Rimau Group plans to produce 2Mt of coal this year

Coal miner Rimau Group is planning to produce 2 million tonnes (Mt) of low-rank coal this year from its Central Kalimantan coal mines, the company?s offical told Petromindo.Com recently.

Rimau?s director Vinsensius said that Rimau Group has five coal mines in Central Kalimantan, which the company bought it since 2007. At the present, the company?s coal unit PT Senamas Energindo Minerls (SEM), which is located in East Barito regency has started its commercial production early this year.

Visensius said that SEM currently has managed to produce up to 100,000 tonnes of coal per month.

Within 2011, Rimau Group has also been scheduled to start the production of their two mines, PT Rimau Energy Mining and PT Barito Corindo Mineral. Both mines are located in East and South Barito regencies.

Both mines are expected to start coal production in fourth quarter of this year, he said. REM is now preparing for the initial production, Vinsensius said. ?The mines will probably start production in October this year.?

He said that the initial production would reach around 50,000 tonnes per month

So, the total three Rimau Group?s subsidiaries can produce around two million tonnes of coal this year, he said.

The other two coal firms are still in exploration stage, he added.(denny)