UT reports 94% jump in April coal sales volume
Wednesday, May 28 2014 - 05:02 AM WIB
IDX-listed heavy equipment distributor PT United Tractors (UT) Tbk, which also owns coal mines, reported recently that coal sales volume in April jumped by more than 94 percent to 657,000 tons, compared to 338,000 tons in the same month of last year.
The coals were produced from its four mines including Prima Multi Mineral (PMM), Asmin, Tuah Turangga Agung (TTA), and Duta Nurcahya (DN).
The PMM and Asmin concessions, which are located in South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, respectively, accounted for a combined 349,000 tons of the coal sales volume, while TTA and DN 308,000 tons. TTA and DN mines, are located in Central Kalimantan. Asmin and DN started its first coal production at the end of 2013.
UT?s total coal output in the first four months of this year reached 2,305,000 tons, up compared to 1,547,000 tons in the same period in 2013.
Meanwhile, UT?s mining contractor unit PT Pamapersada Nusantara produced 9.5 million tons in April, up compared to 7.6 million tons in the same period of 2013. Pama?s overburden removal was 63.9 million bcm, down compared to 66.7 million bcm in April 2013.
UT sold a total of 1,577 units of Komatsu heavy equipment in April, up from 1,725 units in the same period of last year. Of the 1,577 units sold in April, 567 units were sold to the mining sector.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak