JAKARTA: The state-controlled nickel and gold miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam) will announce the name of lenders consortium to arrange US$1 billion financing for supporting ferronickel project in Halmahera, North Maluku.President Director of Antam Alwin Syah Loebis said the company is now selecting 26 to 27 banks and foreign and local investors.We are still selecting for arranger, there are 27 banks and investment bank. Next week, we are going to be announced, he said, yesterday.He said the fund will be used to finance ferronickel plant in East Halmahera. In the project construction amounting US$1.4 billion, Antam will work with PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara and PT Hutama Karya.Two Bisniss sources who know exactly about the issue said that Antam is now negotiating with PT Bank Mandiri Tbk.Of selected 26 banks and investment bank, at the beginning there are four consortiums, led by Bank Mandiri, Bank Central Asia, and Barclays Capital, he said.When being confirmed, Bank Mandiri only said that it has not yet sure about the decision.Corporate Director of Bank Mandiri Fransisca Nelwan Mok said that she has not yet known whether its consortium wins the bid of ferronickel project in Halmahera. Now, we are still bidding on it. There has not finalization yet, he told Bisnis, yesterday.The sources said that one of the consortiums was late to submit the proposal, thus Antam and PT Danareksa Sekuritas decided to kick out the consortium.Now there are three consortiums, including Bank Mandiri and BNI, said the sources. (t03/msw)

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