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Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) bakal mendorong pemanfaatan batu bara kalori rendah untuk program substitusi LPG, dimethyl ether (DME). Sekretaris Jenderal Kementerian ESDM Ahmad Erani Yustika mengatakan langkah itu diambil untuk meningkatkan nilai tambah penggunaan batu bara kalori rendah yang selama ini dianggap tidak menarik dikembangkan. “Kan itu nanti akan menggunakan batu bara […]

Indonesia’s energy ministry has backed copper miner Amman Mineral Internasional to export 480,000 dry metric tons of concentrate, the company said on Saturday, with the recommendation valid for six months from October 31. Amman Mineral needs the backing to secure an export permit from the trade ministry, which said on Saturday Amman had yet to

Micromine, next-generation technology for mining, has unveiled the 2026 Momentum Release, marking it says the beginning of an exciting new chapter as part of the Weir Group PLC. The 2026 Momentum Release brings together Micromine’s high-performance solutions with Weir’s global scale and deep industry expertise to accelerate the delivery of digital technology across the entire

U.S. coal exports declined 11% in the first half of 2025, totaling 46.8 million short tons (MMst), according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released by the Energy Information Administration, Trend reports. Steam coal exports fell 10% to 22.5 MMst, while metallurgical coal exports dropped 13% to 24.2 MMst compared with the same period

While many countries around the globe pledge to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable alternatives, the use of coal for power generation has once again risen. Several governments have committed to cutting coal production and use over the coming decades, due to its reputation as the “dirtiest fossil fuel”. Coal is being increasingly replaced

With cooperation with the US already signed off and celebrated, Australia has now inked a critical minerals collaboration deal with neighbouring Canada. The two countries signed a joint declaration of intent at the start of this month, deepening the already strong bilateral partnership on critical minerals. The agreement – between the Department of Industry, Science

The process will be conducted by government auditors, forensic accountants and independent consultants.   Ghana has initiated its most extensive mining sector audit in ten years, focusing on major gold producers as part of efforts to recover lost revenue and strengthen regulatory oversight. The initiative comes as West African governments intensify scrutiny of mining companies

Emiten tambang batu bara PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) mencatat penurunan laba sebesar 59% secara year on year (yoy) hingga kuartal III-2025. Merujuk laporan keuangan terbaru, laba usaha perusahaan pelat merah ini turun dari Rp3,92 triliun pada periode yang sama tahun lalu menjadi Rp1,59 triliun per September 2025. Meski demikian, pendapatan usaha tercatat sebesar Rp31,33

Emiten tambang tembaga dan emas, PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk. (AMMN) membukukan rugi bersih US$178,53 juta hingga kuartal III/2025. Kinerja keuangan ini tertekan oleh larangan ekspor konsentrat dan gangguan operasional smelter milik perseroan. Berdasarkan laporan keuangan akhir September 2025, Amman mencatat penjualan bersih US$545 juta, jauh lebih rendah dibandingkan dengan US$2,49 miliar pada periode sama

Pelaksanaan proyek hilirisasi gasifikasi batubara menjadi Dimethyl Ether (DME) tahun depan, dinilai justru bertentangan dengan target Indonesia untuk mencapai Net Zero Emmision (NZE) pada tahun 2060 mendatang. Direktur Celios (Center of Economic and Law Studies) Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara mengatakan, jika target pemerintah mengganti LPG dengan DME untuk menekan importasi, perlu dilihat juga emisi yang akan dihasilkan dari proses

PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) mencatat volume produksi batu bara mencapai 35,89 juta ton per September 2025, naik 9% dari posisi produksi periode yang sama tahun sebelumnya sebesar 32,97 juta ton. Direktur Utama PTBA Arsal Ismail mengatakan kinerja positif itu didapat di tengah tekanan harga batu bara global yang masih melanjutkan tren koreksi. “PTBA berhasil

PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk (Amman) mengungkapkan bahwa proses perbaikan fasilitas peleburan dan pengolahan (smelter) tembaga mereka diperkirakan berakhir pada semester I 2025. Smelter tembaga yang terletak di Nusa Tenggara Timur ini mengalami kondisi kahar atau kerusakan pada Juli 2025. Hal tersebut menyebabkan hasil produksi konsentrat tembaga dari tambang tidak bisa diolah smelter. Presiden Direktur

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) menyebut, PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) berencana untuk mengoperasikan tambangnya di Grasberg, Papua Tengah, yang tak terdampak insiden luncuran material basah. Direktur Jenderal Minerba Kementerian ESDM Tri Winarno mengatakan, pihaknya pun tengah mempertimbangkan untuk mengizinkan kembali operasi tambang Freeport yang tak terdampak longsor di daerah tersebut. “Iya, sementara mereka

Harga batu bara akhirnya tumbang setelah melesat tiga hari beruntun. Merujuk Refintiv, harga batu bara ditutup di posisi US$ 108,9 per ton atau anjlok 0,9% pada perdagangan Kamis (30/10/2025). Pelemahan ini memutus tren positif harga batu bara yang menguat 2% dalam tiga hari beruntun sebelumnya. Mlemahnya harga batu bara disebabkan kabar buruk melandainya permintaan. Kendati

Meski Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) mengumumkan telah memberikan relaksasi ekspor konsentrat tembaga kepada PT Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara (AMNT), anak usaha PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk (AMMN), Kementerian Perdagangan (Kemendag) mengungkap surat rekomendasi belum sampai kepada mereka. Sehingga, hingga hari ini Kamis (30/10/2025) Kemendag belum membuka keran ekspor untuk emiten pemilik tambang

Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM) tengah mengkaji kemungkinan untuk melegalisasi tambang emas tanpa izin di wilayah Kabupaten Pegunungan Arfak, Papua Barat lewat skema izin pertambangan rakyat (IPR). Direktur Jenderal Mineral dan Batu Bara (Minerba) Kementerian ESDM Tri Winarno mengatakan legalisasi tambang itu dapat dilakukan melalui usulan kepala daerah kepada pemerintah pusat. Nantinya, Kementerian

Pemerintah tengah memperkuat tata kelola sektor mineral dan batu bara (minerba), salah satunya melalui pembentukan Direktorat Jenderal Penegakan Hukum (Ditjen Gakkum) di bawah Kementerian Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (ESDM). Dirjen Gakkum ESDM, Rilke Jeffri Huwae, mengungkapkan bahwa pengelolaan sumber daya alam tidak hanya soal produksi dan ekspor, tetapi juga pengawasan dan penegakan hukum yang

East Kalimantan is looking to gasification technology to convert its abundant low-calorie coal into high-value products, a local academic said, highlighting the province’s potential to strengthen Indonesia’s energy independence.​​​​​​​ Agus Winarno, a researcher at Mulawarman University’s Center of Excellence for Tropical Studies, said studies on low-rank coal from the Balikpapan and Pulau Balang formations showed

Copper smashed through its all-time high on Wednesday, spurred by fresh concerns over mine supply and hopes of a US-China trade deal, but analysts questioned how much further the rally could run without a sustained pickup in demand. Prices of copper, considered a bellwether for the global economy, have risen more than 27% so far this

Gold prices edged higher on Friday, and were on track for a third straight monthly gain, as bargain hunting and a Federal Reserve interest rate cut lifted demand, while investors digested a tentative trade deal between China and the U.S. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $4,034 per ounce, as of 0109 GMT. Bullion has

French mining group Eramet on Thursday lowered its capital spending target for this year and said it would announce in December more measures to counter declining results and rising debt at the nickel and manganese producer. The company, which has faced weakness in metal prices and production setbacks at some of its mines, has revised

Asian energy importers are curbing their appetite for thermal coal as prices rebound after falling to the lowest in four years earlier in 2025. Reuters’ Clyde Russell reported today that October coal arrivals in China, India, Japan, and South Korea were all going to be lower than the September total because of the price developments.

According to the World Gold Council’s (WGC’s) ‘Gold Demands Trends’ report for the third quarter of this year, total gold demand, including over-the-counter (OTC), grew 3% year-on-year to 1 313 t, the highest quarterly total in its data series. Yet, the WGC says, this was eclipsed by the value measure of demand, which jumped 44%

China agreed to suspend a planned expansion of export controls on rare earth elements (REE) for a year after US President Donald Trump struck a broad trade deal with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The meeting, in the South Korean city of Busan, also saw Trump agree to lower tariffs on Chinese goods from 57%