Birchfield Coal

Birchfield Coal Mines Ltd is a family-based company that operates Giles Creek, an opencast sub-bituminous coal mine in Giles Creek Valley near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island. The company also holds permits for other opencast mining operations on the West Coast.

Company number: 153961 Incorporation date: 23 Jan 1978 Previous name: Dunollie Coal Mines Limited (Until 17 July 2001) Ownership Number of shares issued: 30,000 Shareholder(s): Birchfield Holdings Ltd

Directors Alan John BIRCHFIELD Evan Raymond BIRCHFIELD Gary Paul BIRCHFIELD Karen Anne BIRCHFIELD Glenys Noeline PERKINS

Current Permits 41454		Coal Mining Permit (Opencast)		23 Dec 1996–22 Dec 2031 Location: 	West Coast (Reefton) 235.265 ha   Operation name: Giles Creek

41481		Coal Mining Permit (Opencast)		17 Sep 1997–16 Sep 2017 Location: 	West Coast		66.689 ha		Operation name: Hart Creek

41646		Coal Mining Permit (Opencast)		02 Apr 2002–01 Apr 2022 Location: 	West Coast (Reefton)	207.6 ha		Operation name: Stoney River This permit was transferred from Francis Mining Co Ltd on 5 Jun 2012.

40707		Coal Exploration (Opencast & Underground) 22 Dec 2004–21 Dec 2014 Location: 	West Coast 		1539.0 ha		Operation name: Giles Creek

Additional information Coal Producer Member of the Coal Association of New Zealand Inc.

New Zealand Registered Office Falvey Reeve, 19 Herbert Street, Greymouth, 7840 Website: http://www.birchfieldcoal.co.nz/

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