Bathurst gets final green light for Denniston coking coal mine

Bathurst gets final green light for Denniston coking coal mine
Oct. 24 (BusinessDesk) - Bathurst Resources has finally secured resource consents for its contentious Escarpment coal mine on the West Coast’s Denniston Plateau. The Environment Court today granted consents for the project, ending a projected battle with environmentalists opposing the proposed coal mine, Bathurst said in a statement. The shares rose 1.8 percent to 17.4 cents in trading after the announcement. “We are pleased to finally secure the consents to develop a mine that will deliver much needed jobs for the West Coast and generate...