Production Update (5953B)
18 April 2012 - 9:30PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5953B
Atlantic Coal PLC
18 April 2012
Atlantic Coal plc / Index: AIM / Epic: ATC / Sector: Mining
18 April 2012
Atlantic Coal plc ("Atlantic" or the "Company")
Production Update
Atlantic Coal plc, the AIM listed open cast coal production and
processing company with activities in Pennsylvania, USA, is pleased
to announce a production update for the three months ended 31 March
2011 from the Stockton Colliery ("Stockton"), its opencast
anthracite operation in Pennsylvania.
Production at Stockton increased 12% to 31,729 tons of clean
coal during Q1 2012 compared to the equivalent period in 2011 (Q1
2011: 28,376). During the period Atlantic removed 715,691 bank
cubic yards ("BCY") of overburden (Q1 2011: 658,785). 85,911 tons
of run of mine coal was washed (Q1 2011: 62,000).
Demand for Stockton's high quality anthracite remains strong
with production from Pennsylvanian anthracite mines struggling to
meet demand. As a result there has been a substantial increase in
the average sale price of Pennsylvanian anthracite with a Q1 2012
average price of $166.30 per ton compared with a Q1 2011 price of
$134.25, an increase of approximately 24%.
Production Summary:
Run-of-mine washed (tons) Overburden Clean Coal Production Average
Removed (bank cubic yards) (tons) Price per ton (US$)
85,911 715,691 31,729 166.30
Atlantic Managing Director, Steve Best, said, "I am pleased to
report that production at Stockton during the first quarter of 2012
has been steady and that we have experienced an increase in
comparison to Q1 2011. As announced earlier today, the railroad
diversion is now complete allowing the working of over
approximately 1.0 million tons of coal of previously unworkable
reserves, which will enable us to increase production at the mine
over the coming months."
**ENDS**
For further information on the Company, visit
www.atlanticcoal.com or contact:
Steve Best Atlantic Coal plc Tel: 020 3328 5670
Nick Naylor Allenby Capital Limited Tel: 020 3328 5656
Mark Connelly Allenby Capital Limited Tel: 020 3328 5656
Simon Leathers Fox-Davies Capital Limited Tel: 020 3463 5010
Andy Frangos Cornhill Capital Ltd Tel: 020 7710 9618
Hugo de Salis St Brides Media & Finance Tel: 020 7236 1177
Ltd
Elisabeth Cowell St Brides Media & Finance Tel: 020 7236 1177
Ltd
This information is provided by RNS
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