UT?s June coal sales volume jumps by 83.69%
Tuesday, July 22 2014 - 01:18 AM WIB
IDX-listed heavy equipment distributor PT United Tractors (UT) Tbk, which also owns coal mines, reported recently that coal sales volume in June jumped by 83.69 percent to 507,000 tons compared to 276,000 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 249,000 tons of the coal sales volume, while TTA and DN 258,000 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 six months of this year soared by 50.68 percent to 3,431,000 tons compared to 2,277,000 tons in the same period in 2013.
Meanwhile, UT?s mining contractor unit PT Pamapersada Nusantara produced 9.9 million tons in June, up compared to 9.6 million tons in the same period of 2013. Pama?s overburden removal was 63.5 million bcm, down compared to 72.2 million bcm in June 2013.
UT sold a total of 2,207 units of Komatsu heavy equipment in June, up from 2,452 units in the same period of last year. Of the 2,207 units sold in June, 794 units were sold to the mining sector.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak