ANTAM’S
GOLD & SILVER PRODUCTION
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PT Antam (Persero) Tbk.
PT Antam (Persero) Tbk, (ANTAM) is a vertically integrated, export-oriented,
diversified mining and metals company. With operations spread
throughout the mineral-rich Indonesian archipelago, ANTAM undertakes
all activities from exploration, excavation, processing through to
marketing of nickel ore, ferronickel, gold, silver, bauxite and coal. The
company has long term loyal blue chip customers in Europe and Asia. Due
to the vastness of the company's licensed exploration areas as well as its
known large holdings of high quality reserves and resources, ANTAM has
formed several joint ventures with international partners to profitably
develop geological ore bodies into profitable mines.
The company generates healthy cash flows, and has prudent capital
management. The company became a limited liability state-controlled
company in 1968 with the merger of several single commodity mining
companies.|In 1997, the company conducted an initial public offering (IPO)
and listed its shares on the Indonesia Stock Exchange and 35% were sold
by the government to the public, to raise money for a ferronickel
expansion. In 1999, ANTAM listed its shares in Australia as a foreign exempt
entity and then in 2002 augmented its status to the more stringent ASX
Listing.ANTAM's objectives are centered on
increasing shareholder value. The
company's main objective is to enhance
shareholder value by lowering costs while
profitably expanding operations in
a sustainable manner. The strategy
maintains focus on ANTAM's core
business of nickel, gold and bauxite with
a view to maximizing output in order to
increase cash generation and lower unit
costs. ANTAM plans to sustain growth
through reliable expansion projects,
strategic alliances, increasing quality nit his
reserves and adding value by moving
away from selling raw materials and increasing processing activities.
ANTAM will also maintain financial strength. By generating as much cash
as possible ANTAM ensures it will have sufficient funds to repay debts,
finance continued growth and pay dividends. Lowering costs means
operating more efficiently and productively, as well as increasing capacity
to benefit from economies of scale.
As a mining company, ANTAM realizes its operations have a direct impact
on the surrounding environment and nearby communities. Enviranmental
sustainability and community development are not viewed merely as
being socially responsible, but also as risk management. The characteristic
of mining in Indonesia is that it plays a big role in the development of
remote areas and so given the mine's large role in community
development it is crucial to operate not as an outsider but as a member of
the community and a good corporate citizen and thereby reduce the
likelihood of business interruptions. ANTAM believes environmental
sustainability and proactive community development are necessary to
successfully operate a mine. Serious attention to natural conservation
efforts and proactive participation in community development are one of
the keys to successful mining activities.ANTAM makes its cash by exploring and discovering mineral deposits,
extracting them and processing them as economically and correctly as
possible and selling them to long term loyal customers in Europe and Asia.
ANTAM has been doing this profitably since its inception in 1968 and plans
to continuing doing this for many years ahead.
ANTAM's main products are ferronickel, gold, silver, and alumina. ANTAM's
main services are precious metal refining and geological services.
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ANTAM's main gold and silver production is
sourced from its underground gold mines at
Pongkor, West Java and Cibaliung, Banten.
Indications of gold deposits at Pongkor were
discovered by ANTAM's Geology Unit in 1981,
and production commenced in May 1994
-@ ge after ANTAM secured the mining license in
1992.
The Cibaliung gold mine was acquired in 2009 from an Australian
company, Arc Exploration and began to operate in 2010. The Cibaliung
mine is operated by ANTAM's subsidiary, PT Cibaliung Sumberdaya.
ANTAM also owns 25% of PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals which operates the
Gosong mine in North Maluku. At the beginning of June 2013 ANTAM
received an extension of forest borrow and use license for Pongkor gold
mine until 2021.
As of December 31,2012, ANTAM's gold reserves and resources amount to
9.4 million dmt with contained gold metal of 1.6 million ounces.
Meanwhile, As of December 31,2012, the Gosowong mine has 9.3 million
dmt gold reserves and resources with contained gold metal of 3.6 million
ounces.
Antam also owned minority shares in some of gold mining companies:
- PT Sumbawa Timur Mining 20%
- PT Pelsart Tambang Kencana, Kaltim 20%
- Gorontalo Minerals 20%
The Pongkor gold mine is operated by the Gold Mining Business Unit,
whilst the Cibaliung mine is run by ANTAM’s subsidiary, PT Cibaliung
Sumberdaya.Mine Operation and Processing Plant
The Pongkor mine has three primary
veins of gold, all of which are currently
being mined: Ciguha, Kubang Cicau and
Ciurug. A conventional cut and fill
stoping mining method is used at
Ciguha and Kubang Cicau with tailings
as fill. A mechanized cut and fill method,
with hydraulic jumbo drill and load haul
dump (LHD) is used for Ciurug. The Cibaliung underground gold mine is
operated with cut and fill mechanized methods. The Cibaliung mine has
two primary veins of gold: Cikoneng and Cibitung.
Following ore mining at Pongkor and
Cibaliung, the mined ore is further
processed using the cyanide process to
be followed with Carbon-In-Leach (CIL)
process, elution and electro-winning.
The processed material is dried and
smelted to produce dore-bullion.
Dore bullion is then transported to the
Precious Metals Processing and Refinery
Business Unit (Logam Mulia) until to be
processed further to pure gold and
silver.The waste is processed at the detoxification plant to reduce the cyanide
content of tailings to below the threshold limit value of 0.5 ppm, so that it
can be safely used as a total tailing backfill system in combination with
cement.
Pongkor Gold Processing Flowsheet
As both of ANTAM’s gold mines are underground, gold production
depends upon the production of gold ore combined with the gold grade
of the mined ore as well as the condition of the mining front. Although
ANTAM can manage the production volume of the gold ore, the gold
grade is an uncontrollable factor and will fluctuate. As well, soft wall
condition in the tunnels requires reinforcement and may impact
production of gold ore. Pongkor’s gold production ranges between
1,500-2,000 kg (48,226-64,301 oz) annually. Cibaliung production ranges
between 800-1,500 kg (25,72 1-48,226 02) of gold annually.
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Precious Metal refinery ANTAM’s Precious Metal Refinery, Logam Mulia,
refines the dore bullion from Pongkor and Cibaliung Gold Mine into fine
gold as well as fine silver as the by-product of the refinery process. Logam
Mulia’s fine gold and fine silver products are in accordance with
international standard purity of 99.99% of gold and 99.95% of silver
respectively and are certified by the London Bullion Market Association
(LBMA).
Logam Mulia has the capacity to produce 85 ton (2.6 million toz) of
internationally accredited gold per year and 240 ton (8 million toz) of silver
per year. Besides refining ANTAM's own dore bullion from Pongkor and
Cibaliung, Logam Mulia also provides refining services to third parties,
which are all gold mining in Indonesia, and its contribute to Logam Mulia's
income.Up to a certain condition, there are more than 10 gold mining and
scrapes produces become customer, that refined their gold in Logam
Mulia.
Logam Mulia was established in 1930 by a Belgian gold trader, named RT
Braakensiek.
In 1937 the factory settled in di Jalan Gajah Mada No. 84, Central Jakarta
and refined gold scrapes and impure gold from mine, Bengkulu and
Cikotok. In 1949 become a legal company, NV Essaieur en Affinage Bedrijf
v/h RT Braakensiek. Therefore, in 1957 company was handled over by Ban
Industri Negara and change it’s name to PT Logam Mulia (Logam
Ltd).AT the first of 1961 according to PP No.281/1961, company chane its name
become PN Logam Mulia. Since December 31st, 1974 according to
Government Regulation PP No.320/1974 become a subsidiary of PT Aneka
Tambang (persero) and it’s name Unit Pengolahan dan Pemurnian Logam
Mulia (Precious Metal Processing and Refinery). Since April 1st, 1979 it’s
factory settled down in at Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta, up to a certain
condition.
Main business lines of Logam Mulia are Refining, Manufacturing, Assaying
and Trading. To refine dore bullion (impure gold) from all of gold mining in
Indonesia, Logam Mulia has capacity of 85 tons of gold and 240 tons of
silver.Current production are 40 tons of gold (999.9) and 100 tons of silver
(999.5), it is mean that Logam Mulia has idle capacity. Other metal such as
platinum and palladium produce as by product, but still in small quantity.
Manufacturing produced standardized and customized precious metal
(gold, silver, platinum, palladium, alloys):
- Fine gold minted bar, 99.99%, 1 to 100g
- Gold alloy (with silver, palladium, copper, etc), EK24, EK22, EK20, EK18
- Gold medals, jewelerlies
- Platinum labwarePT ANTAM (Persero) Tbk.
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