Level 7, 490 Upper Edward Street
Spring Hill QLD 4000
Telephone: 07 3005 1533 www.guildfordcoal.com.au
12 January 2015
Guildford Coal Limited (Guildford or the Company) (ASX: GUF) is pleased to provide a further update on the ongoing positive progress made at the Baruun Noyon Uul (BNU) Mine in the South Gobi.
BNU Mine in ProductionProduction at the BNU Mine has successfully and safely recommenced with all major equipment recommissioned and the following material movements year to date end of December 2014 reported:
Total waste movement of 324,000 bcm and ROM coal mined of 2,765 tonnes
Estimated coal uncovered inventory in BNU Mine of 3,000t
Estimated 16,000 tonne of coal on stockpiles at the BNU mine
Total coal trucked from the BNU Mine to the Ceke border port station of 24,900 tonne
CAT 6030 excavator loading CAT 777D haul trucks on 1604 RL bench Guildford Coal Limited ABN 35 143 533 537Level 7, 490 Upper Edward Street, Spring Hill, QLD, 4000
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15,000 PCI Coal Shipment
As previously advised the trucking of the 15,000 tonne PCI coal shipment from BNU Mine to Ceke Border
Station commenced in late December 2014 and should be completed by the 13 January 2015.
On Friday the 9th January 2015 the loading of the first train as part of the trial shipment of 3,000t of low ash hard coking coal from Ceke Border Station to Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co Ltd (JISCO) commenced and completed over the weekend. JISCO is a large Chinese coking coal end user and potential offtake partner. Based in Jiayuguan, Gansu province and established in 1958, JISCO is a producer of carbon steel, stainless & special steels and steelmaking raw materials products.
Level 7, 490 Upper Edward Street, Spring Hill, QLD, 4000
Tel: +61 (7) 3005 1533 Fax: +61 (7) 3834 3385
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The Company is proud of the great efforts of all staff and employees involved in the excellent progress of the mining operations in Mongolia and in particular that this rapid commissioning has been achieved whilst maintaining a world class safety record. The Board is pleased to advise that in recognition of this safety performance the following Government Safety Awards have been announced:
Mongolia Ministry of Labor has advised that Terra Energy will receive the "Mongolian Health and Safe Workplace Award for 2014"
Otgonbat Baasan (Oggi) Terra Energy HSECS Department Superintendent, is to receive a State
Award from Mongolia Ministry of Mining - "Excellent Miner"
Otgonbat Baasan (Oggi), Terra Energy HSECS Department Superintendent also received a
"Memorandum Certificate" from the Governor of the local Noyon Soum (Town)
Also further to the announcement made on the 5/1/2015 in relation to the change in Company Secretary, the Board would like to take the opportunity to thank Ms Aimee Hyde for her excellent work completed for the Company during her 3 month contract tenure and wish her all the best in dealing with the family matters which prevented the renewal of her contract.
For further information please contact Tony Mooney on +61 7 3005 1533.
Mick Avery
Acting Group MD
Guildford Coal Limited ABN 35 143 533 537Level 7, 490 Upper Edward Street, Spring Hill, QLD, 4000
Tel: +61 (7) 3005 1533 Fax: +61 (7) 3834 3385
info@guildfordcoal.com.au
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