coal miningAshers Lignite Pit: From coalmine to wedding venueGill PrenticeAugust 16, 2017 by Gill PrenticeAugust 16, 20170211 In the late 19th and early 20th centuries there were small mines all over Southland where local companies mined lignite. PETER OWENS visits one of...
coal mining MiningPersistence brings rewardsQuarry & Mining MagazineFebruary 27, 2017 by Quarry & Mining MagazineFebruary 27, 20170234 This article first appeared in Q&M‘s February-March issue. Bathurst Resources has become the country’s pre-eminent coal producer. By PETER OWENS. Bathurst fought long, hard and expensively...