Company Information for Caledon Resources Plc
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Company Statement
Caledon Resources plc is a dual listed company listed on the Alternative Investment Market of The London Stock Exchange and The Australian Securities Exchange (trading symbol: "AIM:CDN & ASX: CCD").
Caledon is a coking coal producer and explorer in the Bowen Basin of Queensland, Australia. It acquired the mothballed Cook Mine in late 2006 and has since recommissioned the operation and introduced an innovative new underground mining methodology. The Company also purchased the nearby Minyango exploration concessions in 2006 and has conducted a number of drilling programs in preparation for a feasibility study.
Current Operations
Caledon has two primary assets - the Cook Coal Mine and the adjacent Minyango Coal deposit.
Cook Coal Mine (Queensland, Australia)
Caledon acquired the Cook mine from Xstrata Coal Ltd in 2006 for AUS$45.6m.
The Cook mine comprises an underground coal mine (coking and thermal), with total JORC resource of 406 million tonnes of coal of which 176 million tonnes is in the measured and indicated category.
Production commenced Q1 2007 and for the year ended 2009, coal sales are expected to be in the range of 450-500,000 tonnes.
Caledon has introduced the highly efficient continuous mining technique. This is the first time continuous mining has been employed in Australia.
Minyango Coal deposit (Queensland, Australia)
Caledon acquired the adjacent undeveloped Minyango deposit for AUS$42 million in Q4 2007 from Watami Trading Ltd. Located 15km north from the Cook Mine, the Minyango deposit contains a JORC resource of 342 million tonnes.
Caledon is carrying out an infill drilling program at Minyango. The focus of this program is to improve the knowledge of coal quality, Resource definition, and gas content and drainage characteristics.
Five holes were drilled during the quarter for a total of 1,312 metres. Composite samples from these holes are being prepared for coke testing and the results are expected to be available late in the third quarter. The Bankable Feasibility Study is expected to take approximately one year, it has not commenced yet due to the status of the current strategic review process.
Bow Energy Ltd (ASX: 'BOW') is the holder of the ATP 1025P licence, which enables it to explore for coal seam gas over an area that includes Minyango. Caledon and Bow have entered into a data sharing arrangement whereby the results from Caledon's five holes and one of Bow's are shared. Under the arrangement Bow will also contribute to the cost of one of the Caledon holes.
Geographical Spread
Australia/Queensland-Cook Coal Mine, Minyango Coal deposit
Board of Directors and Key Management
| Executive Directors | |
| Mark Trevan | Managing Director |
| Peter Seear | Chief Operating Officer |
| Non-executive Directors | |
| Graham Mascall | Non-executive Director |
| Nicholas Clarke | Non-Executive Director |
| George Salamis | Non-executive Officer |
| Stephen R. Dattels | Non-Executive Director |
| David de Jongh Weill | Non-Executive Director |
Company Address64 Knightsbridge
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Additional Address/Key ContactAustralia Office |
Shareholder CapitalTotal number of shares in issue: 209,983,849 |
Annual General MeetingJuly | Year End31 December |
Nominated BrokersRBC Capital Markets | Nominated AdvisorsRBC Capital Markets |
Major Shareholders
| Number of Ordinary Shares held | Ordinary Shares as % of issued share capital | |
| Polo Resources | 54,405,196 | 25.99 |
| Ingalls & Snyder LLC | 28,578,762 | 13.65 |
| Watami Trading Limited | 12,046,175 | 5.75 |
| JP Morgan Asset Management | 9,704,700 | 4.64 |
| US Global Investors | 8,185,000 | 3.91 |
| Andre Michaels | 6,827,572 | 3.27 |
Related News
09/12/09 - Caledon Resources Tires Of Waiting For A Bid And Gets Back To Business15/09/09 - Caledon Resources Awaits A Formal Bid, But May Yet Retain Its Independence As Coal Markets Improve
07/08/08 - Caledon Resources Starts To Deliver, Which Should Please Major Shareholder Polo Resources Too
13/03/08 - Polo And Caledon Dance Around The Ring
30/01/08 - Caledon Starts Continuous Mining, and Begins to Escape from Purgatory
Most Recent Statement
26/10/09 - Quarterly Report - 30 Sept 200928/09/09 - Update on Minyango Drilling Program and Strategic Review
28/08/09 - Half Yearly Report
07/08/09 - Further re 6 Aug 2009 Announcement
06/08/09 - Response to Press Speculation
05/08/09 - Rule 8.3 - Caledon Resources PLC



