UT?s August coal sales volume jumps by 130%
Thursday, October 2 2014 - 02:33 AM WIB
IDX-listed heavy equipment company PT United Tractors Tbk (UT) reported recently that coal sales volume as of August of this year reached 366,000 tons, or a 130 percent jump compared to 159,000 tons in the same eight-month period 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 156,000 tons of the coal sales volume, while TTA and DN 210,000 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 eight months of this year soared by 62 percent to 4,245,000 tons compared to 2,619,000 tons in the same period in 2013.
Meanwhile, UT?s mining contractor unit PT Pamapersada Nusantara produced 10.3 million tons in August, up compared to 9.3 million tons in the same period of 2013. Pama?s overburden removal was 64.4 million bcm, down compared to 74.5 million bcm in August 2013.
UT sold a total of 2,750 units of Komatsu heavy equipment in August, down from 2,981 units in the same period of last year. Of the 2,750 units sold in August, 990 units were sold to the mining sector.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak