Integra Mining to operate nickel smelter next month

By Cepi Setiadi

Mineral mining company PT Integra Mining Nusantara (PT IMN) plans to start operation of a nickel smelter in South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, in March of this year.

Shelby Ihsan, Chairman of PT IMN told Petromindo.com that the smelter will produce nickel pig iron (NPI) with a capacity of 1,000-1,500 tons per month, with Ni content of at least 6 percent.

"We expect to have the commissioning by next month," he said on Wednesday, adding that the company has already spent about Rp 75 billion investment for the development of the smelter.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak