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ANTAM Receives Two GOLD PROPERS 2023

12/21/2023
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Jakarta, December 21, 2023 - PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (ANTAM; IDX: ANTM; ASX: ATM) member of PT Mineral Industri Indonesia (Persero) (MIND ID) – the State-Owned Enterprise Holding of the Mining Industry, is pleased to announce that the Company achieved the Company Performance Rating in Environmental Management (PROPER) held by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. ANTAM achieved two GOLD PROPER Ranking through the Gold Mining Business Unit and the Precious Metal Processing and Refinery Business Unit for the Company's performance and innovation in environmental and social management in 2022-2023. The GOLD PROPER Award was presented by the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. KH Ma'ruf Amin, at the 2023 PROPER Environmental Award and Regional Environmental Management Performance in Jakarta on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

ANTAM's Director of Operations and Production, Hartono, said:
“As a natural resources-based company, ANTAM is always committed to implementing good mining practices and operational excellence to achieve sustainability. The GOLD PROPER Ranking received by ANTAM through the Gold Mining Business Unit and the Precious Metal Processing and Refinery Business Unit is a concrete manifestation of the Company's success in managing environmental and sustainability. Obtaining the GOLD PROPER Rating is also proof that the Company has been able to contribute to resolving social problems and environmental issues around operational areas.”

The Gold Mining Business Unit achieved the GOLD PROPER Ranking through the Cisangku Environmental Conservation-Based Community Empowerment program (Pepeling Cisangku) located in Cisangku Village, Malasari Village, Nanggung District, which provides benefits for solving the problem of illegal logging and Unlicensed Gold Miners. Meanwhile, the Precious Metal Processing and Refinery Business Unit achieved the GOLD PROPER Ranking through the Jayakarta Agroedutourism Program, which helps resolve waste management problems in Jatinegara Kaum Village, East Jakarta.

ANTAM also achieved two GREEN PROPER Rankings through the West Kalimantan Bauxite Mining Business Unit and North Maluku Nickel Mining Business Unit. The GREEN PROPER award received by the Company reflected ANTAM's commitment to continually improving the effectiveness of environmental management and commitment to innovating environmental management, energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and biodiversity preservation, as well as a commitment to implementing social and environmental responsibility for communities around the operational area. In addition, GREEN PROPER Ratings were achieved by subsidiaries PT Indonesia Chemical Alumina and PT Gag Nikel.

The PROPER Environmental Award is a form of appreciation from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to the companies that have consistently complied with Environmental Laws and regulations, empowered vulnerable communities, responded to disasters, and care for each other.
ANTAM always carries out sustainable business in every operational area and strives to improve the quality of environmental management and consistently provide benefits to the community to implement sustainability. The Company is also committed to continuing to improve PROPER results in the future.


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