PTArchi Indonesia（ARCI）是印度尼西亚和东南亚最大的纯黄金生产商之一，目前正在评估与PTOrmat Geothermal Indonesia合作，进军可再生能源市场的可行性。

成立地热子公司的决定目前还在等待中。关键决定因素将是PTOrmat Geothermal Indonesia在位于北苏拉威西北米纳哈萨的Toka Tindung金矿特许区进行的“热量检测”或地热评估的结果。预计该评估结果将于2023年9月中旬公布。

ARCI首次宣布开发地热能计划是在2023年中期。ARCI董事RudySuhendra解释说，地热业务是一个有趣的机会，他不确定是否还有其他黄金矿业公司考虑进入这个行业。

ARCI和Ormat正在探索的地热项目具有30兆瓦的潜在容量。这仍在通过热量测量和持续勘探进行验证。如果成功，将成立一个子公司，然后制定进一步勘探和建设计划。

类似的情况可以在巴布亚新几内亚的Lihir地热发电厂看到，那里的金矿在一个开放的地热活跃场地上开采。

来源：Kontan.co.id和Bisnis.com

PTArchi Indonesia(ARCI), one of the largest pure-play gold produces in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, is currently in the process of evaluating the viability of diversifying into the renewable energy market thru a joint venture with PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia.

Thedecision to establish a geothermal subsidiary is currently pending. The critical deciding factor will be the result of a “heat check” or geothermal assessment being conducted by PT Ormat Geothermal Indonesia at the Toka Tindung gold mining concession area located in North Minahasa, North Sulawesi. The results of this assessment is expected by the middle of September 2023.

Plansto develop geothermal energy were first announced by ARCI in mid-2023. Rudy Suhendra, Director of ARCI, explained that the geothermal business was an interesting opportunity and that he was not certain if there were other gold mining companies considering going into this business.

Thegeothermal project being explored by ARCI and Ormat has a potential capacity of 30 MW. This is still being verified by heat measurements and continued exploration. If successful, a subsidiary will be established after which plans for further exploration and construction work will be established.

Asimilar setting can be seen at the Lihir geothermal power plant in Papua New Guinea, where goldore has been mined in an open-pit active geothermal site.

Source:Kontan.co.idand Bisnis.com