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A map included in the September 2011 presentation - see right -- illustrated the dispersed nature of the deposits.
Later that year ''The Australian'' reported that BHP Billiton "plans to begin work on the $US1.34 billion ($1.3bn) IndoMet coal project in Indonesia within weeks, opening up a new mining province to help meet Asian demand." The story stated that the Haju mine was the first stage of the IndoMet project "which could be producing five million metric tonnes of coking coal annually by 2017."<ref>David Fickling and David Winning, [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/bhp-go-ahead-for-indomet-coalmine/story-e6frg9df-1226185118942 "BHP go-ahead for IndoMet coalmine"], ''The Australian'', November 04, 2011.</ref> (It However, it is worth noting that at no time has BHP Billiton ever publicly referred to the project costing $US1.34 billion. However, it is entirely likely that the development of stages beyond the Haju mine could easily cost that.)
In its 2012 annual report the company stated that "study work is underway to identify development options across our CCoWs and early work on infrastructure development has commenced."<ref name="AR12">BHP Billiton, [http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2012/BHPBillitonAnnualReport2012.pdf 2012 BHP Billiton Annual Report], BHP Billiton, September 2012, page 37.</ref> However, the company did not mention the project in its September 2012 exploration and development report<ref>BHP Billiton, [http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2012/121017_%20BHP%20Billiton%20Exploration%20and%20Development%20Report%20for%20the%20Quarter%20Ended%2030%20September%202012.pdf "BHP Billiton Exploration and Development Report for the quarter ended 30 September 20"], Media Release, October 17 2012.</ref> or its December 2012 quarter exploration and development report.<ref>BHP Billiton, [http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2013/130123_BHP%20Billiton%20Exploration%20and%20Development%20Report%20for%20the%20Quarter%20Ended%2031%20December%202012.pdf "BHP Billiton Exploration and Development Report for the quarter ended 31 December 2012"], Media Release, January 23, 2013.</ref>
