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Energybuild Group PLC - Western Coal Corp - Operating Plans
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Energybuild Group PLC
16 March 2010

Energybuild Group Plc / Index: AIM / Ticker: EBG / Sector: Mining
16 March 2010
Energybuild Group Plc ('Energybuild' or 'the Group')
Western Coal Corp. 2011 Operating Plans
Energybuild Group Plc, the Welsh producer of deep mined premium anthracite coal and surface mined coal, announces that certain financial and operational information on the Group has been included in the Western Coal Corp. ('Western') announcement dated 16 March 2010, detailing Western's operating plans for 2011. The information relating to Energybuild can be found specifically under the heading "UK Operations" and is in line with Energybuild's plans to increase annual production to 750,000 tonnes of high quality anthracite coal by June 2013.
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For further information please visit www.westerncoal.com or contact:
Rhidian Davies
Energybuild Group Plc
Tel: 01639 722 400
Karl Picton-Jones
Energybuild Group Plc
Tel: 01639 722 400
John Prior
Arbuthnot Securities Limited
Tel: 020 7012 2000
Ed Burbidge
Arbuthnot Securities Limited
Tel: 020 7012 2000
Hugo de Salis
St Brides Media & Finance Ltd
Tel: 020 7236 1177
Paul Youens
St Brides Media & Finance Ltd
Tel: 020 7236 1177
Notes:
Energybuild Group Plc is an AIM listed developer and producer of Welsh anthracite and surface mined coal. The Group is presently developing the Aberpergwm Mine and adjoining underground anthracite coal reserves and resources located in the Neath and Dulais Valleys of South Wales. The mine has a current proven and probable coal reserve of 6.8 million tonnes and estimated recoverable inferred coal resource of 36.9 million tonnes. Energybuild also operates the nearby Nant y Mynydd and Forest Quarry surface opencast coal and stone mining areas and has identified further possible opencast sites within the Aberpergwm Surface Lease for potential development.
Western Coal Corp. owns a 54.7% interest Energybuild. It 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 7 million tonnes per year and have over 20 years of coal reserves. Other interests owned include a 45% interest in Xtract Energy (XTR: AIM), 20% interest in NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE.A: TSX) and 100% of a small gold and antimony operation in Australia. Western Coal Corp. is headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and trades on the AIM and TSX stock exchanges under the symbol 'WTN'. Further information can be found at its website www.westerncoal.com.
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