Australian coal explorer Aviva said yesterday that it has finalized the appointment of all consultants for the pre feasibility study of an iron making and cogeneration facility based on the Central West coal deposit, in Western Australia. Aviva proposes a project output of two million tons of iron and 200 MW of power.

The pre feasibility study will investigate an initial 0.5 million tons iron making unit, 50 MW of power generation and 600,000 tons of coal production.

Resource sampling and coal analysis for the prefeasibility study is almost complete and many of the activities have commenced. Aviva expects that the study will be completed in the first quarter of next year at an estimated cost of $1.3 million.