Medco Mining plans to produce 1 MTPA in 2014
Friday, September 9 2011 - 01:43 AM WIB
PT Medco Energi Mining Internasional said that it plans to start commercial coal production from its coal mine unit PT. Duta Tambang Sumber Alam (DTSA) in Simengaris, Nunukan regency, East Kalimantan in 2014.
DTSA mine is located adjacent with Medco Energy Mining?s other coal unit PT. Duta Tambang Rekayasa (DTR), which will start coal production in early 2012.
?Once, DTSA starts production, Medco Energi Mining will be able to produce 1 million tonnes of coal per annum in 2014,? said Medco Energy Mining Internasional CEO Arie P Ariotedjo.
DTSA has 4,492 hectares of mining area having coal with a calorific value of over 7,000 Kcal/kg with 3 percent sulfur content.
Medco Energi Mining Internasional is a unit of IDX-listed energy firm PT.Medco Energi Internasional Tbk, which is controlled by Panigoro family. (giok)