Bathurst confirms mining appeal date of October 29
Environment Court will hear an appeal against resource consents by environmental groups wanting to protect the Denniston Plateau from coal mining.
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BUSINESSDESK: Coking coal miner Bathurst Resources has confirmed its October Environment Court date for hearings against resource consents granted 14 months ago.
The consents are opposed by environmental groups seeking to protect the Denniston Plateau from coal mining.
The hearing will begin on October 29 in Christchurch. The court has set aside four weeks for the hearing plus a two-week break.
Bathurst's Escarpment mine project gained consents in August last year.
This prompted appeals from the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society and the West Coast Environmental Network, which say the open- cut mine proposal will destroy or disturb unique ecological systems on uplands above Westport.
Bathurst is now finalising its case, having already logged its evidence on June 18, it said in a statement.
Bathurst shares were unchanged at 50 cents immediately after the announcement to the NZX and ASX.
Hannah Lynch
Thu, 28 Jun 2012
Thu, 28 Jun 2012
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Bathurst confirms mining appeal date of October 29
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