Bayan reports lower coal loading volume at E. Kalimantan terminal

IDX-listed coal mining group PT.Bayan Resources Tbk reported that its coal terminal unit Balikpapan Coal Terminal loaded 8.27 million tonnes of coal for the Group and third party customers.

This represents a decrease of 6.8% over 2007 of 8.87 million tonnes. Coal loading is expected to increase in 2009 as a result of the increasing production volume of the Bayan Group's mines, the company said in an annual report released Friday.

The Balikpapan Coal Terminal has a handling throughput capacity of 15.0 million tonnes per annum and 16 stockpiles with an aggregate capacity of approximately 1.0 million tonnes. The terminal has computer controlled reclaiming and conveying facilities that allow blending from up to four stockpiles of coal to produce coal of numerous different specifications.(denny)