Jakarta,-PT Pari Coal's new coal mining activities in West Kutai (Kubar) will soon operate in East Kalimantan. The mining company owned by a subsidiary of PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk, namely PT Adaro Andalan Indonesia Tbk, has entered the Environmental Impact Analysis (Amdal) permit submission stage.
Based on the Amdalnet page of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), PT Pari Coal's Amdal document is registered with the number 67941f518e090.
For business plan activities and/or coal mining activities with a production capacity of approximately 3.5 million metric tons (mt)/year. Along with supporting facilities, coal haul roads and special terminals (tersus).
The location of PT Pari Coal's coal mining activities is in Muara Benangaq Village, Kubar. With a description of PT Pari Coal's business activities including coal mining, advanced exploration, coal haul road activities and ports/tersus.
The area of PKP2B in the production operation stage of PT Pari Coal is 24,971 hectares and has obtained IPPKH. For further exploration activities, the area is 5,702.73 hectares. The coal haul road plan is approximately 239.75 km, and the area of the tersus/port is 1,908.43 hectares.
Description of the location of coal mining activities is in Laham District, Mahakam Ulu Regency for the mining location. Then Laham and Long Hubung Districts, Mahakam Ulu Regency, for the location of the transport road for mobilizing equipment and materials.
Then Linggang Bigung District, Long Iram District, Tering District, Barong Tongkok District in West Kutai Regency are the locations of coal transport roads. And Barong Tongkok District, Melak District, Mook Manaar Bulatn District, Tering District in West Kutai Regency are the most special locations.
The page also explains the potential impacts of PT Pari Coal's coal mining activities. At the pre-construction stage, there are changes in public perception and attitudes. Then changes in land function, loss of community livelihoods, then community unrest, and the emergence of social conflict.
"In the construction phase, there is recruitment of workers, opening of job vacancies, increasing community income, community unrest, and the emergence of social conflict," the page wrote.
Then at the time of mobilization of new stone mining equipment and materials, there is disruption of land traffic, disruption of river traffic, disruption of fishermen's activities, decrease in ambient air quality, increase in noise intensity, and change in prevalence of ARI. And at the time of mining infrastructure development, there is an opening of business opportunities.
Then there is the loss of vegetation, disruption to the ecology of wildlife, disruption to priority animals, the emergence of vibrations, increased noise intensity, and increased erosion.
Quoted from tambang.id, PT Pari Coal has a permit for coal mining within the scope of production operations. This permit is valid from January 2, 2024 to April 9, 2054.
The concession covers an area of 24,971 hectares in Mahulu. With the type of permit PKP2B (Coal Mining Business Work Agreement).
Sources : www.djakarta-miningclub.com Feb 06.25