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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2022.55.2.149

A Review on Coal Exploration in Indonesia: The Cases of Korean Public-private Cooperation  

Choi, Younggi (Overseas Exploration Team, Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp.)
Kim, Byounghan (Overseas Exploration Team, Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp.)
Song, Younghyun (Overseas Exploration Team, Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp.)
Keum, Gyojin (Overseas Exploration Team, Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp.)
Sung, Junyoung (Overseas Exploration Team, Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp.)
Seo, Changwon (Overseas Exploration Team, Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corp.)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.55, no.2, 2022 , pp. 149-169 More about this Journal
Abstract
Indonesia coal is widely consumed as a major energy source in Asian countries, such as China, India, and Korea. In the paper, the characteristics of the coal-bearing basin and coal deposits in Indonesia are comprehensively reviewed using the exploration data accumulated through the coal exploration projects supported by Korean government subsidy. Cenozoic coal bearing sedimentary basins in Indonesia extensively contain coal deposits and are most productive in East Asia. Properties of coal deposits are variable depending on stratigraphy, depositional histories and tectonics. Eocene coal deposits tend to have thinner coal thickness and fewer numbers of coal seams, but have been major exploration targets due to higher calorific value and good coal quality. Late Oligocene-Early Miocene coal deposits occur in small scales, but are suitable enough for small to medium-sized coal mines. Miocene-Pliocene coal deposits, which are widely distributed across East Kalimantan and Sumatra, are being actively mined by taking advantage of thick coal thickness and abundant reserves in spite of their lower calorific values. The experience of various exploration informs that we need to have an overall understanding on geological conditions for successful coal exploration. The details on coal-bearing basin and coal deposits in Indonesia provided through the paper will be useful data for up-coming exploration activities by Korean companies.
Keywords
coal exploration; Indonesia; coal-bearing basin; coal-bearing deposits; coal quality;
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