Jorong Barutama stops mining ops on land permit problem
Thursday, February 11 2010 - 07:11 AM WIB
South Kalimantan coal miner PT Jorong Barutama Greston (JBG) is forced by local police to stop its mining operations since last week due to land permit.
MS Marpaung, a senior official at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said that the mine is suspected to operate in protected forestry area.
JBG is a subsidiary of IDX-listed coal miner PT Indo Tambangraya Megah (ITM), which is controlled by Thai energy conglomerate Banpu PCL.
ITM Spokeswoman said in a release that ?The Company is continuing to monitor the situation and is working towards a positive, prompt resolution.
The mine produced a little below 3 million tonnes of coal in 2009. (godang)