Atlantic Coal PLC Purchase of Equipment in Partnership with Komatsu (3405H)
March 13 2015 - 3:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMATC
RNS Number : 3405H
Atlantic Coal PLC
13 March 2015
Atlantic Coal plc / Index: AIM / Epic: ATC / Sector: Mining
13(th) March 2015
Atlantic Coal plc ("Atlantic" or the "Company")
Purchase of New Equipment in Partnership with Komatsu
Atlantic Coal plc, the AIM listed opencast anthracite coal
production and processing company with activities in Pennsylvania,
USA, is pleased to announce that following the delivery to its
Stockton Mine of the Komatsu Model PC3000 hydraulic excavator it
has now ordered an additional ten items of heavy mining plant from
Midlantic, the wholly owned subsidiary of Komatsu Inc, the world's
second largest manufacturer of heavy plant. This equipment purchase
is expected to enable the Company to continue to increase
production at its Stockton Mine, a producing opencast anthracite
operation in Pennsylvania ("Stockton"). The purchase of the full
complement of new Komatsu equipment is to be funded through an
asset backed lease purchase agreement at a total cost of $20
million over six years.
The equipment, and its use at the mine, includes:
-- Four Komatsu Model HD785-7 100 ton haul trucks (to add to the
six trucks purchased in 2014) - hauling overburden;
-- Two Komatsu Model HM400-3 articulated haul trucks - hauling run of mine coal;
-- One Komatsu Model PC490LC-10 hydraulic excavator - excavating run of mine coal;
-- Two Komatsu Model D275AX-SEO dozers - general dozing for excavation and reclamation; and
-- One Komatsu Model WA500-7 wheel loader - loading run of mine
to wash plant and anthracite product.
Tim Reilly, North America Territory Manager of Midlantic said
"We are delighted that Komatsu are now in an effective partnership
with Atlantic at Stockton and also look forward to putting together
equipment and finance packages for new Atlantic mines and
developments."
Atlantic Managing Director, Steve Best, said, "We anticipate
that the acquisition of the new equipment will assist with our
operational efficiency and enable us to meet our production goals
for the immediate future. The new plant will be utilised across the
full range of our mine operations at Stockton and comes at an
opportune time as we move into an area of high quality reserve of
virgin coal. We are also pleased to continue our relationship with
Midlantic and Komatsu as we move towards Komatsu as our exclusive
equipment supplier for Stockton and potential future
developments.
We look forward to updating you on both Atlantic and Stockton
Mine progress."
**ENDS**
For further information on the Company, visit:
www.atlanticcoal.com or contact:
Steve Best Atlantic Coal plc Tel: 0191 386 6392
Nick Naylor Allenby Capital Limited Tel: 020 3328 5656
Alex Price Allenby Capital Limited Tel: 020 3328 5656
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