JAKARTA - PT Citra Palu Minerals (CPM), a subsidiary of PT Bumi Resources Minerals Tbk (BRMS), commenced a dry run test on each of its equipment at the Poboya gold ore production facility in Palu, Central Sulawesi.
“We started the dry run test on December 9. Some tests have been successfully completed. A few minor installations need to be fixed as expected,” said BRMS CEO Suseno Kramadibrata in an official statement received by IDNFinancials, Thursday (12/12).
“We hope to complete all of the tests in the third week of December. This will allow us to proceed with the wet run test in the fourth week of December where all equipment is tested together using liquid and sample ores.”
Currently BRMS owns a 96.97% stake in CPM, which owns 85,180 hectares of gold mining concession in South and Central Sulawesi. In January 2020, the company is scheduled to commence a production test from the Poboya gold mine. (MS)