Eastern Coal Holdings (NZ) Limited – Cascade Coal Ltd
- Operation acquired in June 2005 and provided Eastern with its first operating cashflow
- Production of low ash, low sulphur, high energy coal for domestic markets.
The Cascade open cut coal mine is located in the historic Buller coalfields region near Westport on the South Island of New Zealand.
Cascade produces a commercially attractive coal, low in ash and sulphur with
a high calorific value for local industrial users.
Typical Cascade coal properties:
2-3.5%
0.31-0.55%
36-39.5%
By Diff
8065 Kcal/kg
91.6%
2.3-8%
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Production at Cascade is typically 45,000 tonnes per year. The entire offtake is now under contract to several major industrial users in the West Coast and Canterbury regions.
Cascade provides Eastern with a valuable operational presence near the potentially larger coal resource at Whareatea West.
