Freeport Sends Mining Equipment Abroad
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Since Freeport, PT Freeport Indonesia has been sending mining equipment to a number of mining companies abroad, especially in the South America and North America regions, along with the end of the Tembagapura Open Pit Grasberg mining period, Mimika, Papua.
the Tembagapura Open Pit
PT Freeport Indonesia Spokesman Riza Pratama at Timika, Papua, Thursday (21/2), said that with the end of the Grasberg Open Pit mining operation, a number of open-pit mining equipment such as the haul truck had been ineffective because Freeport now concentrates on developing underground mining operations.
Riza Pratama
"I heard that there was a shipment of 'haul trucks'. This Grasberg will soon be over. Now it is still in production but it is in the final stage or almost finished, "Riza said, as quoted by Antam.
PT Freeport Indonesia's export export manager Edwin Kailola said in December 2018 it sent 60 units of type 930 Komatsu mine trucks to mines in Peru, South America. This year Freeport plans to send a number of other mining trucks to a number of mining companies in the North American region.
980 Komatsu mine trucks
"We will be busy with shipping a number of mining equipment abroad," Edwin said during a meeting with the Head of the Papua Special Directorate General of Customs and Excise Regional Office Akhmad Roiq in Timika.
Edwin said that considering the Grasberg mine operation will end soon and underground mining production is still not optimal, it is estimated that PT Freeport's export concentrate activities in 2019 will experience a drastic decline compared to previous years.
"In 2019 our priority is to support the management of concentrates through the smelter factory in Gresik. Indeed, there are still concentrated exports abroad, but the volume is not as significant as in previous years, "explained Edwin.
Head of KPPBC Amamapare, I Made Aryana, said that the mining equipment to be exported by Freeport is used imported goods using the "master list".
"These items when entering without levies. Now they send it outside because it was previously used in the Grasberg mine area, but now it's no longer used, "Made said.
According to him, the shipment of used Grasberg mines abroad is not subject to a fee if it matches the "master list". "
Later we check one by one whether it is in accordance with the 'master list' when entered into the country. If it's the same, we can release it. If it is appropriate, there is absolutely no cost, "Made said.
Reserves of copper, gold and silver at the Grasberg open pit site were discovered in the late 1980s and began production since the 1990s.
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Freeport Kirim Peralatan Tambang ke Luar Negeri
PT Freeport Indonesia sejak 2018 mulai mengirim peralatan tambang ke sejumlah perusahaan pertambangan di luar negeri, khususnya di wilayah Amerika Selatan dan Amerika Utara, seiring dengan akan berakhirnya masa penambangan Grasberg Open Pit Tembagapura, Mimika, Papua.
Juru Bicara PT Freeport Indonesia Riza Pratama di T imika, Papua, Kamis (21/2) , mengatakan dengan akan berakhirnya operasi penambangan Grasberg Op Pit maka sejumlah peralatan tambang terbuka seperti truk tamban berkapasitas besar (haul truck) itu keberadaannya sudah tidak efektif, sebab Freeport kini berkonsentrasi pada pengembangan operasi tambang bawah tanah (underground mining).
“Saya dengar memang ada pengiriman ‘haul truck’ itu. Grasberg ini memang sebentar lagi akan selesai masanya. Sekarang memang masih berproduksi tapi sudah tahap final atau hampir selesai,” kata Riza, seperti dikutip Antam.
Manajer Ekspor lmpor PT Freeport Indonesia Edwin Kailola mengatakan pada Desember 2018 pihaknya mengirim sebanyak 60 unit truk tambang Komatsu tipe 930 ke tambang di Peru, Amerika Selatan. Tahun ini Freeport berencana mengirim sejumlah truk tambang lainnya ke sejumlah perusahaan pertambangan di wilayah Ameriak Utara.
“Kami akan sibuk dengan pengiriman beberapa peralatan tambang ke luar negeri,” kata Edwin saat pertemuan dengan Kepala Kantor Wilayah Direktorat Jenderal Bea Cukai Khusus Papua Akhmad Roiq di Timika.
Edwin mengatakan mengingat operasi tambang Grasberg akan segera berakhir dan produksi tambang bawah tanah masih belum maksimal, maka diperkirakan kegiatan ekspor konsentrat PT Freeport pada 2019 akan mengalami penurunan drastis dibanding tahun-tahun sebelumnya.
“Pada 2019 ini prioritas kami yaitu mendukung pengelolaan konsentrat melalui pabrik smelter yang ada di Gresik. Memang masih ada ekspor konsentrat ke luar negeri, namun volumenya tidak signifikan seperti tahun-tahun sebelumnya,” jelas Edwin.
Kepala KPPBC Amamapare I Made Aryana mengatakan peralatan tambang yang akan diekspor Freeport tersebut merupakan barang bekas impor menggunakan “master list”.
“Barang-barang tersebut saat masuk tanpa pungutan. Sekarang ini mereka kirim ke luar karena sebelumnya digunakan di area tambang Grasberg, namun sekarang tidak terpakai lagi,” jelas Made.
Menurut dia, pengiriman barang-barang bekas tambang Grasberg tersebut ke luar negeri tidak dikenakan pungutan biaya jika sesuai “master list”. “
Nanti kami cek satu persatu apakah sesuai dengan ‘master list’ saat dimasukan ke dalam negeri.Kalau sudah sama, bisa kita rilis. Kalau sudah sesuai, sama sekali tidak ada biayanya,” jelas Made.
Cadangan tembaga, emas, dan perak di lokasi tambang terbuka Grasberg ditemukan pada akhir tahun 1980-an dan mulai berproduksi sejak 1990-an.
Investor Daily, Page-9, Friday, Feb 22, 2019
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