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JAKARTA: coal mining activities of PT Fajar Bumi Sakti, a subsidiary of Bumi Resources, paused again, post-traumatic that happened in the mine underground at the mine site Spacing Loa Village, distirct Tenggarong, member of Parliament (Kukar) some time ago.

Director of Engineering and Environment Directorate General of Mineral, Coal and Geothermal Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) MS Marpaung revealed cessation of activities in the coal mines are estimated to be only one week because local police are still doing inspections and related investigation accident.

"Closure of the mine conducted by the police for the purpose of audit Tenggarong. Inspector of mine from the center also has gone to the location and working with the provincial mine inspectors to investigate. Until when activity ceased, probably only a week," he said, today.
 
The collapse of mine tunnels underground coal mining company owned by an area of 1,000 hectares (ha) that occurred on Saturday (June 5) has resulted in lost life of a worker. A similar incident occurred in June 2009 and caused the death of a worker buried in tunnels.

According Marpaung, the incidents of rock fall from the roof of the tunnel, a common occurrence in underground coal mines in Indonesia because of the high intensity rainfall. The accident, he explained, caused by chunks of rock that fell from the roof (roof) tunnel height of about two meters and hit a worker who was checking the condition of the timber along the tunnel protester

Only, he stated, rock and a buffer state check should be done carefully and follow the procedures (SOPs) exist. "What is clear, the process of investigation and field investigation is still underway."

Production-related problem, he believes the suspension of mining activities of the company that was acquired by Bumi Resources, last year amounting to Rp2, 4 trillion that will not interfere with national production, given the volume of production low.

"Production of coal is relatively small, only 15 000 tonnes per month. So if you stopped a week, meaning only disturbed about 4000 tons only. Bumi Resources, the production reached 80 million tons per year," said Marpaung.

Follow up the matter of the mine accident, Minister of Energy Darwin Zahedy Saleh expressed his ministry and its ranks are still going to do an investigation at the scene.

"We're still going to investigate such accidents. I have not been able to report about it," he said after a meeting with the Commission VII of the House, tonight. (MSW) By: Nurbaiti bisnis.com

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