Santan Batubara starts coal production

East Kalimantan coal miner PT Santan Batubara has started coal production from its mine in the end of March 2009, parent company IDX-listed contractor and miner PT.Indika Energy reported on Tuesday.

Indika said the mine will gradually produce 2 million tonnes of coal per annum.

PT Santan Batubara, a 50/50 joint venture between Clough?s 82 percent owned Indonesian subsidiary PT Petrosea and PT Harum Energy Indonesia. Petrosea was acquired by Indika earlier this year.

In September 2008, Clough Limited reported that Separi Block in Santan has an estimated JORC-compliant total resource of approximately 40 million tons, made up of 22 million tons measured, 8.9 million tons indicated and 8.6 million tons inferred.

Santan Batubara is a third generation CCoW with concession of 25,000 hectares of land. (denny)