AKRA Coal Mine Ready for Production
Thus quoted from disclosure information published IDX, Wednesday (4 / 5). Mining was done by the subsidiary company, PT Bumi Pertiwi Kurnia after obtaining permission from the Minister of Forestry and credit life April 29, 2011. Iisinya operations and production licenses and other licenses to operate coal terminal port.
The Company also has appointed PT Kurnia Bumi Khatulistiwa as mining contractor to conduct mining activities and the preparation and mobilization of mining equipment.
To facilitate the delivery of coal, the company has prepared the way mine or hauling road and other support facilities. The Company also is building a coal terminal facilities at the port of Buntok Baru on the River Barito, Central Kalimantan.Area of the port reached 38 hectares and has a barge loading facility converyor 1,000 MT per hour. Facilities that are in this final phase will support the delivery and distribution of coal to the domestic and overseas customers.
"The expansion of coal mining business and the logistics of coal is a positive development for AKRA. Within 18 months AKRA successfully completed all the necessary licensing procedures and to be able to exploit the coal mining concession that was acquired in late 2009, "said Hary.
According to him, this expansion is part of the company focus on the energy sector and the development of logistics infrastructure to support the coal mining activities.
"AKRA believe that the business of coal mining and coal logistics have good prospects in Indonesia, supported by rising world demand for coal. We also continue to explore opportunities to invest in logistics infrastructure in Kalimantan to synergize efforts and the distribution of our logistics capabilities, "he concluded.
