[b] At Koba Tin, friendly means

At Koba Tin, friendly means

genuine care for community and environment

Positioning itself as a friendly mining company, PT Koba Tin genuinely implements all the nuances of the slogan in its operations and has been since day one.

Sharing with and giving back to the community colors not only Koba Tin's philosophy, but is actually translated in its daily activities.

Hence, being a good corporate citizen for Koba Tin is a natural. Community development, extensive environmental protection, land reclamation and restoration projects as well as providing adequate infrastructural requirements show that the company's concerns are not merely as restitution of the resulting impacts of its mining operations. Its real intention is to enhance the livelihood of the community through a specially planned agenda to inculcate, educate and offer viable vocational training and opportunities for better income.

Environmental management is another major concern for this joint venture tin mining company between Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (MSC) and PT TIMAH Tbk. MSC has 75 percent of its shares, while the rest is owned by PT TIMAH. Both are public listed companies. Commencing operation in 1974, PT Koba Tin operates under a Contract of Work (COW) from the Indonesian Government that has been extended to 2013 for an area of 417 square kilometers in the southeastern corner of Bangka island in Sumatera.

For Koba Tin environmentally responsible manner means:

* Complying with applicable legislation * Implementing effective environmental management systems * Minimizing effects on the environment while maximizing resource viability * More efficient use of energy and materials * Providing relevant training and support for all personnel * Cooperating with local community * Developing innovative approaches through scientific research and technology transfer * Monitoring and reporting environmental performance

Reclamation management of ex-mining land at Koba Tin incorporates three important aspects:

* Ecological (recycling, mutual support, variety of biological resources * Economic (job opportunities, increasing income, food sources) * Socio-cultural (improving social strata, increasing knowledge, care of environment)

Koba Tin also develops a concept of integrated reclamation of the mined out areas. Some of the ex-mining land and ponds can be turned into productive integrated agriculture projects, such as a combination of agriculture, animal husbandry and fish farming. To support the ecological support capacity of the mined-out areas, reforestation is also carried out.

Koba Tin's community development program, covering agriculture, aquaculture, people's mining and small business development, is executed in the villages adjacent to the company's leases where about 70,000 people live.

For community empowerment, Koba Tin has its own nursery for growing seedlings and a compost (organic fertilizer) plant to support the reforestation program.

A freshwater fish farm project, where fish breeding and rearing using floating net method has been completed successfully. Another such project is being prepared to be eventually operated by the local community.

This is only one example of how, after mine closure, mined out land can be developed into productive projects for the benefit of the community around Koba Tin.

Mohd. Anuar sidek, the president director, aptly sums up the spirit of Koba Tin: "Our management is mindful and focused on its obligations to the community where it profits from and operates."