Bens Creek Share News (BEN)

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Bens Creek breaks clean coal production record in August

(Alliance News) - Bens Creek Group PLC on Wednesday said it recorded its highest monthly production in August, despite only having one functioning highwall miner.

Bens Creek highwall miner set to restart operations

(Sharecast News) - North American metallurgical coal miner Bens Creek Group announced on Monday that highwall miner unit 81 (HWM 81) is set to restart operations by 21 August.

IN BRIEF: Bens Creek Group highwall miner unit 81 to return to use

Bens Creek Group PLC - owner of a metallurgical coal mine in the US state of West Virginia - Says the highwall miner unit 81 is expected to recommence operating on Monday next week. In June, Bens Creek said arrival, installation, and start of operations of highwall miner unit 81 was temporarily withdrawn from service, as it waited for completion of repairs and the re-establishment of necessary benching after a mining incident earlier that month.

TRADING UPDATES: NewRiver hails performance; AFC Energy gets grant

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Wednesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

Bens Creek issues $7.6m in new, unsecured loan notes

(Sharecast News) - Metallurgical coal miner Bens Creek announced the issue of $7.57m in unsecured loan notes to ACAM on Tuesday.

IN BRIEF: Bens Creek issues USD7.6 million of unsecured loan notes

Bens Creek Group PLC - owner of a metallurgical coal mine in the US state of West Virginia - Enters into unsecured loan note agreement with ACAM LP for a total subscription of USD7.6 million of loan notes, for the now cancelled USD6.0 million of convertible loan notes issued to ACAM on December 14. Loan notes have a term of 18 months, and are not convertible into company shares. Bens Creek issues ACAM with a total of 21.1 million warrants to subscribe for shares in Bens Creek exercisable at 28 pence per share. Warrants have a life of 5 years from issue date.

IN BRIEF: Bens Creek issues loan notes to raise USD6.5 million

Bens Creek Group PLC - Owner of a metallurgical coal mine in US state of West Virginia - Raises USD6.5 million through the issue of loan notes to shareholder Avani Resources Pte Ltd. Says loan notes have an 18-month term. Adds issue of loan notes to Avani is a related party transaction. Avani owns a 30% stake in Bens Creek. Bens Creek currently has an outstanding convertible loan note of around USD5.6 million with ACAM LP, issued in February, due for repayment by the end of summer. Proceeds of the issue of loan notes will be used to repay ACAM and for its general working capital requirements.

TRADING UPDATES: New patents for Sareum; Guanajuato hails assessment

(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News:

Bens Creek welcomes 30% stake purchase by Singapore's Avani Resources

(Alliance News) - Bens Creek Group PLC on Friday said Avani Resources Pte Ltd acquired just under 30% of its shares.

Singapore-based Avani buys 30pc of Bens Creek

(Sharecast News) - North American metallurgical coal miner Bens Creek announced on Friday that its largest shareholder MBU Capital Group has sold 119,218,394 existing shares to Avani Resources.

IN BRIEF: Bens Creek replacement miner equipment arrives at site

Bens Creek Group PLC - London-based owner of metallurgical coal mine in West Virginia - Confirms a replacement highwall miner equipment, unit 81, from its contractor Mega Highwall Mining LLC, has arrived at site and has begun operating.

Bens Creek starts work with replacement highwall miner

(Sharecast News) - North American coal miner Bens Creek Group announced the arrival of a second highwall miner (HWM) on Friday, after it experienced issues with the initial one.

Bens Creek delivers 44,000 of coal to "largest" Indian steel producer

(Alliance News) - Bens Creek Group PLC on Friday said it has completed the delivery of 44,000 tonnes of coal to an Indian steel producer.

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(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM in London on Friday.