COALspot.com keeps you connected across the coal world

Submit Your Articles
We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining, shipping, etc.

To Submit your article please click here.

International Energy Events


Search News
Latest CoalNews Headlines
Wednesday, 30 March 11
CHALLENGER SIGNS OPTION AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE FOUR COAL PROJECTS IN INDONESIA


Challenger Signs Three Exclusive Option Agreements to Purchase Four Coal Projects in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Challenger Deep Resources Corp.has announced that it has, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PT Bestindo Energy, (“Bestindo”) entered into three separate Memorandums of Understanding ("MOU’s") which give Bestindo the exclusive right, for a period of thirty days, to purchase the shares of three separate private Indonesian companies which hold various coal rights related to four separate coal projects, according to news that posted in its web site.

Each of the coal projects is 100% owned by the respective private company and all of the projects are located in the Regency of Kutai, East Kalimantan.  Each of the MOU’s provide for the subsequent execution of a Conditional Share Purchase Agreement (“CSPA”), which provides for staged payments of the purchase price over a period of four months in respect of one MOU and over a period of 24 months for the other two MOU’s.

Arni Bersaudara Coal Project
Pt Arni Bersaudara (“Arni”) is the holder of two contiguous IUP Exploration permits covering 3,039 and 2,874 hectares in the District of Muara Kaman. The IUP’s are approximately 40km north of the Mahakam River  The Arni MOU provides that, if Challenger elects to enter into a CSPA, it can acquire 100% of Arni for payments totaling $2,414,181 CAD.  Terms of the payment include $84,215 CAD upon signing, $308,790 CAD within 6 months of signing the CSPA and the balance of $2,021,176 CAD after all the essential permits to bring the project into production are in place, or a maximum of 24 months from initial CSPA signing.  

The target calorific value of coal is in this concession is around GCV 6,300 – 7,000 and 5,600 – 6,000 respectively.

Apriadi Bersaudara Coal Projects
Pt Apriadi Bersaudara (“Apriadi”) is holder of a KP PU (Mining Authorization for General Survey) covering an area of 930 hectares, which is currently being converted to IUP Exploration in the District of Samboja (AP1) and a SKIP (Exploration Permit Application) covering an area of 3,086 hectares in the District of Muara Kaman (AP2).  The AP1 project is 10km from the coast and close to an independent haul road and port loading facilities which are under construction.  The AP2 project is approximately 45km north of the Mahakam River and in close proximity to the Arni Bersaudara projects.  The Apriadi MOU provides that, if Challenger elects to enter into a CSPA, it can acquire 100% of Apriadi for payments totalling $2,077,318 CAD. Terms of the payment include $56,143 CAD upon signing of the CSPA , $112,287 CAD upon receiving IUP exploration permits for both projects,   $224,575 CAD within 12 months of CSPA and the balance of $1,684,313 CAD due on the 24 month anniversary of the CSPA signing. 

The target calorific value of coal ranging from 5000 GAD to 7000.

Putri Etam Coal Project
CV Putri Etam (“Putri”) is a private Indonesian company which is in the process of applying for an IUP Exploration and has successfully secured a Local Announcement letter from authorities. The application covers 100 hectares and is located in the Muara Badak district.   The Putri MOU provides that, if Challenger elects to enter into a CSPA, it can acquire 100% of Putri for payments totaling $84,215 CAD. Terms of the payment include $28,071 CAD upon signing and $56,144 CAD upon completion of the deed of shares transfer. 

An additional agreement also provides that a royalty of US$4.50 be paid to the former Putri shareholders for every ton of coal produced and sold. 

The target calorific value of coal in this concession is ranging from 5,600 –  7,000.

The press report says, a program of due diligence on all of the projects is to commence as soon as possible to verify the data provided and to confirm Challenger’s exploration target parameters. 

Challenger’s execution of the CSPA’s to acquire these projects will depend upon the results of the initial due diligence program in respect of each.  A more detailed technical description of the properties will be made available if and when a CSPA is signed. 

“The signing of these latest MOU’s, reflects the culmination of many months of excellent work by our acquisition team”, stated Ranjeet Sundher, President of Challenger, as quoted in press release. 

“We are very pleased with the execution to date of our plan to assemble and advance a strong portfolio of coal exploration and development projects in East Kalimantan. Our team remains focused on the exploration of our current projects and the acquisition of new projects.” 

Visit
Challender Deep website for more details.



If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.

Recent News

Sunday, 08 March 09
AUSTRALIA'S FELIX STUDYING COAL ACQUISITIONS IN INDIA, INDONESIA
Bloomberg reported that, Felix Resources Ltd., an Australian supplier of coal to Korea and Japan, is studying acquisitions of energy coal assets in ...


Saturday, 07 March 09
THERMAL COAL PRICES MAY DROP, STANDARD CHARTERED SAYS
Bloomberg reported that, Coal prices may decline as a slump in demand for the fuel outpaces cuts in production, Standard Chartered Plc said. Exp ...


Friday, 06 March 09
STRAITS ASIA EYES 3RD MINE
Straitstimes reported that, Mining company Straits Asia Resources is on an expansion trail to more than double its output by 2012. Amid the econo ...


Friday, 06 March 09
INDONESIA MAY MISS 2009 COAL OUTPUT TARGET-OFFICIAL
Indonesia, the world's top thermal coal exporter, may fail to achieve its coal production target this year as the global economic crisis dents dema ...


Friday, 06 March 09
POWER FIRMS HEAD TO INDONESIA FOR COAL
The Hindu Businessline reported that, The enactment of a new, more liberal, mining legislation in Indonesia is drawing coal-starved Indian power uti ...


   1369 1370 1371 1372 1373   
Showing 6851 to 6855 news of total 6871
News by Category
Popular News
 
Total Members : 28,634
Member
Panelist
User ID
Password
Remember Me
By logging on you accept our TERMS OF USE.
Free
Register
Forgot Password
 
Our Members Are From ...

  • Thiess Contractors Indonesia
  • Central Electricity Authority - India
  • LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
  • ACC Limited - India
  • IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
  • Sical Logistics Limited - India
  • PowerSource Philippines DevCo
  • Videocon Industries ltd - India
  • TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
  • GMR Energy Limited - India
  • Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
  • Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
  • Dalmia Cement Bharat India
  • Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
  • Asian Development Bank
  • Noble Europe Ltd - UK
  • Bank of America
  • Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
  • Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
  • Adaro Indonesia
  • Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
  • Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
  • Gresik Semen - Indonesia
  • SUEK AG - Indonesia
  • Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
  • GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
  • Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Cement Manufacturers Association - India
  • Georgia Ports Authority, United States
  • Marubeni Corporation - India
  • Thriveni
  • Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
  • GNFC Limited - India
  • Coal and Oil Company - UAE
  • Edison Trading Spa - Italy
  • Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
  • Thomson Reuters GRC
  • Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Glencore India Pvt. Ltd
  • VISA Power Limited - India
  • Independent Power Producers Association of India
  • Freeport Indonesia
  • Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
  • Australian Coal Association
  • Tamil Nadu electricity Board
  • Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
  • BNP Paribas - Singapore
  • New Zealand Coal & Carbon
  • CCIC - Indonesia
  • Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
  • McKinsey & Co - India
  • Infraline Energy - India
  • RBS Sempra - UK
  • South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
  • Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
  • SASOL - South Africa
  • Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
  • Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
  • Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
  • Indonesian Coal Mining Association
  • J M Baxi & Co - India
  • AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
  • SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
  • Permata Bank - Indonesia
  • Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
  • Eastern Coal Council - USA
  • Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
  • The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
  • Rudhra Energy - India
  • Commonwealth Bank - Australia
  • Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
  • Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
  • Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
  • SGS (Thailand) Limited
  • Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
  • Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
  • Economic Council, Georgia
  • Indika Energy - Indonesia
  • Asia Cement - Taiwan
  • Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
  • Berau Coal - Indonesia
  • Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
  • Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
  • The University of Queensland
  • Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
  • Petron Corporation, Philippines
  • Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
  • Bank of China, Malaysia
  • Star Paper Mills Limited - India
  • Aditya Birla Group - India
  • Enel Italy
  • Tata Power - India
  • TANGEDCO India
  • Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
  • Mitsui
  • KEPCO - South Korea
  • Planning Commission, India
  • Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
  • UBS Singapore
  • Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
  • Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
  • European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
  • Medco Energi Mining Internasional
  • Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
  • Peabody Energy - USA
  • ETA - Dubai
  • Vedanta Resources Plc - India
  • Malco - India
  • Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
  • Ince & co LLP
  • Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
  • Geoservices-GeoAssay Lab
  • Ministry of Mines - Canada
  • Cosco
  • Reliance Power - India
  • Eastern Energy - Thailand
  • Panama Canal Authority
  • Jatenergy - Australia
  • ASAPP Information Group - India
  • GB Group - China
  • Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
  • OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
  • Merrill Lynch Bank
  • Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
  • Electricity Authority, New Zealand
  • Siam City Cement - Thailand
  • The Treasury - Australian Government
  • Romanian Commodities Exchange
  • Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
  • Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
  • Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
  • Trasteel International SA, Italy
  • Bangladesh Power Developement Board
  • Goldman Sachs - Singapore
  • Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
  • Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
  • Parry Sugars Refinery, India
  • Central Java Power - Indonesia
  • Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
  • Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
  • Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
  • Posco Energy - South Korea
  • Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
  • KPCL - India
  • Cargill India Pvt Ltd
  • Ministry of Transport, Egypt
  • TNPL - India
  • Russian Coal LLC
  • Total Coal South Africa
  • Indian Energy Exchange, India
  • Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
  • Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
  • Indian Oil Corporation Limited
  • KOWEPO - South Korea
  • Clarksons - UK
  • Xindia Steels Limited - India
  • Inspectorate - India
  • CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
  • Maruti Cements - India
  • Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
  • World Coal - UK
  • Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
  • globalCOAL - UK
  • EMO - The Netherlands
  • Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
  • Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
  • PetroVietnam
  • Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
  • Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
  • BRS Brokers - Singapore
  • Ernst & Young Pvt. Ltd.
  • CESC Limited - India
  • Tanito Harum - Indonesia
  • Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
  • Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
  • Runge Indonesia
  • Bhushan Steel Limited - India
  • London Commodity Brokers - England
  • NALCO India
  • APGENCO India
  • Sojitz Corporation - Japan
  • Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
  • Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
  • Core Mineral Indonesia
  • International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
  • Renaissance Capital - South Africa
  • Cemex - Philippines
  • Carbofer General Trading SA - India
  • GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
  • Parliament of New Zealand
  • Xstrata Coal
  • Interocean Group of Companies - India
  • Deutsche Bank - India
  • Thailand Anthracite
  • Moodys - Singapore
  • MS Steel International - UAE
  • Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
  • Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
  • PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
  • Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
  • JPower - Japan
  • Maybank - Singapore
  • Indogreen Group - Indonesia
  • Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
  • Thermax Limited - India
  • ANZ Bank - Australia
  • TRAFIGURA, South Korea
  • DBS Bank - Singapore
  • Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
  • bp singapore
  • Petrosea - Indonesia
  • Heidelberg Cement - Germany
  • Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
  • Shree Cement - India
  • Shenhua Group - China
  • Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
  • TGV SRAAC LIMITED, India
  • Surastha Cement
  • Singapore Mercantile Exchange
  • Platou - Singapore
  • Bhatia International Limited - India
  • Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
  • Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
  • India Bulls Power Limited - India
  • Britmindo - Indonesia
  • Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
  • Mercator Lines Limited - India
  • Credit Suisse - India
  • Latin American Coal - Colombia
  • Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
  • Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
  • Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
  • IOL Indonesia
  • Qatrana Cement - Jordan
  • Energy Development Corp, Philippines
  • Adani Power Ltd - India
  • IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd
  • Platts
  • Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
  • Baramulti Group, Indonesia
  • GHCL Limited - India
  • Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
  • Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
  • Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
  • Agrawal Coal Company - India
  • CoalTek, United States
  • Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
  • Gupta Coal India Ltd
  • Mitra SK Pvt Ltd - India
  • PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
  • San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
  • Barclays Capital - USA
  • Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
  • Indonesia Power. PT
  • Malabar Cements Ltd - India
  • PLN - Indonesia
  • PTC India Limited - India
  • Kobe Steel Ltd - Japan
  • Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
  • Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
  • Cardiff University - UK
  • Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
  • Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
  • Lafarge - France
  • Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
  • Thai Mozambique Logistica
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
  • Arch Coal - USA
  • Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
  • Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
  • Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
  • Minerals Council of Australia
  • SMC Global Power, Philippines
  • Idemitsu - Japan
  • Vitol - Bahrain
  • NTPC Limited - India
  • Mitsubishi Corporation
  • HSBC - Hong Kong
  • Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
  • IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
  • Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
  • Humpuss - Indonesia
  • Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
  • Fearnleys - India
  • Bangkok Bank PCL
  • OCBC - Singapore
  • KPMG - USA
  • Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
  • WorleyParsons
  • PLN Batubara - Indonesia
  • Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
  • Coal India Limited
  • GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
  • Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
  • Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
  • Chamber of Mines of South Africa
  • Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
  • Vale Mozambique
  • Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
  • Wilmar Investment Holdings
  • Coeclerici Indonesia
  • Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
  • EIA - United States
  • Anglo American - United Kingdom
  • Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
  • Mechel - Russia
  • ING Bank NV - Singapore
  • Deloitte Consulting - India
  • Maersk Broker
  • Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
  • World Bank
  • McConnell Dowell - Australia
  • Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
  • Cebu Energy, Philippines
  • SRK Consulting
  • Indorama - Singapore
  • White Energy Company Limited
  • U S Energy Resources
  • Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
  • Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
  • CNBM International Corporation - China
  • JPMorgan - India
  • Pinang Coal Indonesia
  • Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
  • Mjunction Services Limited - India
  • SMG Consultants - Indonesia
  • Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
  • The India Cements Ltd
  • Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
  • Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
  • Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
  • Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
  • TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
  • Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
  • Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
  • Argus Media - Singapore
  • Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
  • Inco-Indonesia
  • UOB Asia (HK) Ltd
  • Sucofindo - Indonesia
  • Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
  • Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
  • Coal Orbis AG
  • IMC Shipping - Singapore
  • ICICI Bank Limited - India
  • Coaltrans Conferences
  • Indian School of Mines
  • Japan Coal Energy Center
  • Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
  • Samsung - South Korea
  • Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
  • MEC Coal - Indonesia
  • Arutmin Indonesia