Release: Antam monthly exploration report for June 2009

(13 June 2009)--PT Antam Tbk is pleased to lodge June Exploration Report in accordance with the Indonesia Stock Exchange listing rules.

Antam?s exploration activities focused on nickel, gold, bauxite and coal. Total exploration cost on above commodities on June 2009 amounted to Rp4.8 billion (preliminary figures).

NICKEL
Antam conducted nickel exploration at North Maluku and Southeast Sulawesi.

Antam conducted exploration activities at Buli-North Maluku included drilling, logging core, grid measurement and topography while at Tapunopaka and Mandiodo-Southeast Sulawesi Antam focused on track measurement, drilling spots, topography measurement, logging core and drilling.

Total nickel exploration cost reached Rp1 billion.

GOLD
Antam conducted gold exploration at Central Aceh-NAD, North Tapanuli-North Sumatera, Batangasai-Jambi, Pongkor and Papandayan-West Java, Ajibarang and Tirtomoyo-Central Java, Wowoni and Ranteangin-Southeast Sulawesi and Mao Batuisi-West Sulawesi.

Exploration activities at Central Aceh-NAD included geochemical sample analysis. Antam also conducted exploration at North Tapanuli-North Sumatera included Semi Detailed Geological Mapping (SDGM) and collected samples of rocks, Fi and petro/mineragraphy. At Batangasai-Jambi, Antam performed Detailed Geological Mapping (DGM), SDGM, hand auger, opening, samples of soil, rocks, petro/mineragraphy, XRD and Fi, conducted logging core, outcrop description, structure description, magnetic geophysics and track measurement.

Exploration activities at Java Island were conducted at several areas. At Pongkor-West Java, Antam performed logging core, samples of core, rock, XRD and petro/mineragraphy, drilling, track measurement and rock/core test. At Papandayan-West Java, Antam conducted DGM, opening, samples of rocks, XRD and petrography/ mineragraphy and track measurement. Antam also conducted SDGM, track measurement, samples of rock, Fi, XRD, petrography and chemical analysis at Ajibarang-Central Java while at Tirtomoyo-Central Java, Antam conducted DGM, track measurement, magnetic geophysics, IP geophysics and soil sampling.

At Wowoni of Southeast Sulawesi, Antam conducted DGM, SDGM, samples of rocks, Fi, XRD and mineragraphy, conducted track measurement, outcrop description and IP geophysics. Antam conducted SDGM, DGM, samples of rock, Fi, petrography and XRD, opening, track measurement and IP geophysics at Mao Batuisi-West Sulawesi Antam.

Total gold exploration cost reached Rp3.3 billion.

BAUXITE
Antam conducted bauxite exploration at Mempawah, Tayan and Munggu Pasir of West Kalimantan.

Exploration activities at Mempawah included 50 m grid, topography measurement, test pitting, total depth measurement and samples.

Antam conducted grid measurement, topography, test pitting, total depth measurement and samples at Tayan and Munggu Pasir.

Total bauxite exploration cost reached Rp278.7 million.

COAL
Antam conducted maintenance activities at Mura Tebo of Jambi at a cost of Rp209.5 million. (end of release)