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At the same time the ''Wall Street Journal'' reported that the $US1.34 billion project would produce 500,000 tonnes in 2016 and five million tonnes in 2017 with potential for further expansion to 10 million tonnes a year. "PT Lahai will construct a road and a mine (Haju) and related infrastructure, commencing, subject to approvals, in the fourth quarter of 2011," a BHP spokeswoman wrote in an email to WSJ reporters. The spokeperson stated in the email that this would be followed by investments in mines and infrastructure by PT Maruwai and PT Juloi, two other joint venture companies.<ref>David Fickling and David Winning, [http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203716204577015053729515874 "BHP Billiton to Begin Work on Indonesia Coal Project"], ''Wall Street Journal'', November 3, 2011.</ref> The stories in ''The Australian'' and the ''Wall Street Journal'' appear story appears to have been prompted by a November 2 presentation by BHP Billiton CEO, Andrew Mackenzie, Group Executive and Chief Executive Non-Ferrous. The presentation stated referred to the "our IndoMet Coal project provides us with another high quality option."<refname=Mac>Andrew Mackenzie, Group Executive and Chief Executive Non-Ferrous, [http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/reports/Documents/2011/111102%20Deutsche%20Bank%20BRICS%20MetalsMining%20Conference.pdf "Deutsche Bank BRICS Metals & Mining Conference", Presentation to the Deutsche Bank BRICS Metals & Mining Conference, London, November 2, 2011, page 12.</ref> At the time, the IndoMet coal project was the company's fifth largest metallurgical coal deposit.
A map included in the September 2011 presentation - see right -- illustrated the dispersed nature of the deposits.
By November 2011 ''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."It also reported that the project would produce 500,000 tonnes in 2016 and five million tonnes in 2017 with potential for further expansion to 10 million tonnes a year. "PT Lahai will construct a road and a mine (Haju) and related infrastructure, commencing, subject to approvals, in the fourth quarter of 2011," a BHP spokeswoman wrote in an email to WSJ reporters. The spokeperson stated in the email that this would be followed by investments in mines and infrastructure by PT Maruwai and PT Juloi, two other joint venture companies.<refname=WSJ>David Fickling and David Winning, [http://wwwonline.theaustralianwsj.com.au/business/mining-energynews/bhp-go-ahead-for-indomet-coalminearticles/story-e6frg9df-1226185118942 SB10001424052970203716204577015053729515874 "BHP go-ahead for IndoMet coalmineBilliton to Begin Work on Indonesia Coal Project"], ''The AustralianWall Street Journal'', November 043, 2011.</ref> (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>
