ANTAM Ceases Mining Activities at Cikotok Gold Mine, Lebak Regency, Banten
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PT ANTAM (Persero) Tbk has ceased gold mining activities at Cikotok gold mine, Lebak Regency, Banten.
“The Cikotok gold mine has become a part of Indonesian history as it started operations during the colonial period in 1936 and then transformed into a state owned company in 1960 before finally became part of ANTAM in 1968. After more than 40 years of operations, we officially begin the mine closure phase of the gold mine as part of good mining practices implementation,” said I Made Surata, director of general affairs and CSR at ANTAM.
The Cikotok gold mine was one of seven entities which were merged into ANTAM on July 5, 1968. In 1936, the gold mining activities in Cikotok was started by a Dutch company, Naamloze Vennootschap Mijnbouw Maatschappij Zuid Bantam but was halted in 1939 due to the outbreak of World War II. During Japanese occupation of Indonesia, a Japanese company named Mitsui Kosha Kabushiki Kaisa conducted black tin exploration at the Cikotok region to support its war purpose. After Indonesia’s independence in 1945, the mine was supervised by the Bureau of Indonesian Mines of the Republic Indonesia. The mine was then transformed into a state-owned enterprise until the end of 1960.
The Cikotok gold mine entered post mining phase in 2008. In January 2016 ANTAM officially ceased post mining activities following approval by the Regency of Lebak, Banten based on the Regent’s approval dated December 11th, 2015. On top of the ongoing environmental management activities, ANTAM also conducted reclamation, revegetation and corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities.
About ANTAM
ANTAM is a vertically integrated, export-oriented, diversified mining and metals company. With operations spread throughout the mineral-rich Indonesian archipelago, ANTAM undertakes all activities from exploration, excavation, processing through to marketing of nickel ore, ferronickel, gold, silver, bauxite and coal. The company has long term loyal blue chip customers in Europe and Asia. Due to the vastness of the company’s licensed exploration areas as well as its known large holdings of high quality reserves and resources, ANTAM has formed several joint ventures with international partners to profitably develop geological ore bodies into profitable mines.
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