PT Hanson Energy, an affiliate of Hanson International, operating in coal mining, is eyeing a number of coal mining concessions in East Kalimantan.

Hanson Energy President Harun Setiawan Boedi said his company is carrying out final studies of a 2,000 hectare concession with a deposit of 20 million tons of high grade coal in that province.

The company plans to buy the concession to meet demand from export market, Harun said, adding next year the company plans to export up to 500,000 tons of the high quality coal to Japan, Taiwan, and Canada.

The export target will be increase in the following years, he said.