- CEO
- Albert Saputro
- Full Time Employees
- 9,557
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Precious metals
- Address
- Treasury Tower Jakarta JK Indonesia 12190
- IPO Date
- Jun 19, 2015
- Business
- PT Merdeka Copper Gold Tbk is an Indonesian holding company engaged in the exploration, extraction, and production of gold, silver, copper, and other minerals through subsidiaries operating across Java, Maluku, Sulawesi, and other regions in Indonesia. The company operates the Tujuh Bukit Gold Mine in Banyuwangi, East Java; the Wetar Copper Mine on Wetar Island, Southwest Maluku, Indonesia's sole producer and exporter of copper cathode; and the Pani Gold Mine in Pohuwato, Gorontalo, Sulawesi, which commenced operations on October 1, 2025, positioning it as one of Indonesia's largest primary gold mines; it is also developing the adjacent Tujuh Bukit Copper Project, an underground mine hosting one of the world's largest undeveloped copper deposits with a potential 30-year mine life. Through its subsidiary PT Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk (MBMA; stock code: MBMA), listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, the company produces nickel mining and smelting products integrated with industrial area development in Sulawesi for the global electric vehicle battery supply chain; additional services encompass mining construction, the AIM (Acid, Iron, Metal) plant in Morowali processing Wetar residual ores, metal manufacturing and trading, real estate leasing, and business consulting. Founded in 2012 and listed publicly in 2015 under ticker MDKA.JK, the company, formerly PT Merdeka Sera until its name change in December 2014, maintains headquarters at Treasury Tower in South Jakarta, DKI Jakarta. Recent developments include the Pani Gold Mine's operational launch in October 2025 following over $114 million in investments since 2022 and planned additional $200 million for phase one; ongoing advancement of the Tujuh Bukit Copper Project with $185 million invested since 2018 and production targeted for late 2026; expansion of MBMA's nickel operations including planned high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) facilities in partnership with Tsingshan and GEM to achieve 205 kilotons annual mixed hydroxide precipitate capacity; and the September 2025 initial public offering of subsidiary PT Merdeka Gold Resources Tbk under ticker EMAS, raising Rp4.66 trillion to support growth aligned with MDKA's projects.