IDR 176.95 Billion Allocated for ANTM's Mining Exploration

PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTM) continues to demonstrate its commitment to sustainable mining operations with a focus on gold, nickel, and bauxite. As of September 2025, ANTM’s preliminary unaudited exploration spending totaled IDR 176.95 billion.

For gold, ANTM carried out exploration at Pongkor, West Java, which through the end of Q3 2025 focused on drilling activities consisting of in-mine (underground) drilling and deep (surface) drilling.

Meanwhile, nickel exploration through September 30, 2025 took place in North Konawe and Pomalaa, Southeast Sulawesi. “In addition, exploration activities were also conducted under Antam’s subsidiary IUP, PT Sumberdaya Arindo (PT SDA), in Buli, North Maluku,” wrote Aneka Tambang Corporate Secretary, Wisnu Danandi Haryanto, in a disclosure.

Nickel exploration work in North Konawe included geological mapping, core sampling, core logging, grid measurement and re-measurement, installation of pre-drill and post-drill stakes, resistivity measurements, single-tube drilling, sample preparation, laboratory analysis, and supporting activities. In Pomalaa, activities included geological mapping, core sampling, single-tube drilling, as well as preparation and laboratory work. In Buli, PT SDA conducted core logging, measurements, stake installation, re-measurement, and drilling.

Bauxite exploration through the end of September 2025 was carried out in Tayan, Landak, and Mempawah–Toho, West Kalimantan, with activities such as test-pit excavation, benchmark stake surveying and installation, and construction of test pits/wells.

Through its Geomin Unit, ANTM conducts integrated mineral exploration covering area surveys, geological and geophysical exploration, drilling, testing, and the calculation of mineral resources and reserves, supported by a Geographic Information System (GIS). “Exploration activities are undertaken to ensure adequate potential of the company’s strategic mineral resources and reserves,” Wisnu concluded.

Source: https://ajaib.co.id/dana-eksplorasi-tambang-antm/

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