Kalimantan iron ore miner stops production after dam breaks
Saturday, April 17 2010 - 02:16 AM WIB
South Kalimantan iron ore miner PT Sebuku Iron Lateritic Ores (SILO) has temporarily stopped production following after a waste dam broke and water and mud from the dam polluted nearby land, river and sea, Banjarmasin Post reported.
The daily quoted a company official as saying that it would not resume production until the dam is fully repaired.
The dam broke on April 11, 2010 following a unusually heavy rain.
SILO, which operates a mine in Sebuku island plans to produce 3 million tonnes of oron ore this year, all of which will be exported to China. (*)