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Batu Hijau Mine

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Batu Hijau Mine

Location: 80 km SW from Sumbawa Besar, Indonesia

Regional Office:

West Sumbawa Regency West Nusa Tenggara
Indonesia

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Gold
  • Copper
  • Silver
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotBatu Hijau mine is the second largest copper and gold mine in Indonesia, and the combined mineral reserves at the Batu Hijau mine and the Elang project are one of the largest copper-gold complexes in the world.

Processing project
Batu Hijau processing plant is being expanded to up to 85Mt per annum from existing capacity of around 35 to 40Mt per annum to process additional ore supply from Phase 8 and the future Elang mine.

Smelting
Construction of a 100%-owned 900ktpa copper smelter is underway. Expected to be completed by 2024, to process copper concentrate from Batu Hijau and the future Elang mine. Smelter to produce cathode copper, gold and silver bullion and other by-products.

Power expansion project
Construction of a 450MW Combined Cycle Power Plant (“CCPP”) and LNG storage and regasification facilities to provide the increase power demand of process expansion, smelter and to replace existing coal fired power plant.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk 23.13 % Indirect
The Batu Hijau open pit copper/ gold mine is now owned and operated by PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT).

PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (“AMNT”) is 99.99% owned by PT Amman Mineral Internasional (“AMI”) and 0.01% by PT AP Investment (API).

PT Amman Mineral Internasional (“AMI”) is a holding company for world-class copper-gold mining operations, including the established, high quality and low-cost Batu Hijau mine.

PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk ownership of AMI is 23.13%.

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Deposit type

  • Porphyry

Summary:

The deposit is hosted by a central stock of multiple tonalite porphyries intruded into older diorite and andesite volcanic wallrocks and activities continue to develop the reserve.

Reserves

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Comminution

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Processing

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Production

CommodityUnits20222021202020192018201720162015
Gold koz  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe5671397841676
Copper M lbs  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe130142288496494
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All production numbers are expressed as metal in concentrate.

Operational metrics

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Ore tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe226 Mt146 Mt
Total tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe263 Mt178 Mt
Daily mining capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe815 kt

Production Costs

CommodityUnits2022202120202019
Total cash costs (sold) Copper USD
Total cash costs (sold) Gold USD
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Copper USD
All-in sustaining costs (sold) Gold USD
C1 cash costs (sold) Copper USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 1.71 / lb **  
** Net of By-Product.

Operating Costs

Currency202220212020201920182017
OP mining costs ($/t mined) USD 2.28  2.15  1.89  2.05  2.07  2.89  

Financials

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Capital expenditures M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 147  
Revenue M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe 388  
Gross profit M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe -57  
Pre-tax Income M USD
After-tax Income M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe -215   -167.7  
EBITDA M USD  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe -6  

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