Muba regency to regulate coal exploration
Tuesday, March 30 2004 - 02:09 AM WIB
A special committee of the legislative council of Musi Banyuasin regency in South Sumatra province has completed the drafting of a new regulation on coal exploration in the regency, Palembang-based newspaper Sriwijaya Post reported on Tuesday.
The committee headed by Firmansyah Nasrul completed the drafting of the regulation after receiving suggestion and input from the regency’s mining office and state-owned PT Batubara Bukit Asam, the main coal mining company in the regency and experts from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).
The draft regulation would be further discussed in the council’s plenary session for a final approval.
The regency is estimated to have coal reserves of about 3.5 billion tons, part of which are now under exploration. (*)