Top 5 Mining Contractors in Indonesia

" There are 5 of the largest mining contractor companies in Indonesia which are well known and have many contract projects with coal and metal ore mining companies "

Indonesia was awarded by the Creator with a wealth of natural resources (SDA), especially coal, gold and nickel metals. There is no doubt that Indonesia is in great demand by investors from world mining companies to explore its natural resources.

Based on data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM), Indonesia is estimated to have coal reserves of up to 65 billion tons. As for metal ore reserves such as nickel, it is estimated to have reserves of 6.5 billion tons.

Mining is an attempt to obtain valuable materials from the bowels of the earth or the earth's crust and bring them to the surface of the earth by considering economic, technical and environmental aspects.

Based on USGS (United State Geological Survey) data; in 2021 Indonesia will occupy the first position as the world's largest nickel producer and the third largest coal producer after Australia and China.

Definition of Contractor

Mining companies need contractor services to help work on mining projects. Contractors are individuals or legal entities contracted or hired by the project owner to carry out work in accordance with the agreed contractual agreement and in accordance with their expertise.

The work of contractor services in mining operation projects includes work on scanning land (overburden) and mining materials (coal and metal ore), transportation (logistics), construction of mine access roads, mine planning, infrastructure to processing mining products.

In Indonesia, the number of mining contractor companies is very large, along with the increasing demand for mining materials so that it requires large production, both with small and large scale contractors.

Mining Contracting Company

Who are the largest mining contractor companies in Indonesia based on the availability and completeness of equipment, experience, human resources and having a number of cooperation contracts. The following is a list of the 5 largest mining contractors in Indonesia;

1. Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA)

PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama was established in 1998. BUMA is a contractor known as one of the largest coal mining contractor companies in Indonesia with PT Delta Dunia Tbk as its parent company.

PT BUMA is known as an old player in the mining contractor sector, both coal and metal ore. BUMA has worked on many mining projects throughout Indonesia.

BUMA serves contract work ranging from stripping overburden, coal mining, coal hauling as well as land reclamation and rehabilitation. The company is equipped with state-of-the-art technology and more than 2,500 units of heavy equipment from various brands.

2. Pama Persada Nusantara (PAMA)

PT Pama Persada Nusantara was founded in 1993 and is the largest coal mining contractor in Indonesia and even the world. PAMA can carry out work including exploration, infrastructure preparation, mining operations, planning and reclamation and vegetation in ex-mining areas.

PT PAMA is a mining contractor known for using heavy equipment from Komatsu. PAMA is a subsidiary of PT United Tractors with the parent company PT Astra International Tbk. PAMA is equipped with mining equipment, especially heavy equipment from the Komatsu brand.

PAMA is equipped with main equipment of more than 3,919 units which are claimed to have high technology and the number of mining employees is more than 22,281 employees spread across mining operations (jobsites) and support offices.

3. Cipta Kridatama (CK)

Established in 1997, PT Cipta Kridatama is a mining contractor company known for using mechanical equipment under the Caterpillar (CAT) brand from the United States under the auspices of the heavy equipment distributor PT Trakindo Utama with the parent company PT ABM Investama Tbk.

PT CK currently has work contracts with mining companies located on the island of Kalimantan and Sumatra Island (Aceh) and is supported by many support offices from the largest heavy equipment dealer Trakindo Utama.

4. Putra Perkasa Abadi (PPA)

PT Putra Perkasa Abadi is a new player in the mining contractor industry which was established in 2002. PPA is a mining contractor that specializes in heavy equipment rental, provision of overburden removal and mining services.

PT PPA is in the process of handling a mining operation cooperation contract with 6 large mining companies throughout Indonesia with a standard PPA contract valid for a period of 5 years.

PT Putra Perkasa Abadi is collaborating with SKS (Surya Kalimantan Sejati) with a 12 year contract in which PPA works on stripping of soil layers, coal extraction, coal transportation to the steam power plant installation (PLTU).

5. Saptaindra Sejati (SIS)

PT Saptaindra Sejati is part of the largest coal mining company in Indonesia, namely PT Adaro Indonesia with the parent company ADARO ENERGY, where this company is tasked with serving the mining contractor sector.

The SIS contractor company provides a wide range of services covering contract mining, mine plans, civil works, infrastructure development and land transportation (logistics). PT SIS is the main contractor in one of the largest coal mining companies in Indonesia, namely PT Adaro Indonesia.

The mining sector is a very complex industry, because it involves and requires all types of expertise and almost all types of heavy equipment that has a very large size.

Every mining company involving mining contractors aims to increase the amount of production and reduce operating costs which are known to be very large. In addition, working in a mining company has a high mining salary standard.

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