PHOTOS: SUPPLIED/BATHURST RESOURCES LTD.As one coal mine closes in rural Southland, another coal mining company is evaluating whether it wants to enter the market at a nearby site. But the chief executive of a company undertaking exploratory work nearby said he was not deterred by other operators pulling out of the area. ‘‘What we’ve got now is quality samples we can do the analysis on.’’Bathurst Resources is the parent company of New Brighton Collieries Ltd, which runs Takitimu Coal Mine, in nearby Nightcaps. The proposed project would be surface mining only, as the mining of days gone by had depleted underground resources, Mr Tacon said. If New Brighton Collieries Ltd decides to pursue further mining, it will need to proceed through a publicly notified resource consent process.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 15, 2021 20:26 UTC