OPINION | Bill Sullivan
New mining areas – Investigation & research assignment approach upgraded
The Government is seeking to make it more attractive for private sector mineral exploration companies to work with the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources in developing new mining business license areas for metal minerals and coal.
MAIN STORY
Coal resilience in bearish market
As coal prices have shown a downturn since the second half of 2022, the global coal demand is projected to remain stubbornly strong in 2023. It is mainly because the robust economic growth in emerging and developing countries in Asia, which supports the global coal
market.
FOCUS
SWI: Your stronger partner
Mining industry in Indonesia keeps growing, including coal mining, as the demand for reliable and affordable electricity increases in developing countries. Indonesia ramps up the coal production target up to 694 million tons this year, or an additional 31 million tons
compared to the previous year’s target of 663 million tons.
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