Regarding The Request For Export Of The Amman Mineral Copper Concentrat, Bahlil: Not Yet

JAKARTA - Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia revealed that until now only PT Freeport Indonesia has applied for a copper export permit to the government. Bahlil also confirmed that PT Amman Mineral Internasional had not made an official submission to the government.

"Until now, Freeport has been proposed. (Amman) has not yet," Bahlil told the media crew at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Building, Friday, February 21.

Whereas previously in front of Commission XII of the DPR RI, President Director of PT Amman Mineral Internasional Tbk Rachmat Makkasau said that the demand for copper concentrate exports was due to the commissioning process which was slower than planned.

"The commissioning process is running slowly because we are making various efforts to ensure that nothing happens that we don't want. Because this is a new technology that is very different from our ability as miners," said Rachmat in a Hearing Meeting with Commission XII DPR RI, Wednesday, February 18.

Rachmat explained, this smelter has a production capacity of 900,000 tons and will produce 220,000 tons of copper cathode. The side products that can be produced include 801,000 tons of sulfate acid, 18 tons of gold, 55 tons of silver and 77 tons of selenium.

Meanwhile, PTFI has received the green light from the government to export copper concentrate until June 2025. This coincided with the completion of the PTFI smelter repair process which had caught fire some time ago.