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Banpu Australia and Centennial Coal (Centennial) had the pleasure of hosting a team of delegates from the Royal Thai Consulate General (Sydney) on 26 November 2014.

Each year Centennial Coal participates, along with other miners from across New South Wales, in the NSW Minerals Council Health and Safety Innovation Awards.  Centennial took out the coveted 2014 innovation award with its underground mining boot.  Not just a boot, but a first of its kind - a “fit for purpose” boot, combining the best features of the leather boot and the gumboot.

Clarence Colliery (Clarence) has been supplementing Lithgow’s water supply for many, many years, 20 years in fact.  Water is drawn from underground at Clarence to enable the safe extraction of the coal, transferred and treated, before augmenting the town supply from Farmers Creek Dam.

Nathan Anderson, a Trainee Storeperson from Myuna Colliery, took out Young Achiever of the Year at the Australian Mining Prospect Awards, in November 2014.

Joining Centennial Coal (Centennial) in 2009, Richard Gelson’s career has gone from strength to strength, with Richard recently recognised the industry’s Young Achiever of the Year, at the NSW Minerals Council’s 2014 Industry and Supplier Awards.

In response to the prolonged downturn in international coal markets, Centennial continues to review its business strategy in order to optimise and adapt its operations to prevailing economics and so maintain its unique position of strength within the Australian Coal Industry.

Like other companies in the Australian (and global) mining sector, Centennial Coal (Centennial) has continued to review its business operations in response to changing market conditions.  The high A$/US$ exchange rate and low export prices continue to impact the Australian Black Coal Industry.  Over the past two years, in response to the prevailing economics affecting the coal industry generally, Centennial has focused on reducing costs and increasing productivity across the Group.

The Angus Place Charity Fund (fund) recently contributed $10,000 to the Lithgow Community Private Hospital (LCPH) to assist with the upgrade of their Information Technology (IT) systems.  The fund is supported by Angus Place Mine employees, with the objective of providing financial assistance to worthy local organisations and people of the greater Lithgow community.

Centennial Coal (Centennial) will reopen its Airly Mine (Airly) at Capertee and utilise its experienced Charbon Colliery (Charbon) workforce.  Charbon after over 90 years of mining will deplete its coal reserves by 2015.  While open cut mining will continue until 2015 Charbon’s underground operations will cease next month.