Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has issued a decree setting data fee for investors who want to participate in tenders to acquire mining exploration rights for 16 mineral and coal working areas.
Depending on the size of the area, type of deposit, status of the area, and distance from mine to loading port, data fee for each mining areas range between 90 Billion Rupiah (USD 6.5 Million) to 984.85 Billion Rupiah (USD 71 Million), according to the Energy and Mineral Resources Minister’s decree signed on 30 Apr’18.
Agung Pribadi, the ministry’s spokesman confirmed the decree.
Bambang Gatot Ariyanto, Director General of Coal and Mineral Resources at the Energy Ministry said as quoted by Kontan daily that potential investors who win the tender, must pay at front the data fee for the mining area or areas that they bid.
“With this scheme, the government will get compensation at front. It’s similar to signature bonus in tenders for oil and gas working areas,” Ariyanto said in a separate press release. The government estimates it can get a total of 4.09 Trillion Rupiah of data fee for all 16 working areas.
Potential investors must also pay guarantee funds before joining the tender, which Ariyanto said, will be returned to them if they fail to win in the tender.
Tender for some mining areas will be handed over to the regional government.
For special mining areas, the central government will first offer their mining rights to state-owned or regional-owned enterprises. In the case there were no interest from both state or regional enterprises, the government will then offer special mining ares to private investors via tender.
All 16 mining areas offered are in exploration stage.
Agung Pribadi, the ministry’s spokesman, told CoalMint that the government plans to hold the tender in end of May.
Below data compensation fee for 16 mining areas:
| S. No | Name of the Working Area | Deposit | Data Compensation Fee |
| 1. | Sribatara block | Coal | Rp 115 billion |
| 2. | Natai Baru block | Coal | Rp 190 billion |
| 3. | Tumbang Nusa block | Coal | Rp 190 billion |
| 4. | Baronang block | Coal | Rp 165 billion |
| 5. | Baronang II block | Coal | Rp 90 billion |
| 6. | Piner block | Coal | Rp 190 billion |
| 7. | Rantau Pandan block | Coal | Rp 352.6 billion |
| 8. | Mulya Agung block | Magmatic/ sedimentary hydrotherma 1 | Rp 225 billion |
| 9. | Waringin Agung block | Magmatic/ sedimentary hydrotherma 1 | Rp 225 billion |
| 10. | Tumbang Karanei block | Magmatic/ sedimentary hydrotherma 1 | Rp 225 billion |
| 11. | Silo block | Magmatic/ sedimentary hydrotherma 1 | Rp 150 billion |
| 12. | Latao block (special mining area) | Mechanical/residual/weathering | Rp 414.8 billion |
| 13. | Suasua block (special mining area) | Mechanical/residual/weathering | Rp 984.85 billion |
| 14. | Matarape block (special mining area) | Mechanical/residual/weathering | Rp 184.05 billion |
| 15. | Kolonodale block | Mechanical/residual/weathering | Rp 209 billion |
| 16. | North Bahodopi block | Mechanical/residual/weathering | Rp 184.8 billion |
Note: Total fee is calculated based on type of deposit, size of the area, distance from mine to loading/trans-shipment point and status of the area (new area or previously owned by miners but has been returned to the government)
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