Politap Mining Technology Students Win 3rd Place in Exploration Drilling at KSMC 2025

Banjarbaru, 31 July 2025 – The Mining Technology Study Program of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang (Ketapang State Polytechnic) (Ketapang State Polytechnic, Politap) achieved an impressive feat at the Kalimantan Students Mining Competition (KSMC) 2025 held at Universitas Lambung Mangkurat (ULM), Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, 19–31 July 2025. The POLITAP team won 3rd Place in the Exploration Drilling category.

This prestigious regional competition featured 16 contest categories in the field of mining science, including Mine Rescue, Mine Surveying, Bench Blasting, Rock and Mineral Identification, and Exploration Drilling. The event was contested by various universities across Kalimantan with mining study programs.

The Politap delegation consisted of an advisor, a technician, and eight Mining Technology Study Program students, namely Flaminggo Gingga, ST., MT., Mustapa, A.Md., Miko Rahmat, Fredrik Setiawan, Pirnanda Wahyu Riadi, Adi Kurniawan, Tria Wahdini, Merribet Siahaan, Jesreel Yaquinta Ginting, and Muhammad Rayhan Pasha Ramadhan.

The Director of Politeknik Negeri Ketapang, Irianto SP, S.ST., M.MA., expressed his appreciation to the team for giving their maximum effort and bringing honor to the campus.

“This achievement demonstrates that Politap students are capable of competing at the regional level with strong capabilities, skills, and fighting spirit. We hope that this achievement can continue to be enhanced in the future,” he stated.

The KSMC event served not only as a competition, but also as an avenue to broaden horizons, foster networks among mining students across Kalimantan, and sharpen technical skills in line with the needs of the mining industry.

With this accomplishment, Politap further cements its position as a vocational higher education institution committed to nurturing superior talent in the mining sector. (Finn)