PCN obtains forestry permit for S. Kalimantan coal mine

By Cepi Setiadi

Emerging coal mining company, PT Prolindo Cipta Nusantara (PCN) said that the company has obtained the so-called Borrow and Land Use Permit (or locally known as Ijin Pinjam Pakai) from the Ministry of Forestry for its coal mine in Sebamban, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan.

Aditya Nugraha, director of PT Prolindo Cipta Nusantara told Petromindo.com on Thursday that the company is now ready to begin production at the mine, but fell short of specifying when production activity will exactly start. ?We?re still waiting for the right time,? he said.

Earlier, the company stated that it was expecting to produce 150,000 tons of coal in the first month of production. Gradually, the company will increase its output capacity to 300,000 tons per month.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak