Sinar Kumala to increase coal output next year

By Edgar Subroto

East Kalimantan coal miner PT Sinar Kumala Naga (SKN) will increase production to 300,000 tons per month next year from the current 200,000 tons per month, a source told Petromindo.com Wednesday.

SKN?s coal output with calorific value of 4,200 kcal/kg (GAR) has been fully contracted to a Chinese buyer under a long-term agreement with a volume of 100,000 tons per month, the source added.

However, there is still room for new buyers for the company?s coal spec of 3,900 kcal/kg (GAR), also with a production volume of 100,000 tons per month.

Next year, the company plans to open up a new pit for the production of high CV coal, the source said, without disclosing the CV figure.

SKN operates a 2,649 ha coal mining concession in Kutai Lama, Anggana sub-district, Kutai Kartanegara Regency. The company started production in 2007.

Editing by Reiner Simanjuntak