Gulf Minerals asks Golder, Marston to provide coal consulting services
Saturday, November 1 2014 - 05:01 AM WIB
ASX-listed Gulf Minerals Corporation Limited announced Thursday it shall engage the global integrated mining services group Golder Associates and their Indonesian group Marston Consultants to provide coal procurement and environmental consulting services.
The company said in a statement that Marston has over 25 years of experience in Indonesia in consulting on coal procurement, environmental compliance, transportation, handling and stockpiling.
Gulf said that the consultants? initial brief shall center around coal supply planning for Gulf's coal fired power plant and the supply of anthracite coal as a reductant for the smelting furnaces and will encompass:
- Reviewing potential coal sources not yet under development and small existing operations;
- Scoping level assessment of development and operating costs; and
- Comparison with current coal supply options.
?Initially it is planned to purchase coal supplies from local existing coal producers but ultimately developing and operating the company's own small deposits for cost benefits,? Gulf said.
Additionally the smelting furnaces shall be designed to use anthracite coal directly in order to avoid the use of more expensive coking coal, it added.
Following completion of the coal supply planning phase Marston shall be engaged to provide localized environmental expertise as the project moves forward. Marston have significant Indonesian experience in baseline studies, site assessment studies, developing operational procedures and compliance auditing, Gulf said.
Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak