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Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 11:48 am | Bathurst Resources Bathurst Resources has regrettably decided to close the Canterbury Coal mine, located in the Malvern Hills 70km from Christchurch. We have reached the point at which the timeframes and cost of regulatory processes outweigh the commercial returns. We have ... More >> Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 3:16 pm | Bathurst Resources Bathurst Resources Limited (“Bathurst” or ‘the Company” ASX & NZX: BRL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Tacon as Executive Director to the Board. More >> Thursday, 19 June 2014, 12:05 pm | B...

Middleton blamed the “onerous, regulatory burden” of meeting the Resource Management Act as the reason behind the closure. “We have reached the point at which the time frames and cost of regulatory processes outweigh the commercial returns.” In 2020, Bathurst applied to expand its operation by 18 hectares, taking up to 170,000 tonnes of coal a year, but the expansion plan received several push-backs while more information was sought. While it admits taking 100,000 tonnes of coal from the site each year, the company has been embroiled in a long-running stoush with Selwyn District C...

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Bathurst Resource's Canterbury Coal Mine to close 9 Feb, 2021 11:29 PM 2 minutes to read The number of public submissions on the Canterbury Coal Mine expansion plan has now reached about 630 with a hearing date yet to be set. ​Photo / Supplied The number of public submissions on the Canterbury Coal Mine expansion plan has now reached about 630 with a hearing date yet to be set. ​Photo / Supplied NZ Herald A controversial mine that extracts 100,000 tonnes of coal a year in Canterbury will close. About 35 jobs will be lost from Bathurst Resources closing its Canterbury Coal Mine near Darfie...