Strong Position13 Jul 2009 18:32
Western is a producer of high quality metallurgical and thermal coal from mines located in northeast British Columbia (Canada) and West Virginia (USA). The mines have the capacity to produce nearly 7 million tonnes per year and have nearly 20 years of coal reserves. Western also owns a 50.6% interest in Energybuild (AGB : AIM) which produces high quality anthracite and thermal coals in South Wales (UK). Other interests include a 45% interest in Xtract Energy (XTR : AIM), 20% interest in NEMI (NNE.A : TSX) and 100% of a small gold an antimony operation in Australia. The Company is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and trades on the AIM and TSX stock exchanges under the symbol 'WTN'.