Skares Road OCCS
Location: Cumnock, East Ayrshire

The Skares Road site was the Groups first opencast coal site and was acquired as a project buyout by the current management team in 1998. Covering some 600ha the site has produced over 4.5 million tonnes and is anticipated to continue in production until 2009. The site has been worked in a number of areas and has been progressively restored to mixed grazing and woodlands. To date some 25,000 trees have been planted.

Glenmuckloch OCCS
Location: 5 miles East of New Cumnock

Glenmuckloch was acquired in June 2005, along with the Grievehill site, from Scottish Coal. The site commenced operation in the summer of 2006 and started producing coal in September of the same year. All coal produced from the site is transported directly to ATH Resources' Crowbandsgate railhead via a 12km overland conveyor. This conveyor, known as The Lochside Runner, is the longest of its type in Europe and can transport up to 500 tonnes per hour. The coal reserve was initially estimated at 2.8 million tonnes but this estimate has been extended due to favourable geological conditions and the site is expected to continue coal production over the next four years with a further two years restoration.

Laigh Glenmuir OCCS
Location: 1 mile north of Garleffan

This site, which is subject to the granting of planning consent, contains some 0.5 million tonnes of coal which will be transported to market via the Garleffan site. It is planned to enter production in 2006 for two years.

Muir Dean OCCS
Location: Cross Gates, Fife

The Muir Dean site, which is subject to the granting of planning consent, lies in some 180ha of mixed farming and woodland. The proposed site will produce some 2.0 million tonnes of coal over four and a half years with production due to commence in 2007.

Doncaster

The Groups head office is located in a new office building close to the town centre in Doncaster. Being only 1 1/2 hours from London by train Doncaster is an ideal base from which to administer the Group whilst enabling regular contact with our major ESI customers, who are located in the Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, as well as being able to conveniently meet with our other stakeholders based in London.

Crowbandsgate Railroad
New Cumnock, East Ayrshire

The Group's railroad at Crowbandsgate is used to dispatch coal to our Electricity Supply Industry customers. The railroad can handle upto 30 trains per week. Each train can carry some 1,400 tonnes of coal in 20 wagons.