Gloucester Coal Ltd

Gloucester Coal - Stratford Operation

The Stratford Operation is located 95 km from Newcastle in the Gloucester Basin.

Gloucester Coal Ltd (then called CIM Resources Ltd) announced the development of Stratford in November 1994. The mining lease was granted in December 1994 with construction commencing in January 1995. The expected mine life was for 14 years at 1.135 Mtpa. Production commenced in June 1995 with the first coal being dispatched to Newcastle on 5 July 1995 and loaded on 20 July 1995. Total development costs were A$27 million including feasibility investigations, purchase of the asset, and construction. A further A$12 million was spent on expanding output capacity to 2.0 Mtpa, including the fine coal processing plant commissioned in May 1997.

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