PT Merdeka Copper Gold Brochure – April 2019

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PT Merdeka Copper Gold: Achieving success with the Tujuh Bukit mine WRITTEN BY

SEAN GALEA-PACE PRODUCED BY

RICHARD DEANE

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Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka, discusses the success of its Tujuh Bukit mine in Indonesia

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wo years into the development of a major project, the Tujuh Bukit Project in East Java, Indonesia, mining firm PT Merdeka

Copper Gold has become accustomed to setting an example in the mining sector.

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With significant work completed on the project, Merdeka has continued to achieve substantial growth and exceed expectations. Having played a major role in the success of the mine during the past few years, Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka, has utilised his extensive experience in the industry to oversee one of Indonesia’s most important mines. Having started his early career with Newcrest Mining as a geologist, he worked in a number of different positions in a 30-year stint that included roles such as General Manager Resources & Reserves and Executive General Manager of Minerals. In early 2016, Moorhead became the Vice President Director and CEO of PT Merdeka in addition to being appointed in the honorary role as President of AusIMM – the peak body for Australasian Mining Professionals with approximately 13,000

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members worldwide and a parent body for important codes of practice such as The JORC Code. He then transitioned into his new role as Executive Director of the company in 2018, in addition to assuming the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Finders Resources in August 2018 alongside this role.

Moorhead believes such experience has allowed him to better understand the challenge of overseeing key projects with Merdeka. “When I first became involved, Merdeka was very much a new company and it was listed on the w w w.me rde ka c o ppe rgo l d.com /en

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“If you benchmarked Tujuh Bukit’s construction and compared it to any other project globally during this period, it would be up there as one of the best.

Many projects don’t achieve their expectations early on; this one has exceeded them” 08

— Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka

stock exchange with the vision to become an internationally respected, Indonesian owned and operated company. Now, three years later, we’ve constructed and commissioned a new mine and produced over 300,000 ounces of gold.”

BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL MINE Having commenced work on the Tujuh Bukit project three years ago, Moorhead affirms how important the project has been to Merdeka. “We’re mining the epithermal gold cap associated with

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a large porphyry system for gold and

With the majority of commissioned

silver. It’s a heap leach operation which

projects struggling to meet such a high

is getting ramped up from 4mn to 8mn

trajectory, Tujuh Bukit comfortably

tonnes per annum,” says Moorhead.

exceeded expectations and produced

“We’re in the process of commissioning

more gold than anticipated, despite

an expanded production capacity that

some early issues in the development

we hope will see us set a record

process. “One of the things that sets

production again this year. It’s a fully

us apart from other gold mines is that

operational mine that is also home to

we don’t have a huge footprint in terms

a potential future mass underground

of waste,” he says. “We manage safety

copper mine. Many of our partners that

and the environment to very high

are supporting this exercise are

standards and I am pleased to say

helping us create a world-class, long

that since commissioning two years

life and sustainable underground mine.”

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Growing together with our customers Metso first commenced operations in Indonesia in 2004 to support the growth of the local mining industry. As part of its continuous efforts to ensure a strong local presence, PT. Metso Minerals Indonesia (PT. MMI) employs more than 70 people and has expanded to include: • a sales and administration office in Jakarta; • a service centre in Surabaya and; • site operations at various key customer locations.

At the heart of it all is Metso’s commitment to growing together with our customers in Asia Pacific.

The importance of safety Managing safety is never an easy feat. Over the years, PT. MMI has developed a strong safety culture across the working sites by constantly reinforcing, educating and emphasising the safety requirements needed to perform tasks in a safe manner. As a result, it achieved a remarkable feat of having 5000 Lost Time Injury (LTI) free days on 28 January 2019.

One of our longest serving employees, Sinta Yunianti, strongly believes in the importance of safety. “People often take safety for granted but to us, the implementation of a strong safety culture is the reason why all of us get to go home to see our parents, spouse and children.”

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Our sales office in Jakarta allows us to be more responsive with in-country sales and technical support. It has not only given us opportunities to create new relationships, it has also helped strengthen ties with some of our longest customers. Our recent projects have included the installation of screens, crushers, mills, gear replacements at key Indonesian mining operations.

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The future With the impending opening of a new service centre, Metso’s commitment and support to the Indonesian mining industry will only continue to develop.

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reportable environmental incident. That

worldwide. “If you benchmarked Tujuh

operational readiness didn’t happen

Bukit’s construction and compared it

by accident. It requires a very strategic

to any other project globally during

approach and planning from some

this period, it would be up there as one

experienced people to enable it to work.”

of the best. Many projects don’t

Due to the significant success

achieve their expectations early on;

the Tujuh Bukit mine has sustained,

this one has exceeded it. I think you’d

Moorhead believes that the develop-

have to look pretty hard worldwide to

ment is among the leading projects

find a mine that was built on time, on

E XE CU T I VE PRO FI LE

Colin Moorhead Colin has worked in exploration and mining for 3 decades since graduating from the University of Melbourne with a BSc. (Hons) majoring in geology and geophysics in 1987. Most of his career was spent with Newcrest Mining Limited where amongst other roles he was Chief Geologist for periods at Telfer (WA), Cadia (NSW) and Gosowong (Indonesia) mines before returning to Melbourne as General Manager Technical Services for the Newcrest Group in 2006. In 2008 Colin was appointed Executive General Manager Minerals responsible for global exploration, mining geology, resources and reserves governance and orebody knowledge. In January 2016 Colin was appointed CEO of emerging Indonesian gold producer PT Merdeka Copper Gold, Tbk. Colin is also a Graduate of AICD and a graduate of Harvard Business School, Advanced Management Programme (AMP). Colin was President of AusIMM from 2017-2018 and is currently the Immediate Past President. Colin is involved in numerous AusIMM Board Committees and is currently the Chair of the International Advisory Forum.

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“You’d have to look pretty hard worldwide to find a mine that was built on time, on budget, and exceeded its expectations in its first two years” — Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka

budget, and exceeded its expectations

it’s not like that at all. The technology that goes into a modern mine is quite sophisticated and mining has become a leader in the areas of automation, electric vehicles, Big Data and artificial intelligence,” he explains. “If you’re building a 30+ year mine, which hopefully Tujuh Bukit will be, you have to get ahead of the curve. I think mining can be slow to adopt technology because of how mines traditionally operate. Mining investments are capital intensive, and much of the process and technology is locked in up front. It can be very costly and risky to change as technology evolves.”

With technology allowing operations

in its first two years. It’s an incredibly

to be conducted more efficiently,

important achievement.”

Moorhead reflects on how his company has adapted its strategy in order to

IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGY

digitise. “During my 30-year career,

In the past, mining was often considered

we’ve gone from coloured pencils and

as one of the industries slowest to

graph paper to massive data process-

embrace new technology. However,

ing in a very short period of time.

Moorhead believes that the mentality

You’ve got automated drilling rigs with

is shifting, with digital transformation

live feeds going to people working

redefining the way companies

remotely. We must adapt and adopt

worldwide operate. “The mining sector

new technologies quickly. I don’t think

has got a reputation for being an

we’ll be using diesel equipment in

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“We’ve got a much stronger balance sheet and our market cap has increased from around $500mn to almost a billion” — Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka

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potential health risks, I believe you’ll

a project in North Sulawesi called Pani.

find most underground mines in the

“We took over Finders Resources to

world will go electric and I believe that’ll

operate the Wetar Copper Mine in the

probably be using high tech recharge-

Maluku province. We’ve leveraged

able, quick charge batteries to do it.”

our capabilities, both technical and non-technical, to help turn around an

KEY ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS

underperforming asset. We’re looking

Since Moorhead joined Merdeka, he

at transforming the operation to enable

has overseen important acquisitions

a more profitable organisation and

such as that of Australia-based copper

allow for an exploration which will allow

miner, Finders Resources Limited, and

us to extend the mine life,” says Moor-

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the acquisition of Pani which is a similar

refinance at both a corporate and

sort of gold, deposit to the gold cap at

holding company level. “We’ve got a

Tujuh Bukit. It’s historically had a lot of

much stronger balance sheet and our

exploration and some informal mining

market cap has increased from around

and has the potential to be our next

$500mn to almost a billion,” explains

significant gold mine.”

Moorhead. “We’ve made some signifi-

During the next three years, Moor-

cant investments such as the oxide

head highlights how his company will

expansion project which sought to

complete a pre-feasibility study on the

take advantage of the fact that we’ve

Tujuh Bukit underground copper mine

put construction and financing risk

by investing approximately US$100mn.

behind us. We re-optimised the project

“If successful, the mine would be a very

previously constrained by finance and

significant underground copper gold

construction risk resulting in a mine that

mine that would last for more than 25

will produce over 1.2mn ounces of gold

years,” he says. Strong cash flow from

which is a big increase from just under

operations has allowed Merdeka to

900,000 ounces in the original plan.”

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“Our partnerships are absolutely critical because we can’t do it alone” — Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka

FORMING KEY PARTNERSHIPS With the importance of establishing and sustaining key partnerships with other companies vital to achieving success, Merdeka has formed alliances with Cohesion Group, Transcontinent, Geoservices, DNX Indonesia, PT Indodrill Indonesia, Spiers Geological Consultants, Metso and Lorax Indonesia. “Our partnerships are absolutely critical because we can’t do this alone. I think those partners supplying goods and services are critical to the success w w w.me rde ka c o ppe rgo l d.com /en

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happy with all of that gear. Spiers Geological Services does all of our resource estimation and has been a great supporter of us while providing a lot of professionalism.”

“Transcontinent is a group which offers logistical support as well as managing the critical supply chain in terms of transport and they’ve been able to do that safely and reliably.

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“If you’re building a 30+ year mine, which hopefully Tujuh Bukit will be, you have to get ahead of the curve” — Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka

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“We have key plans for the future of the mine and we can’t afford to be complacent” — Colin Moorhead, Executive Director of Merdeka

the Tujuh Bukit mine, Moorhead points to how important it is that his company remain focused on the task at hand in order to ensure the mine continues its success. “We have key plans for the future of the mine and we can’t afford to be complacent. This year, we’re in the process of securing a large fleet and transitioning from a client of a contractor to an owner. It’s important to remember to develop people, systems and processes in order to do that successfully. You can’t afford production to drop off during that transition,” explains Moorhead.

the mint. They also provide metallurgical

“I would like to see the Tujuh Bukit mine

test work and assign services for us and

continue to grow from strength to

we consider them a critical supplier in

strength as we ramp it up to 8mn

the chain,” he says. “DNX provide not

tonnes per annum. In a few years’ time,

only the materials but the technology

we could have two or three operating

and the expertise to help us with

gold mines, an operating copper

blasting operations safely and efficiently

mine, and a major underground project

and to improve over time. They’re some

development on our hands which

great examples of people who have

would make us a very significant

brought lots of aid to the table and we

company worldwide in copper and

really appreciate working with people

gold. I want us to become a modern,

we can trust.”

sustainable, innovative and respected Indonesian mining company.”

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