UT?s July coal sales volume jumps by 59.01%
Monday, August 25 2014 - 02:03 AM WIB
IDX-listed heavy equipment distributor PT United Tractors (UT) Tbk, which also owns coal mines, reported recently that coal sales volume in July jumped by 59.01 percent to 291,000 tons compared to 183,000 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 120,000 tons of the coal sales volume, while TTA and DN 171,000 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 seven months of this year soared by 51.34 percent to 3,723,000 tons compared to 2,460,000tons in the same period in 2013.
Meanwhile, UT?s mining contractor unit PT Pamapersada Nusantara produced 9.0 million tons in July, down compared to 9.3 million tons in the same period of 2013. Pama?s overburden removal was 58.4 million bcm, down compared to 73.87 million bcm in July 2013.
UT sold a total of 2,508 units of Komatsu heavy equipment in July, down from 2,770 units in the same period of last year. Of the 2,508 units sold in July, 902 units were sold to the mining sector.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak