Abstrak
Geologically, sludge is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose main characteristics are clay and silt. The grain
size can reach 0.0625 mm (0.0025 inches). The sludge removal method used by Arutmin Indonesia Inc, site Asam-Asam is
the slurry pumping method with pumping machines and the load-haul-dump method using a backhoe and dump truck
excavator. Sludge removal aims to optimize coal mining activities in blocks 18-21 which are below the estimated mud
material of 543,215m³ so that efforts are needed to deal with the sludge. The steps taken in the removal of sludge activities
include pumping to reduce the volume of water so that it is feasible to be dug up and transported and the removal method
used in the digging activity is the load-haul-dump method with 2 loading methods, the single digger method and the double
digger method, Hitachi EX1200 excavator with capacity of 6.7 m³ used for digging and a Komatsu HD465-7 hauler with
capacity of 20m³ used for hauling and calculating the productivity of the excavators. The productivity of Hitachi EX1200
excavators in August was obtained with the lowest average 288.10 m³ / hour at September 26th, 2019 using double digger
method, and the largest average productivity 495.80m³ / hour at September 28, 2019 by single digger method. In the sludge
loading activity, the most influential factor on productivity based on the correlation value is the delay time of -0.997. With
a variety of obstacles that occur so as to reduce effective work time which causes work efficiency and low productivity.