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Tanjung Enim is a ''
Coal mining in Tanjung Enim began during the Dutch colonial era in 1919 using open mining methods in the first operational area, namely the Air Laya Mine. In 1923, the mine operated using
kelurahan
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'' (urban village) located in the Lawang Kidul District, Muara Enim Regency
Muara Enim Regency is a regency of South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The regency seat is the town of Muara Enim. The city of Prabumulih is an administrative body separating the main part of Muara Enim to the south of the city from a smaller par ...
, South Sumatra
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, Indonesia. Here is the head office of the coal
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Coal i ...
mining company
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* Adex Mining
* Aditya Birla Group
* African Rainbow Minerals
* Agnico Eagle
* Aiteo
* Almonty Industries
* Alumina
* Anaconda Copper
* Anglo American (mining)
* Anglo Platinum ...
, PT Bukit Asam. Tanjung Enim has been a coal producer since the Dutch colonial era. Until present, coal remains the main commodity produced in Tanjung Enim.
History
Theindigenous people
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of Tanjung Enim are the Dusun Lingga and Dusun Tanjung Enim peoples (sub-group of Malay people
Malays ( ; , Jawi: ) are an Austronesian ethnoreligious group native to eastern Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula and coastal Borneo, as well as the smaller islands that lie between these locations. These locations are today part of the countries ...
). The ancestors of Dusun Lingga people were named ''puyang'' of Rie Genti, while the ancestors of Dusun Tanjung Enim people were named Prabu Nata, who was ''puyang'' from Ulu Tuban (Tuban
Tuban is a town located on the north coast of Java, in Tuban Regency (of which the town is the administrative capital), approximately west of Surabaya, the capital of East Java. Tuban Regency is surrounded by Lamongan Regency in the east, Bojo ...
, East Java
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present). According to historical research in 2014, the origin of the name Tanjung Enim comes from the words ''kute tanjung ayek hening'' means 'city on a peninsula with clear water'. According to the agreement of the ''puyang'', the name for it was the ''puyang'' of Dusun Ilir who inhabited the area. For the area above it (at the headwaters of the river) is called Dusun Uluan, its inhabitants are called ''Jeme Uluan'' 'people from headwaters'.
Coal mining in Tanjung Enim began during the Dutch colonial era in 1919 using open mining methods in the first operational area, namely the Air Laya Mine. In 1923, the mine operated using underground mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable geological materials and minerals from the surface of the Earth. Mining is required to obtain most materials that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a la ...
methods until 1940, while commercial production began in 1938. As Dutch colonial rule in the archipelago ended, Indonesian employees then fought to demand a change in the status of the mine to a national mine. Currently, coal mining in Tanjung Enim is managed by PT Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk, which is a state-owned enterprise
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation. SOEs aim to generate profit for the government, prevent private sector monopolies, provide goo ...
.
Natural wealth
The typical fauna in Tanjung Enim are blue siberian bird which can be found in Banko Mine, labi-labi in Enim River, aji-aji, thousand fish, andtapah
Tapah is a town and the capital of Batang Padang District, Perak, Malaysia.It is one of the two gateway towns to the renowned hill retreat of Cameron Highlands alongside Simpang Pulai, with the latter situated approximately to its north.
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. Meanwhile, the typical flora are langsat
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, zenia, white keladi, and kriminil.
See also
*Tanjung Enim Coal Mine
The Tanjung Enim Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Muara Enim Regency, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 6.36 billion tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia
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References
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