Digital Transformation in the Mining Sector Boosts Production by Up to 20 Percent
Wed 03 Dec 2025, 06:29 AM
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MIND ID continues to strengthen digital transformation in the national mining sector through smart-mining initiatives. One strategic implementation can be seen at PT Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA), which is developing end-to-end digital integration from operational activities to corporate information systems. This transformation is making coal-mining activities in Indonesia more efficient and safer, while also increasing value added and contributions to the state.
PTBA’s digitalization is carried out through a framework that unifies Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT), so all processes can be monitored in real time, measured, and connected within a single digital ecosystem. Through the Corporate Information System for Enterprise Application (CISEA) platform, various processes—from production, hauling, and workplace safety to mine-equipment maintenance—are now managed in an integrated manner based on unified data.
MIND ID Corporate Secretary, Pria Utama, stated that digital transformation is a vital foundation for the company in strengthening the national coal industry. With the latest digital technologies, the company can monitor mining activities in real time, optimize workflows, and increase production output. The implementation of digitalization has even proven capable of boosting coal production by up to 20% compared to the period before the digital transformation was implemented.
Digitalization also forms the basis for MIND ID to raise coal production from 41 million tons to 100 million tons as an effort to meet national energy needs and support downstreaming programs.
“Through this digital transformation, we are striving to make the mining sector a key pillar of the nation’s progress,” he said.
Pria explained that through the CISEA platform, PT Bukit Asam now operates more than one hundred digital modules used by over seven thousand employees, with a data-capture rate reaching 70% of total operational activities. The system has integrated sensors, automation devices, heavy-equipment monitoring, and machine-learning-based analytics. With this approach, mining processes can be controlled with greater precision, including in mine planning, production-equipment scheduling, and energy and emissions monitoring.
This digital transformation also strengthens environmental governance by providing systems for water-quality monitoring, land rehabilitation, and digital control of operational areas. Through automation and transparent data, PTBA ensures operations adhere to good mining practice principles.
Pria Utama emphasized that mine digitalization is a major leap for the future of national mining because it can reduce production costs, increase productivity, and ensure higher safety standards.
“MIND ID believes that the future of Indonesia’s mining lies in the ability to optimize technology. We are not only increasing productivity, but also building a mining foundation that is more modern, responsible, and ready for Indonesia’s future,” he concluded.
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