Antang reports 1.2m tons coal output

By Edgar Subroto

South Kalimantan coal miner PT Antang Gunung Meratus (AGM) has produced about 1.2 million tons of coal as of April this year, a company official told Petromindo.com.

The entire coal output came from AGM?s Block III-Warute, which is located in Tapin and Hulu Sungai Selatan regencies, the source said.

AGM is expected to produce 5.5 million tons of coal in this year. AGM?s coal has the CV of 4,400 kcal/kg (GAR) with between 0.5 and 0.7% Sulphur content.

AGM is a second generation coal contract of work holder, which operates a 22,000 hectares of mine areas located within four regencies.

AGM is coal unit of IDX-listed mining firm PT Baramulti Sukses Sarana Tbk (BSSR)