Sumatra Copper & Gold will implement a revised mine plan at its Tembang Gold-Silver Project in Sumatra mine which is likely to delay the timeline to production. The revised plan will underpin a number of initiatives being implemented to optimize Tembang and are likely to result in a significantly more robust project. 
Augur Resources is continuing a scoping study for the Randu Kuning porphyry deposit within the Wonogiri Gold-Copper Project in central Java. Further modelling of advanced exploration targets at the project is under way.
The June 30 JORC-compliant mineral resource and ore reserve statement for G-Resources Group’s Martabe Gold-Silver Project has resulted in a significant increase in confidence in Purnama and Barani resource categories. This follows further in-fill drilling at both locations.
The signing by Bengkulu provincial administration last week of an MoU with a consortium of six companies to develop a 230km railway linking the province and neighbouring South Sumatra province, is great news for the coal industry in Sumatra and will be among topics for discussion at the inaugural Sumatra Miner conference and exhibition in Palembang from November 19-21.