Remote highland site
Grasberg sits at about 4,100 metres elevation, and Timika's Mozes Kilangin airport handles domestic flights and interior routes.
Timika Mining · ATEX and IECEx
ATEX and IECEx Smartphone in Timika Mining
Timika, capital of Mimika Regency in Central Papua, is the service base for the Grasberg copper and gold mine run by PT Freeport Indonesia. Concentrate goes by 166-kilometre slurry pipeline to the port at Amamapare, so hazardous areas include fuel, power, process plant and underground workings. If you are specifying an ATEX and IECEx smartphone for Timika and the Grasberg mining district, this page covers the markings, the approvals and the current certification status of the IS-04Z1.
Pre-launch · certification in progress · Launching Q4 2026
Marking targetEx ib IIC T4Intrinsic safety, Zone 1 / 21 design target · certification in progress
AvailabilityQ4 2026via authorised distributors
Search topicATEX and IECEx
DeviceSmartphone
RouteSpecification
WhereTimika Mining
Short answer. The SAMS IS-04Z1 is the intrinsically safe smartphone covered here for Timika and the Grasberg mining district: pre-launch, designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 (marking target Ex ib IIC T4), with certification in progress and no certificate issued.
Current position: certification in progress, nothing issued, launch targeted for Q4 2026. An operator's own vendor approval is a separate step. Certification status. Place facts reviewed October 2026.
At a glance · ATEX and IECEx
Checklist: ATEX and IECEx smartphone for Timika and the Grasberg mining district
| Check | What to look for | IS-04Z1 today |
|---|---|---|
| Marking | II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4 on the rating plate | Design target; not yet marked |
| EU-type examination certificate | Notified body number and certificate ID | In progress with TÜV; not issued |
| IECEx certificate of conformity | Number listed on the IECEx online register | In progress; not issued |
| Where it applies | Timika and the Grasberg mining district: Concentrator and process plant, Fuel storage and distribution, Concentrate port and dewatering | Classified by the site operator |
Product · Timika Mining
The product behind this search: the SAMS IS-04Z1.
SAMS IS-04Z1
An intrinsically safe Android smartphone designed for Zone 1 and Zone 21 hazardous areas in Timika Mining. It is pre-launch: IECEx, ATEX and NEC 500 certification is in progress ahead of the Q4 2026 launch.
- IP68 sealed
- 4,000 mAh battery
- 50 MP camera
- Android 16
- Zone 1 / Zone 21 design target
The site · Timika and the Grasberg mining district
Working in Timika and the Grasberg mining district: operators and classified areas
The companies on site and the hazardous-area types a handset is likely to meet there.
Operators and companies on site
- PT Freeport Indonesia
Classified areas to expect
- Concentrator and process plant
- Fuel storage and distribution
- Concentrate port and dewatering
- Underground mine areas
Local conditions · Timika and the Grasberg mining district
Site conditions at Timika and the Grasberg mining district: what wears and what limits equipment
Underground operations
Grasberg has three active underground mines (Grasberg Block Cave, Deep Mill Level Zone and Big Gossan) alongside the former open pit.
Field notes · Timika and the Grasberg mining district
More about Timika and the Grasberg mining district that matters for portable equipment
Timika and the Grasberg mining district: industry on the ground
Flotation reagents separate a copper-gold concentrate, which is piped as slurry through three pipelines about 100 km to the port of Amamapare, where it is dewatered, dried and shipped to smelters.
Timika and the Grasberg mining district: infrastructure
The port facilities include a coal-fired power station that is to be replaced by 2027 with a 265 megawatt liquefied natural gas combined cycle plant, which will add an LNG supply chain to the site.
Timika and the Grasberg mining district: projects and investment
Grasberg held proven and probable reserves of 14.0 million tonnes of copper, 808 tonnes of gold and 3,773 tonnes of silver at the end of 2022, so mining is expected to continue for decades.
Timika and the Grasberg mining district: who works there
PT Freeport Indonesia runs Grasberg, with Indonesian state interests through MIND ID holding 51.23 percent and Freeport-McMoRan 48.77 percent, and mining rights were extended to 2041.
The term · ATEX and IECEx
What “ATEX and IECEx” means for a smartphone
ATEX is the European legal framework for equipment used in explosive atmospheres (Directive 2014/34/EU). IECEx is the international certification scheme built on the IEC 60079 standards. Buyers outside Europe often ask for both: an IECEx certificate is the technical evidence most national regimes build on, while ATEX is the legal route into the European market.
For the IS-04Z1 both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and neither certificate has been issued. The marking target is II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4: equipment Group II (surface industry), Category 2 (Zone 1 gas), protection concept ib (intrinsic safety), gas group IIC and temperature class T4.
In Timika and the Grasberg mining district. A reviewer at Grasberg or Timika would expect certificate evidence matched to the marking, with its schedule of conditions. The IS-04Z1 evidence is in progress. A dual ATEX and IECEx route helps a large operation whose contractors and suppliers come from many countries.
The route · specification
Specifying an ATEX and IECEx smartphone for Timika Mining
A short checklist for anyone writing or reviewing the specification, with the IS-04Z1 status against each point.
Check on the paper
- Marking
- Equipment group, category, protection concept, gas group and temperature class, matched to the area drawing.
- Certificate and schedule
- A certificate number, issuing body and the schedule of conditions, not a brochure claim.
- Standards edition
- The IEC 60079 or national standard edition the certificate was issued against.
Check for the IS-04Z1
- Marking target
- II 2 G Ex ib IIC T4: a target, not yet a certificate.
- Certificate status
- IECEx, ATEX, UKEX and NEC 500 in progress; none issued.
- Operator approval
- Separate from the certificate and handled with the site operator.
Questions · Timika Mining
Frequently asked questions
Can we buy an ATEX and IECEx smartphone in Timika Mining today?
No. Nothing can be bought or taken into a classified area today: certification is in progress and launch is planned for Q4 2026. What is available now is the datasheet, the written certification schedule and evaluation units for safe-area use.
What does an ATEX and IECEx smartphone in Timika Mining cost?
No price is published. While certification is in progress there is no list price and no committed lead time, and a supplier quoting a firm figure for an uncertified Ex handset is promising something it cannot stand behind. Indicative pre-launch pricing is issued in writing against a stated quantity and site.
Is the IS-04Z1 ATEX and IECEx certified?
Not yet. Both routes are in progress with TÜV in Germany and no certificate has been issued. Any listing that says otherwise is wrong.
Which areas at Timika and the Grasberg mining district would use it?
Likely candidates are concentrator and process plant, fuel storage and distribution, concentrate port and dewatering, underground mine areas. Which areas are classified, and to what zone, is set by the site operator's own area classification drawings.
Is intrinsically safe the same as explosion proof?
Not exactly. Explosion proof is a broad everyday term; intrinsic safety is one protection concept, which limits energy so ignition cannot occur. Flameproof (Ex d) is a different concept that contains an explosion. The IS-04Z1 is intrinsically safe by design.
Do underground mines at Grasberg use block caving and what does that mean for equipment?
Grasberg has block-cave and other underground operations with large ore flows and ventilation. Equipment in underground areas typically needs the approvals the operator specifies, and the mine controls access, so ask for its underground device and communications requirements.
Does the move to LNG power affect hazardous-area planning in Timika?
A planned 265 MW LNG-fired plant by 2027 would add natural gas storage and handling near the port, which sites usually classify as hazardous areas. Check with the operator for updated classification drawings if you will work near new power facilities.
Are underground areas at Grasberg covered by the same rules as surface plant?
Not necessarily. Underground mines have their own classification and approval rules set by the operator. A device accepted at the concentrator may not be accepted underground. Ask the operator's central safety team about each area.
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Enquiry · Timika and the Grasberg mining district
Ask about the IS-04Z1 for Timika and the Grasberg mining district, Indonesia
Tell us what you need to equip and where. The SAMS team answers by email with the datasheet and where each certification route stands.
Enquiry · Timika and the Grasberg mining district
Launching Q4 2026
Planning for Timika Mining?
Tell us the zone, gas group and operator. We will send the datasheet and the certification schedule.