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Atlantic Coal exercises option over mining site in Pennsylvania

Mon, 21st Jan 2013 09:17

Atlantic Coal, an AIM-listed coal production company, has exercised its lease option over the fully permitted 410 acre Pott & Bannon anthracite mining property in Pennsylvania, US. As such, the group will pay $6.0m in cash, coal and shares to Reading Anthracite Company, in addition to warrants over Atlantic Coal ordinary shares, worth $3.0m at 0.75p per share. As announced earlier this month, the site is estimated to contain up to 13.6m tons run-of-mine coal, equal to around 4.1m tons of washed, saleable anthracite. The firm explained that the agreement is part of its strategy of increasing its current reserves and production profile, particularly in the Pennsylvania Anthracitic Belt.Atlantic Coal's Managing Director, Steve Best, said: "The Pott & Bannon site, which the board estimates has the potential to more than treble Atlantic Coal's existing reserves, is a potentially transformational addition to our Pennsylvanian portfolio and having minimised the cash portion payable as part of the transaction, we believe that this represents value for shareholders. "We intend to pursue an early route to production at the property and are currently in the process of producing a detailed mine plan and updated reserve report. We intend to commence operations over the next 12 months and envisage this to be a stand-alone project, benefitting from excellent local infrastructure and robust regional demand. "Additionally, with only 25 miles separating Pott & Bannon from our existing Stockton Colliery, where we recently reported record production, we believe that we will be able to take advantage of the potential synergies that exist with our current operations." He continued: "Importantly, we also continue with our due diligence process over additional anthracite assets in Pennsylvania, further details of which are contained in the company's announcements on February 15h 2012 and October 29th 2012. These are in line with our long-term strategy of increasing the company's reserves and production profile, particularly in the Pennsylvania Anthracitic Belt."The share price rose 3.57% to 0.29p by 09:50.NR
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24 Jan 2012 12:17

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US-focused AIM-listed miner Atlantic Coal increased coal sales in 2011 despite experiencing mechanical problems at the Stockton Colliery, its open-cast anthracite operation in Pennsylvania. During the year the firm sold 106,403 tons of coal compared to 97,349 tons the previous year, with a rise in

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9 Jan 2012 13:24

Atlantic Coal agrees terms with local operator

Atlantic Coal, the AIM-listed Pennsylvania-based coal production and processing company, has announced that the Reading Anthracite Company (RAC), an established operator in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal industry, has approved the lease option agreement over the 410-acre mining property. Atlantic

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3 Jan 2012 09:00

Atlantic Coal signs option on new US anthracite site

US focused aim listed miner Atlantic Coal rallied after it signed an option on a new US anthracite property that could more than double its anthracite reserves. The lease option with Pennsylvania based Reading Anthracite is for a permitted 410 acre site in the Pennsylvanian Anthracitic Belt, 25 mil

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23 Aug 2011 14:01

Atlantic Coal recovering well

Despite a return to gross profit, coal miner Atlantic Coal has continued to make a pre-tax loss, according to its unaudited half year results. Although the company made a gross profit of $843,106 and turnover was up from $4.8m to $7.5m, the company made a $1.05m loss before tax, though that was a

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30 Jun 2011 12:29

Atlantic Coal pays $2.1m to clear General Electric Capital loan

Pennsylvania-based coal miner Atlantic Coal has agreed to make an upfront cash payment of $2.1m to Mayford for the interest and penalty interest accrued on a loan note, which was initially issued to General Electric Capital Corp (GECC). This deal will discharge in full all of Atlantic Coal's liabi

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8 Jun 2011 10:48

Atlantic Coal to raise production, looking at acquisitions

AIM listed Pennsylvania based coal mining outfit Atlantic Coal has today published its results for the 2010 calendar year. During the period under review the company's revenues grew by 18.5%, to $10.72m, but its cost of goods sold grew by far more, by 74%, to $12.7m. The above discrepancy resulted

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14 Mar 2011 16:47

London close: Japanese concerns knock Footsie

London closed near to its low for the day as a decline on Wall Street dragged the market lower later in the day and there were concerns about the possible effects of the Japanese earthquake on financial markets and global economies. Miners Rio Tinto, Xstrata, African Barrick and ENRC are the pick o

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14 Mar 2011 14:57

London afternoon: Shares stuck lower as Japan casts shadow

London's blue chips have turned lower again following falls on Wall Street as traders continue to mull the possible effects of the Japanese earthquake. Miners Rio Tinto, Xstrata, African Barrick and ENRC are the pick of the mining sector. Also going well is temporary power solutions provider Aggrek

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14 Mar 2011 12:21

London midday: Blue chips turn lower on volatile day

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14 Mar 2011 12:02

Atlantic Coal secures option over US coal assets

AIM-quoted Pennsylvanian coal miner Atlantic Coal has obtained an option to acquire a nearby anthracite mining property in Pennsylvania. The property has 1m tons of coal silt and 2.5m tons of subsurface coal rserves recoverable by open cast mining. There are also 12m tons of colliery spoil expecte

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14 Mar 2011 08:47

London open: Aggreko in demand in wake of earthquake

Mining stocks are shoring up the Footsie but the blue-chip index is still in the red, despite the price of oil ebbing. Miners Rio Tinto, Xstrata, African Barrick and ENRC are the pick of the mining sector. Also going well is temporary power solutions provider Aggreko, which may find its services c

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14 Mar 2011 08:24

Atlantic Coal gets first dibs on coal asset

Pennsylvania-focused coal miner Atlantic Coal has secured an option to buy a 158 acre anthracite mining property in Pennsylvania. Based on information provided to the company, the directors believe that the asset could consist of up to 12m tons of colliery spoil, estimated to contain 10-15% of reco

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14 Feb 2011 11:50

Atlantic Coal raises £12m

Pennsylvania-focused coal miner Atlantic Coal has raised £12m gross from investors that include the Blackrock Smaller Companies Fund. The shares are being placed at 0.75p a share and this represents a 70% increase on the existing share capital. Directors and their wives are subscribing for 46.67m o

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18 Jan 2011 16:39

New Sirius Minerals finance boss invests £99,000

Potash explorer Sirius Minerals' new finance director Andrew Lindsay has invested £99,000 in the company following his appointment. Lindsay was appointed on the same day that Sirius announced its acquisition of York Potash. He was previously finance director of AIM-quoted European Nickel. He has

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