Annual report and financial statements 2005 - Introduction & highlights
ATH Resources plc (“ATH”) is an operator of opencast coal mines
and is currently the third largest producer of coal in the UK.
Through its operational sites situated in East Ayrshire in Scotland,
ATH provides coal principally to the electricity supply industry
andalso the industrial and house coal markets.
Throughout the development and mining process, ATH focuses
onthe restoration and rehabilitation ofthe sites and land is returned
to various uses including agriculture, forestry, nature conservation
and other forms of development.
ATH Resources plc became a public company inJune 2004
whenthe Company was listed on AIM. The Company intends
togroworganically, particularly in Scotland where the Company’s
UKoperations are presently concentrated. It will also pursue
suitable complementary acquisitions which meet strict,
predetermined criteria.
Highlights