About Bathurst

Bathurst Resources Limited was floated on the Australian Stock Exchange in January 2008.

Bathurst Resources has recently completed a strategic realignment to position itself as a New Zealand-focused coal mining company with over 10,000 hectares of prospective tenure in the Buller Coalfield, located in the South Island. The Buller Coalfield has been operating for 140 years and underpins much of New Zealand's coal production today.

Bathurst Resources’ new strategic positioning sees the company poised to capitalise on the quality coal assets contained in the Buller coal project, and the high regard and value this coal holds in international markets.

In March 2011 Bathurst announced the acquisition of Galilee Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary Eastern Resources Group. Eastern owns highly complementary operations to Buller, placing Bathurst in an even stronger position to fulfil its vision of becoming a successful, New Zealand-focused coal mining company.

The acquisition assumes control of two operating mines – the Takitimu coal mine in Ohai and the Cascade mine on the Buller plateau, near Westport. It also includes the prospective Whareatea West project, which is adjacent to Bathurst’s Escarpment block on the Buller plateau.