Samarinda - PT Berau Coal, one of the largest mining company in Berau earned the accolade of green for the three sites under its management. Respectively for the site Lati, Binungan and Sambarata. Delivery of the assessment of environmental management of PT Berau Coal was carried in the lamin Etam, Samarinda, East Kalimantan Governor by Awang Faroek Isaac.
The results of the assessment received by PT Berau Coal, respectively, by Saridi environment as the coordinator of PT Berau Coal, Aminullah Site Lati environment as superintendent and as superintendent Ryan Isman Site Sambarata environment. The success was not separated from the company's efforts that seek to manage the environment around the mine and the mine to the maximum, as applicable.

Aka Proper performance rating of the company is the flagship program of the Ministry of Environment in overseeing environmental management activities conducted business. It aims to encourage companies continue to improve its performance in environmental management (continuous improvement).
Minister of State for the Environment Gusti Muhammad Hatta, who yesterday was in Samarinda asserted, is a requirement to determine proper Key Performance Indicator Management at many companies.
Saridi, environment coordinator PT Berau Coal grateful admitted three sites managed by PT Berau Coal entirely get the proper green. This is both the success of the company maintained its performance in the previous year. For the assessment of the submitted 2010, Berau Coal is also successfully received a green flag.
"This will continue to motivate us to do our best in the field of environmental management of mines," he said. In addition, it also seeks to community development (community development) and still apply the 3R principle, namely, reuse, reduce, recycle in managing waste.

He hopes that next year could reach the gold proper, as the best in the field of proper environmental management. Not only mine and control the environmental impact, the company is also working to contribute positively to the development aspects of community life around the mine. This is consistent with the target Berau Coal, namely, Towards Green Berau, Building a Future Together Sheen.
PT Berau Coal operating in Berau regency, the object is recorded as one of vital national and national mining operators under the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

The company is abiding submitting data, official reports progress as data management and implementation of environmental monitoring on a quarterly basis to the relevant agencies within the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, including the Ministry of Environment (MoE), and the Ministry of Forestry. Periodically PT Berau Coal is also a mentoring and coaching as well as oversight by technical agencies such as Directorate of Mineral, Coal and Environmental Engineering Geothermal Energy and Mineral Resources and Ministry of Environment.
PT Berau Coal commenced operations in 1995, up to now is an active mining operation. Mining method used is the open pit mining with backfilling system - either in the pit dump, as well as inter-pit. The new mining process is completed in 2025 ahead.

As a first generation PKP2B company, PT Berau Coal to open up and involve all stakeholders, including local stakeholders to contribute in the design of Mine Closure Plan at three existing sites. This corresponds to Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources No. 18 of 2008 on Reclamation and Mine Closure.
In open pit mining methods, mine at the end of the day, there's no denying the rest of the former mine pit, but not all the former mines were abandoned. "The rest of the pit must have secure environmental conditions and human, and former mining can be utilized," he concluded