Chinese firms eye Central Sulawesi

Chinese firms eye Central Sulawesi

JAKARTA (JP): A consortium of Chinese and Hong Kong companies has been exploring possibilities of investing in granite mining in Central Sulawesi, a provincial official said.

Said Awad, head of the Central Sulawesi provincial administration's Economic Bureau, said the consortium had already obtained complete data on granite deposits in the province and now only needed to decide the times to begin exploration and production activities.

Central Sulawesi Governor Paliudju said he was ready to help the would-be investors to explore the province's natural resources.

"We are even prepared to help them get electricity and transportation facilities," Paliudju was quoted by Antara as saying.

Granite deposits in Central Sulawesi are to be found in the province's western coastal regions including Donggala and Buol Toli-Toli districts.