Banpu says BWE in S. Kalimantan mine to commence operation soon
Friday, April 25 2003 - 03:47 AM WIB
Thai energy conglomerate Banpu Plc said Friday bucket wheel excavator (BWE) the company is currently installed in its South Kalimantan coalmine will become operable within the next one or two months.
?Installation is in progress,? said Banpu Indonesia spokesperson Leksono Poeranto.
Banpu moved its BWE from Lampang mine in Thailand to Jorong last year. The BWE, said Leksono, will be used for overburden removal.
Analyst said the operation of BWE will enable Jorong to cut production cost, but would not boost production capacity. Jorong mine has production capacity of around 3.5 million tons per year.(alex)