Adimitra asks Petrosea to increase coal output

East Kalimantan coal miner PT Adimitra Baratama Nusantara (ABN) has asked its mine contractor Indonesia-listed firm PT Petrosea Tbk to increase production volume from its Kutai Kartanagara coal mine.

Adimitra expects for the coal output to increase to 4 million tonnes from 3 million tonnes this year and further ramp up to 5 million tonnes in 2012.

In August 2009, Petrosea Tbk secured US$200 million mining contract with Adimitra. Under the contract, which is set to commence in August this year, Petrosea will load and haul 14 million tonnes of coal and 126 million bcm of overburden over the 5-year contract period.

Besides Petrosea, Adimitra also hired local contractor PT. Bangun Karya Pratama Lestari (BKPL) to mine its coal mine. This year, Adimitra is expecting to produce 4.1 million tonnes of coal and to double it to 7-8 million tonnes in 2013.

Adimitra has IUP license which covers an area of 3,000 hectares in Kutai Kartanegara regency. The mine has two types of coal products: 5,800 kcal/kg (GAR) and 5,200 kcal/kg (GAR). (denny)