Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Investments in the mineral and coal mining sector in 2010 reached US$2.282 billion, according to the ministry of energy and mineral resources.
The ministry`s director general of minerals and coal, Bambang Setiawan, said here on Wednesday the realization was above the target set at US$2.119 billion."General mining investments show a good performance," he said.
He said the realization of minerals and coal investments until November 2010 was recorded reaching US$1.865 billion.
It came from working contract investments totaling US$1.07 billion, coal mining working agreement-based investments (PKP2B) US$0.756 billion, mining authorities including state-owned companies such as PT Timah Tbk., PT Antan Tbk., and PT Bukit Asam Tbk., US$0.038 billion.
Until the end of December 2010, investments rose to US$2.282 billion. It consists of investments from working contracts US$1.479 billion, PKP2B US$0.764 billion and from state-owned companies US$0.038 billion.
Including investments in mining service business reaching US$904.82 million in 2010, total investments in the sector would reach US$3.186 billion.
Bambang said the total investments did not as yet include those for mining activities whose licenses are produced by regional governments in various regions.(*)
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