ABSTRAK

ANALISIS PERBANDINGAN KADAR NIKEL ANTARA FRONT PENAMBANGAN

DENGAN STOCK PILE PADA PT. PUTRA MEKONGGA SEJAHTERA

OLEH :
ANDI SANDI
C1A2 12129
( Program Studi Teknik Pertambangan )

PT. Putra Mekongga Sejahtera (PMS) termasuk perusahaan yang bergerak di

bidang pertambangan. Pada saat ini melakukan penambangan nikel di Pomalaa
Kabupaten Kolaka Sulawesi Tenggara. Kegiatan Penambangan dilakukan dengan
sistem tambang terbuka (open cut) yaitu suatu metode penambangan berbentuk
jenjang yang mengarah kebawah atau pemotongan sisi bukit yang dimulai dari
puncak bukit kebawah. Alat-alat mekanis yang digunakan dalam kegiatan
penambangan antara lain : bulldozer sebagai alat dorong, dump truck sebagai alat
angkut, back hoe sebagai alat gali dan alat muat.
Berdasarkan hasil pengamatan perbedaan kadar bijih nikel hasil dari Front
penambangan dengan Stock pile sering kali berbeda dimana perbedaan kadar tersebut
melebihi batas toleransi terhadap sasaran mutu yang telah ditetapkan sehingga
menjadi sebuah permasalahan bagi perusahaan. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan
suatu penelitian untuk mengetahui tahapan dalam mempersiapkan conto,
menganalisis perbedaan kadar yang terjadi serta mengetahui faktor-faktor yang
menyebabkan terjadinya perbedaan kadar. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut
diperlukan pemahaman tentang standar oprasional produksi (SOP) atau pemahaman
tentang metode Japanese Indistrial Standar (JIS) yang telah teruji kelayakannya dan
telah ditetapkan oleh perusahaan terkait persoalan pengambilan conto dan kegiatan
mempersiapkan analisa conto ( preparasi Sample).
Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kadar bijih nikel pada front
penambangan bukit 20 yang tertinggi adalah 2.17% dan yang terendah 1.28%.
Sedangkan untuk kadar bijih nikel pada Stock Pile diperoleh kadar nikel tertinggi
2.15% dan terendah 1.25%. Kadar rata-rata front penambangan adalah 1,67% Ni
sedangkan Kadar rata-rata pada Stock pile 1,64% Ni. Perbedaan kadar bijih nikel
antara hasil front penambangan bukit 20 dengan Stock Pile adalah 0.03% selisih
kadar bijih nikel yang terjadi disebabkan oleh ketelitian dalam pengambilan conto,
Ketelitian mempersiapkan conto untuk analisa X-Ray dan dilusi atau pencampuran
dengan kadar rendah.

Kata kunci : Sampling, Preparasi dan Analisis Kadar Nikel.

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 ABSTRACT

COMPARISON ANALYSIS OF NICKEL LEVEL BETWEEN MINING

FRONT WITH STOCK PILE IN. PUTRA MEKONGGA SEJAHTERA

BY:
ANDI SANDI
C1A2 12129
(Mining Engineering Study Program)

PT. Putra Mekongga Sejahtera (PMS) including a company engaged in mining.

At present, nickel mining is in Pomalaa, Kolaka Regency, Southeast Sulawesi.
Mining activities are carried out with an open cut system, which is a tiered mining
method that leads downward or cuts down the side of a hill that starts from the top of
the hill. The mechanical tools used in mining activities include: bulldozers as pushers,
dump trucks as transport equipment, backing up as a digging tool and loading
equipment.
Based on the results of observations of the differences in the content of nickel
ore from Front mining with Stock piles, it is often different where the difference in
levels exceeds the tolerance limit of the quality objectives that have been set so that it
becomes a problem for the company. Therefore, it is necessary to do a research to
find out the stages in preparing the sample, analyze the differences in the levels that
occur and know the factors that cause differences in levels. To overcome this
problem, an understanding of production operational standards (SOP) is needed or an
understanding of the Japanese Indistrial Standard (JIS) method that has been tested
for its feasibility and has been determined by the company regarding the issue of
sample collection and preparation of sample analysis (Sample preparation).
Based on the results of the study showed that the highest grade of nickel ore on
the mining front of the hill was 2.17% and the lowest was 1.28%. Whereas for the
nikel ore content in Stock Pile, the highest nickel content was 2.15% and the lowest
was 1.25%. The level of the average mining front is 1.67% Ni while the average
content of the Stock pile is 1.64% Ni. The difference in the content of nickel ore
between the mining front results of hill 20 and Stock Pile is 0.03% of the difference
in nike ore content that occurs due to accuracy in sampling, accuracy in preparing
samples for X-Ray analysis and dilution or mixing with low levels.

Keywords: Sampling, Preparation and Analysis of Nickel Levels.

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