai 180,9 terawatt hours. Diikuti oleh gas 51,3 terawatt hours, hidro 19,5 terawatt hours, dan bioenergi 15,9 terawatt hours.

Sebelumnya, Kementerian ESDM menarget- kan bauran energi baru terbarukan (EBT) 23 persen pada 2025 mendatang.

Dengan kata lain, Indonesia akan beralih secara bertahap dari batu bara ke sumber energi yang lebih bersih. (aud/bir)

Coal Prices Rise 13 Days Without Breaking!

Maesaroh, CNBC Indonesia

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OAL prices immediately shot up at the beginning of this week.

Harga Batu Bara Naik 13 Hari Tanpa Putus!

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ARGA batu bara langsung melesat pada awal pekan ini.

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On Monday's trading (11/7/2022), the price of August contract stone on the ICE Newcastle market closed at US$ 426.8 per ton. Up 2.72% compared to trading Friday last week.

The price is the highest since March 9, 2022 or the last four months. Yesterday's gain also extended the coal price rally that has been going on since June 30, 2022. The last time coal prices weakened was on June 29 or 13 days ago.

Yesterday's closing price also brought the black stone closer to a record high in history which occurred on March 2, 2022, which was US$ 446 per tonne.

Overall, coal prices shot up 9% in a week on a point-to-point basis. In a month, coal prices jumped 23.71% while in a year it shot up 212.9%.

The soaring price of coal was mainly due to the cessation of Russian gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 network. The Nord Stream 1 pipeline stopped operating yesterday for maintenance. The supply of liquefied natural gas is expected to return to flow when the maintenance is completed on July 21.

However, it is feared that treatment will take longer or will last even beyond the specified time. This condition could disrupt Europe's winter filling plans which led to a gas crisis. The depleted gas supply makes coal to be sought again so that the price of black stone soars.

The increase in coal prices was also triggered by flooding in Australia, including in the state of New South Wales.

Floods in New South Wales are wide- spread, causing coal shipments to the Port of Newcastle to be disrupted.

Pada perdagangan Senin (11/7/2022), harga batu kontrak Agustus di pasar ICE Newcastle ditutup di US$ 426,8 per ton.

Melonjak 2,72% dibandingkan perdagangan Jumat pekan lalu.

Harga tersebut adalah yang tertinggi sejak 9 Maret 2022 atau empat bulan terakhir.

Penguatan kemarin juga memperpanjang rally harga batu bara yang sudah ber- langsung sejak 30 Juni 2022. Kali terakhir harga batu bara melemah adalah pada 29 Juni atau 13 hari lalu.

Penutupan harga kemarin juga men- dekatkan batu hitam ke rekor tertingginya dalam sejarah yang terjadi pada 2 Maret 2022 yakni US$ 446 per ton.

Secara keseluruhan, harga batu bara melesat 9% dalam sepekan secara point to point. Dalam sebulan, harga batu bara melonjak 23,71% sementara dalam setahun melesat 212,9%.

Melonjaknya harga batu bara terutama disebabkan oleh berhentinya pasokan gas Rusia ke Eropa melalui jaringan Nord Stream 1. Pipa jaringan Nord Stream 1 sudah berhenti operasi sejak kemarin untuk perawatan. Pasokan gas alam cair diharapkan bisa kembali mengalir saat perawatan selesai pada 21 Juli mendatang.

Namun, perawatan dikhawatirkan akan memakan waktu lebih lama atau akan berlangsung bahkan di luar waktu yang ditentukan. Kondisi ini bisa mengacaukan rencana pengisian musim dingin Eropa yang berujung pada krisis gas. Pasokan gas yang menipis membuat batu bara akan kembali dicari sehingga harga batu hitam melambung.

Kenaikan harga batu bara juga dipicu oleh banjir Australia, termasuk di negara bagian New South Wales. Banjir di New South Wales meluas hingga menyebabkan pengiriman batu bara ke Pelabuhan Newcastle terganggu.

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Australia's coal exports in the form of thermal and coke are actually mostly aimed at the Asian region. However, demand from Europe is also on the rise, so shipping disruptions have a big impact.

Europe is speeding up coal shipments before Russia's coal import sanctions take effect on August 10. Like Russia, Australia is a big producer of high-calorie coal.

"The disruption in coal shipments over the past week is another factor that has kept the coal market tight and pushed prices up,"

Plamen Natzkoff, analyst at Vessels Value, told Montel News.

High coal shipments from Europe are reflected in coal inventories at the ports of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Supply at the two ports has now reached 5.95 million tons, the highest since November 2019.

Meanwhile, the rail link connecting the coal mines in the Hunter Valley and Newcastle Harbor has been closed for six days due to flooding. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) expects the route to remain flooded through July 12 although the rain will ease slightly.

Apart from the trails in the Hunter valley, the Blue Mountains trail that connects the coal mines of western New South Wales to Sydney, Newcastle harbor and Kembla Harbor are still closed due to landslides.

Repair of the track is expected to take weeks. CNBC INDONESIA RESEARCH TEAM (mae/mae)

Ekspor batu bara Australia dalam bentuk thermal dan kokas sebenarnya lebih banyak ditujukan ke wilayah Asia. Namun, permintaan dari Eropa juga tengah meningkat sehingga gangguan pengiriman berdampak besar.

Eropa tengah mempercepat pengiriman batu bara sebelum sanksi impor batu bara Rusia diberlakukan pada 10 Agustus mendatang. Sama dengan Rusia, Australia adalah penghasil besar untuk batu bara berkalori tinggi.

"Gangguan pada pengiriman batu bara sepekan terakhir adalah faktor lain yang membuat pasar batu bara sangat ketat dan membuat harganya naik," tutur Plamen Natzkoff, analis dari VesselsValue, kepada Montel News.

Tingginya pengiriman batu bara dari Eropa tercermin dari inventori batu bara di pelabuhan Rotterdam dan Amsterdam.

Pasokan di dua pelabuhan tersebut kini mencapai 5,95 juta ton atau tertinggi sejak November 2019.

Sementara itu, jalur kereta yang menghubungkan pusat tambang batu bara di Hunter valley dan Pelabuhan Newcastle sudah tutup selama enam hari karena banjir. Biro Meteorologi Australia (BoM) memperkirakan jalur tersebut masih akan tergenang banjir hingga 12 Juli meskipun hujan akan sedikit mereda.

Selain jalur di Hunter valley, jalur Blue Mountains yang menghubungkan tambang batu bara di sebelah barat New South Wales ke Sydney, pelabuhan Newcastle dan Pelabuhan Kembla masih tutup karena longsor. Perbaikan jalur diperkirakan membutuhkan waktu berminggu-minggu.

TIM RISET CNBC INDONESIA (mae/mae)

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PTBA Distributes 196 Sacrificial Cows and 62 Goats on Eid Al

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S a form of concern for the surrounding community and to celebrate Eid al-Adha 1443 Hijriah, PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) which is a member of the Mining Industry Holding MIND ID distributed 196 cows and 62 sacrificial goats.

The details are 138 cows from the Tanjung Enim Mining Unit, 24 cows from the Kertapati Pier Unit, 9 cows and 17 goats from the Tarahan Port Unit, 10 cows from the Ombilin Mining Unit, and 15 cows and 45 goats from the Representative Office Jakarta.

The symbolic handover of the sacrificial cows was held on Saturday morning (9/7) at the Jami' Bukit Asam Mosque, Tanjung Enim by the Director of Operations and Production of PTBA Suhedi, accompanied by the General Manager of PTBA Tanjung Enim Mining Unit Venpri Sagara, VP Sustainability PTBA Hartono, and Tripika elements South Lawang.

On this occasion, Suhedi expressed his gratitude to the people around Bukit Asam who continue to support the company's activities so that it can exist until now.

He said the distribution of sacrificial animals from PTBA was a form of concern and to enliven Eid al-Adha 1443 Hijriah.

Suhedi asked for prayers and support from the community so that PTBA in the future can continue to advance so that it can make a greater contribution to the surrounding community.

PTBA Salurkan 196 Sapi dan 62 Kambing Kurban di Hari Raya

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EBAGAI bentuk kepedulian kepada masyarakat sekitar dan memeriahkan Hari Raya Idul Adha 1443 Hijriah, PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) yang merupakan anggota Holding Industri Pertambangan MIND ID menyalurkan 196 ekor sapi dan 62 ekor kambing kurban.

Rinciannya yakni 138 ekor sapi dari Unit Pertambangan Tanjung Enim, 24 ekor sapi dari Unit Dermaga Kertapati, 9 ekor sapi dan 17 ekor kambing dari Unit Pelabuhan Tarahan, 10 ekor sapi dari Unit Pertam- bangan Ombilin, dan 15 ekor sapi dan 45 ekor kambing dari Kantor Perwakilan Jakarta.

Penyerahan sapi kurban secara simbolis dilaksanakan pada Sabtu pagi (9/7) di Halaman Masjid Jami' Bukit Asam Tanjung Enim oleh Direktur Operasi dan Produksi PTBA Suhedi, didampingi General Manager PTBA Unit Pertambangan Tanjung Enim Venpri Sagara, VP Sustainability PTBA Hartono, serta unsur Tripika Lawang Kidul.

Dalam kesempatan ini, Suhedi menyam- paikan terima kasih kepada masyarakat sekitar Bukit Asam yang terus mendukung kegiatan perusahaan sehingga bisa eksis sampai saat ini.

Ia mengatakan, penyaluran hewan kurban dari PTBA ini bentuk kepedulian dan untuk menyemarakkan Idul Adha 1443 Hijriah.

Suhedi meminta doa dan dukungan masyarakat agar PTBA ke depan bisa terus maju sehingga bisa memberikan kontribusi lebih besar kepada masyarakat sekitar.

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"This year, we give 196 cows and 62 goats to the community around PTBA. We get these sacrificial animals from around Tanjung Enim and some from PTBA fostered. We guarantee that all the sacrificial animals that we provide are in healthy condition. Hopefully with this assistance, the meat of the sacrificial animals can be enjoyed for the surrounding community," he said.

Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the Eid al- Fitr and Eid al-Adha 1443 Hijriah Committee, Slamet Widodo explained that the distribution of sacrificial animals has become the agenda for a series of Islamic holiday committee activities throughout 2022 at PTBA.

After this symbolic handover, the sacrificial animals were simultaneously distributed by the PTBA Sacrificial Committee to the community around the Company's operations in the area of 25 villages/

kelurahan in sub-districts within Muara Enim Regency which includes Lawang Kidul, Muara Enim, Tanjung Agung and Lahat Regencies in West Merapi, and East Merapi.

"We have started distributing the sacrificial animals since last Friday (8/7).

But symbolically, we will hand over the sacrificial animals at the Jami' Bukit Asam Mosque courtyard on Saturday (9/7)," he explained.

Meanwhile, Suhendri representing the people of Dusun Tanjung, Lawang Kidul District who immediately received one cow from PTBA, revealed that the community was greatly helped by the PTBA Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. One of them is the routine activity of distributing sacrificial animal aid to the community around the company. He hopes that in the future this kind of assistance can be increased according to the Company's capabilities.

"Pada tahun ini 196 ekor sapi dan 62 ekor kambing kita berikan untuk masyarakat di sekitar lingkungan PTBA. Hewan kurban ini kita dapatkan dari sekitar Tanjung Enim dan sebagian dari binaan PTBA. Kami menjamin semua hewan kurban yang kita berikan ini dengan kondisi sehat. Mudah- mudahan dengan bantuan ini, daging hewan kurban dapat dinikmati untuk masyarakat sekitar," ungkapnya.

Sementara itu, Ketua Panitia Idul Fitri dan Idul Adha 1443 Hijriah, Slamet Widodo menerangkan bahwa penyaluran hewan kurban ini sudah menjadi agenda rangkaian kegiatan kepanitiaan hari besar Islam sepanjang tahun 2022 ini di ling-kungan PTBA.

Setelah penyerahan simbolis ini, serentak hewan kurban disalurkan Panitia Kurban PTBA kepada masyarakat sekitar operasional Perusahaan dalam wilayah 25 desa/kelurahan di kecamatan dalam Kabupaten Muara Enim yang meliputi Lawang Kidul, Muara Enim, Tanjung Agung dan Kabupaten Lahat di Merapi Barat, dan Merapi Timur.

"Penyaluran hewan kurban ini sudah kita mulai sejak hari Jumat (8/7) kemarin.

Namun secara simbolis hewan kurban kita serahkan di Halaman Masjid Jami' Bukit Asam pada Sabtu (9/7)," ia menjelaskan.

Sementara itu, Suhendri mewakili masyarakat Dusun Tanjung Kecamatan Lawang Kidul yang langsung menerima satu ekor sapi dari PTBA, mengungkapkan bahwa masyarakat sangat terbantu dengan adanya program Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR) PTBA. Salah satunya yakni kegiatan rutin penyaluran bantuan hewan kurban untuk masyarakat sekitar perusahaan. Ia berharap ke depan bantuan seperti ini bisa ditingkatkan lagi sesuai dengan kemampuan Perusahaan.

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"We from the Dusun Tanjung community are very grateful for PTBA's concern for residents who will celebrate Eid al-Adha this year, hopefully PTBA's kindness will make the Company more advanced, and continue to care about the surrounding community," he said. Editor : Digital Media

"Kami dari masyarakat Dusun Tanjung sangat berterima kasih atas kepedulian PTBA kepada warga yang akan merayakan Idul Adha tahun ini, mudah-mudahan kebaikan PTBA ini akan menjadikan Perusahaan lebih maju lagi, dan terus peduli dengan masyarakat sekitar,"

ucapnya.Editor : Media Digital

Efficient Mineral Exploration with Reducing Environmental

Impact

Author : Rizki Fadhilah Ramadhan, Editor : Mayang S.

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HE DEVELOPMENT of clean energy technology as part of the energy transition has led to a significant increase in the demand for minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel and zinc. A safe and sustainable supply of raw materials is a prerequisite for a strong economy.

Critical Raw Minerals (CRM) is a major proponent of the green and digital transition. This commodity is very important for Indonesia to develop its own strategic autonomy. In particular, CRM is critical to transforming the energy system towards our 2030 climate goals and for Indonesia to be carbon neutral by 2050.

Mineral exploration is fraught with obstacles, including diverse geology, and environmental vulnerabilities. The European Union has taken steps for environmentally friendly mineral exploration, namely the NEXT project. The main goal of the EU-funded NEXT project is to develop new mineral exploration technologies that save costs, time and nature itself.

Eksplorasi Mineral Yang Efisien dengan Mengurangi Dampak

Lingkungan

Penulis : Rizki Fadhilah Ramadhan, Editor : Mayang S.

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ERKEMBANGAN teknologi energi bersih sebagai bagian dari transisi energi telah menyebabkan peningkatan yang signifikan dalam permintaan mineral seperti kobalt, tembaga, litium, nikel, dan seng. Pasokan bahan baku yang aman dan berkelanjutan merupakan prasyarat bagi ekonomi yang kuat.

Critical Raw Mineral (CRM) adalah pen- dukung utama transisi hijau dan digital.

Komoditas ini sangat penting bagi Indonesia untuk mengembangkan otonomi strategisnya sendiri. Secara khusus, CRM sangat penting untuk mengubah sistem energi menuju tujuan iklim 2030 kami dan agar Indonesia menjadi netral karbon pada tahun 2050.

Eksplorasi mineral penuh dengan rintangan, termasuk geologi yang beragam, dan kerentanan lingkungan. Uni Eropa sudah melakukan langkah untuk eksplorasi mineral yang ramah lingkungan yaitu proyek NEXT.

Tujuan utama dari proyek NEXT yang di- danai Uni Eropa adalah untuk mengembangkan teknologi eksplorasi mineral baru yang menghemat biaya, waktu, dan alam itu sendiri.

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The project brings together 16 partners from six EU Member States (Germany, Spain, France, Malta, Finland and Sweden) representing the main metal-producing regions in Europe. The project has optimized and tested new environmentally friendly technologies on a wide variety of mineral deposits and increased the efficiency of mineral exploration.

New exploration technology

The exploration technologies developed in this project include geological modeling, geochemical exploratory surveys, and new, more sophisticated geophysical drone- based methods. In addition, NEXT focuses on mineral system modeling, data processing, and data integration with artificial intelligence methods. Collectively, these approaches are expected to accelerate ore deposit discovery, increase overall productivity, and reduce drilling, which is by far the most expensive activity in ore deposit exploration.

The researchers' models have led to further understanding of the geological framework behind the ore formation process.

Combining geophysical and geochemical information also helps to describe the structure and properties of the target soil and bedrock. This is important when building predictive models for exploratory purposes.

The accuracy of this model is very important to produce mineral prospectivity maps that can distinguish areas with high mineral potential and help select more precise drilling targets. In addition, these maps, apart from mining companies, can be useful for land use planning.

Proyek ini menyatukan 16 mitra dari enam Negara Anggota UE (Jerman, Spanyol, Prancis, Malta, Finlandia, dan Swedia) yang mewakili wilayah penghasil logam utama di Eropa. Proyek ini telah mengoptimalkan dan menguji teknologi baru yang ramah lingkungan pada beragam jenis deposit mineral dan meningkatkan efisiensi eksplorasi mineral.

Teknologi eksplorasi baru

Teknologi eksplorasi yang dikembangkan dalam proyek ini meliputi pemodelan geologi, survei eksplorasi geokimia, dan metode berbasis drone geofisika baru yang lebih canggih. Selain itu, NEXT berfokus pada pemodelan sistem mineral, pem- prosesan data, dan integrasi data dengan metode kecerdasan buatan. Secara kolektif, pendekatan ini diharapkan dapat mempercepat penemuan deposit bijih, meningkatkan produktivitas secara keseluruhan, dan mengurangi pengeboran, yang sejauh ini merupakan kegiatan paling mahal dalam eksplorasi deposit bijih.

Model para peneliti telah menghasilkan pemahaman lanjutan tentang kerangka geologi yang berada di balik proses pembentukan bijih. Menggabungkan informasi geofisika dan geokimia juga membantu menggambarkan struktur dan sifat tanah target dan batuan dasar. Ini penting ketika membangun model prediksi untuk tujuan eksplorasi.

Keakuratan model ini sangat penting untuk menghasilkan peta prospektifitas mineral yang dapat membedakan area dengan potensi mineral tinggi dan membantu pemilihan target pengeboran yang lebih tepat. Selain itu, peta-peta ini, selain dari perusahaan pertambangan, dapat berguna untuk perencanaan penggunaan lahan.

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Copper price hits a 20-month low on recession fears

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OPPER prices hit a 20-month low on Monday as persistent worries that a recession would dampen metals demand hit a market with thin summer volumes.

Copper for delivery in September fell 3% from Friday’s settlement, touching $3.41 per pound ($7,517 per tonne) Monday morning on the Comex market in New York, the lowest since November 2020.

“The dollar strength was the trigger that came on top of the recent recession fears, pulling the rug from under the market,” said Ole Hansen, head of the commodity strategy at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen.

“This is the time of year where the market can easily get caught on the wrong side when liquidity is drying up.”

China is fighting covid-19 flare-ups on multiple fronts across the country including an emerging cluster in Shanghai, spurring mass testing drives and fresh restrictions.

“Money manager positioning on the CME copper contract is as bearish as it has been since the first quarter of 2020 when industrial metals prices collapsed as China, followed by just about everyone else, went into covid-19 lockdown,” wrote Reuters columnist Andy Home.

“High energy prices are having a chilling effect on previously robust manufacturing activity in Europe and the United States. Central banks are lifting interest rates to tackle inflationary pressures, which is bad news for all risk assets. And the dollar is super-strong, which is particularly bad news for dollar-denominated metals such as copper.” (With files from Reuters)

The Metso Outotec MTB – an all-encompassing truck body

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ETSO Outotec launched its innovative Mining Truck Body (MTB) back in 2019; and while since then it has been an interesting ride – dealing with pandemic supply chain interruptions and operating in a highly competitive space against advanced light steel and other rubber offerings – the solution is now quickly gaining traction in the mining market.

Notably, it has now been installed on all major mining truck classes from 40 ton to 400 ton (363 t); the latter running on the Liebherr T 284 at a major copper mine in the Americas. It has also been used across most major commodities – this includes in Australian coal on the Caterpillar 793, in addition to all the major hard rock metal mine types.

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Other examples include installation on the 313 t Caterpillar 795F AC trolley trucks and 290 t Komatsu 930E trucks at Boliden’s Aitik copper mine and on Hitachi EH3500 trucks at Terrafame’s Sotkamo nickel mine in Finland. In smaller truck classes, applications have included working closely with truck supplier and distributor BIA for delivery of bodies for the Komatsu HD605-8 for quarrying customers.

The 2022 launch of the first Metso Outotec MTB in South Africa

Most recently, working closely with local fabricator, Efficient Engineering in Germiston, the MTB has entered the South African market, where the 150 t class of truck such as the Caterpillar 785, is widely used in hard rock mining including iron ore and manganese, and as such represent a sizeable potential market. The first South African body was designed for a 90 t Caterpillar 777 and featured a new ‘Zebra’ colour scheme to highlight the MTB structure where the MTB steel ribs are left dark with the main body in a very light grey.

The unique, one-piece, lightweight hybrid haul truck tray combines the best of high-strength steel and rubber. Specifically, it differs from a standard steel body by its lighter, but resistant, rounded shaped design in ultra high-strength steel combined with a Trellex™ rubber lining.

This makes it possible to obtain a 20% to 30% lighter body without sacrificing rigidity. Lighter weight also means more sustainable, in keeping with Metso Outotec’s Planet Positive approach – why? Lighter body weight and increased payload equal lower fuel consumption per hauled tonne.

It is built in a modular way so that only the worn elements need to replacing. Plus it is safer – unlike with all steel body liner changes, welding or oxy-cutting is not required as it uses bolted fixing with pre-welded studs. Finally it is quieter and easier on operators – it offers about 97%

less vibration on a steel body and reduces noise on loading by about 10-20 db, typically from 95 db down to 80 db but in fact equates to 50% in perceived noise. These safety and operator friendly aspects are increasingly important in today’s mining market.

However, the biggest boost is in maintenance, where the rubber lasts up to 300-500% longer than steel resulting in a significant operational cost saving. It also offers customisation, which it calls Flexible Lining – different rubber grades and compounds are used for different mined materials – for a sticky material like bauxite, a flexible and custom-designed rubber lining can prevent carry-back; for a highly abrasive iron ore, a different rubber grade can drastically cut wear effects.

IM spoke to Carl Samuelson, who has headed up development and market introduction of the MTB since launch as Metso Outotec Director Loading and Hauling Solutions

How would you summarise the evolution of the Metso Outotec Mining Truck Body since launch with regard to design and technology?

The evolution of the MTB continues, and the design never stands still – it is continuously updated with new features, structural design tweaks and new rubber grades with a focus on reducing even more weight plus further improvement in wear life and anti carryback characteristics.

Carl Samuelson, Metso Outotec Director Loading and Hauling Solutions

You have now supplied them for trucks right up to 400 ton class? What extra challenges come with bodies of this size?

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Actually, it’s generally easier to build a big body than a small one, the real technical challenge is to build a really small body. There is much less room to play with and weight savings are harder to find. But we have succeeded very well in the design of smaller bodies and have managed to incorporate the design features in our larger bodies. In addition to the sizes, we have also worked with all of the major rigid truck OEMs, including Caterpillar, Komatsu, Liebherr and Hitachi.

Does your truck body offer advantages both for soft rock applications as well as abrasive hard rock?

Since we work with a modular design we adopt the rubber lining to suite the application, this means we can handle every type of rock material. So the lining is always tailored to the application. With high strength steel you can use different grades but with nowhere near the same range of characteristics, especially the ability to handle sticky and highly abrasive materials. We often find a solution together with our customer where we optimise payload and maintenance.

Can you share any data on typical maintenance savings for a large mining truck over time?

A typical mining truck go in for maintenance every 8-9 000 h and it’s a quite an extensive welding operation that will keep the truck body in the workshop for some weeks. After a second refurbishment an ordinary body is often in such a bad condition that it’s scrapped. With a MTB with rubber lining we typically change out 30% of the bottom lining (rubber) after 18- 20,000 h. This takes two people 2-3 days and then the truck body is back in operation for another 12-20,000 h. There is no welding involved during this maintenance so the amount of risk work is greatly reduced.

Can you also share any direct customer feedback or comments on the bodies?

We have had very good customer responses. I would say after payload increase and fuel/tonne savings the increased wear life is very much appreciated. In many markets the reductions of noise and vibration have come up as the number one advantage as in both of these areas the MTB makes an enormous difference.

Many of the mines have not deployed the MTB across their whole fleet – can you explain why this is?

In fact, we have some sites that have fully converted their fleet and they have achieved great improvements. The main reason why we don’t have more full fleets I would say it’s because it take a bit of time to implement a full fleet. First the product must be proven and after that customers generally want to use their existing investment (truck bodies) as long as possible, so when an old body is phased out we supply a new one to replace it. In some cases, these customers have already been using our own Trellex™ rubber linings in their steel truck bodies, which also bring long lasting performance, but these are also being replaced with the MTB due to the overall range of benefits? Also I would honestly say that the COVID pandemic did have a quite a big effect as a a lot of projects were temporarily halted in early 2020.

Can you reveal more details about your recent launch in the South African market?

We just recently built our first truck body in South Africa for the African market, and we have some really good partners there that helped us realise the project. Today, we have built up capabilities to supply the MTB with 100% local content using our design – this gives us a lot of flexibility to work with fabrication partners as demand starts to ramp up. The African market

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is interesting for us due to its size and the fact that it’s very much hard rock dominated. There are very few alternatives that can handle payload management in hard rock like an MTB with the added maintenance, noise and vibration upside. We have had a very positive first response and I’m sure Africa will become one of our key markets. Also, we plan to grow from our existing supplier and partner base and as we see stable and rising volumes in particular mining markets we could quite easily set up local direct supply and we are investigating a couple of possible options for this today.

Russia-Ukraine conflict creates uncertainty for high-grade nickel supply

By: Darren Parker

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HE RUSSIA-Ukraine conflict has created uncertainty over global supply of mined nickel – particularly high-grade nickel, which is used as battery-grade nickel in the electric vehicle (EV) industry – market research firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research (Fitch Solutions) said in its ‘Global Nickel Outlook’ report on July 8.

To illustrate the impact, last year, Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel alone provided about 17% of the global supply of class one nickel. In total, Russia accounts for about 21% of global class one nickel production, followed by Canada at 17%, Australia at 14% and China 10%.

While nickel is the fifth most common element on earth and is currently mined in more than 25 countries, higher-grade sulphide deposits located in well-established mining regions have mostly been depleted, necessitating additional exploration in new and riskier jurisdictions.

However, Fitch Solutions said that, aside from the uncertainty surrounding Russia, high prices for refined nickel and reduced disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic would likely result in strong nickel mine production growth this year and next.

The most significant driver of this growth would be a recovery in production from Indonesia and the Philippines, where mining activities had been heavily restricted by Covid-19 in 2020 and 2021.

Output in Indonesia was particularly impacted last year as a record number of Covid-19 cases resulted in renewed lockdown restrictions in the country, Fitch Solutions said.

The firm forecast global nickel mine production to grow by a yearly average rate of 3.1% up to 2026, before accelerating to an average of 5% up to 2031.

Nevertheless, Fitch Solutions said both growth rates would be slower than the 6.6% year-on- year average achieved from 2010 to 2019, which was boosted by higher nickel prices at the time and strong Indonesian output growth.

The firm also said it expected global yearly nickel production to reach 3.65-million tonnes by 2031, up from the 2.46-million tonnes produced in 2021.

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“With battery-grade class one nickel to experience a major demand boost from the green transition, the main supply risk and impediment facing battery players is sufficient class one supply,” Fitch Solutions said.

Meanwhile, the main potential “game-changer”, it said, was the successful conversion of class two nickel – which is lower-quality nickel with less than 99.8% nickel content – to class one nickel.

However, this process, while promising, remains technically and environmentally challenging, which Fitch Solutions said suggested a tightened supply of battery-grade nickel over the next two to three years – at a time when EV sales are expected to boom.

Supply of non-battery-grade nickel, on the other hand, would remain ample.

The firm said Australia and Indonesia would remain the world's largest suppliers of nickel.

However, Australia would outpace Indonesia with its endowment of higher-grade sulphide ores of class one quality, whereas Indonesia had plans to catch up by trying to convert its class two nickel ores into class one.

The firm also highlighted Canada as having significant high-grade nickel opportunity, boasting significant resources of higher-quality sulphide ore. The Canadian nickel industry also enjoys better sustainability records and lower emissions than its competitors.

Overall, Fitch Solutions indicated that high nickel prices and the disrupted flow of mined nickel from Russia would boost investment into nickel mining in other markets, including Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.

This would lead to strong growth in nickel ore production this year and next from Indonesia and Philippines in particular.

However, the firm said the most fragile part of the global nickel mine supply pipeline – outside of Russia – was in Indonesia, where any delays to the development of downstream nickel processing facilities could result in stranded nickel ore in the country, reducing the incentive for miners to boost output.

Moreover, Indonesia would also need to overcome technological challenges involved in cost- effectively converting ample supplies of class two nickel ore into battery-grade class one nickel.

Coal imports hit record high in June

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NDIA’s coal imports hit a file excessive in June regardless of excessive world costs, information from three commerce sources and Refinitiv ship monitoring confirmed, as financial exercise picked up and amid a home scarcity of the gas.

India imported over 25 million tonnes of thermal coal and coking coal in June, rising by over a 3rd in contrast with the identical interval final yr, information from consultancies Coalmint and Kpler, and dealer I-Power Pure Assets confirmed.

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