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When announcing the go-ahead for the Haju mine, BHP Billiton also stated that "a feasibility study is currently underway for development of a 3-5 mtpa coal mine at the larger Lampunut deposit at Maruwai."<ref name=Go/>
In an investor presentation at the time, Dave Murray, President Coal for BHP Billiton stated that : <blockquote>"we continue to aggressively drill in the area, so, and we are still finding, literally, daily, more out, more about that particular area in that basin. What we do know, there’s a lot of coal in the seven CCWs, or contracted works that we control. We already know that we have a full range of coke and coal qualities, as well as thermal coal. We believe that the qualities that we’ve found will be sought after by our customers in the Asia-Pacific region and I think the Haju trial mine will help confirm that."<ref name=Dave>Dave Murray, President Coal, BHP Billiton [http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2008/steelmakingMaterialsBriefingTranscript.pdf "BHP Billiton plc – Investor Relations: Steelmaking Materials Briefing: Transcript"], BHP Billiton, 24 June 2008, page 25.</ref></blockquote>
Murray went on to state that "approvals and permitting for this mine [Haju] will be sought in parallel" to the development of the "trial" mine. "Importantly, we are working with NGOs in the regions on our key operating strategies. We clearly want to ensure that these strategies – our biodiversity strategy, our sustainable development strategy and indeed our mining strategy – are appropriate to the region and in every way world-class," he said. No other details were provided on what exactly the company was proposing.<ref name=Dave/>
