The upgrade to the Mount Owen coal handling and preparation plant was completed one month ahead of schedule and within its original budget. This upgrade is a vital step in the development of the new Glendell thermal coal pit which began production in June and will ramp up to full production of 1.8 million ROM tonnes of thermal and semi-soft coal in 2009.
In 2007, a new, third washery module was purchased to allow the Glendell reserves to be developed as part of the Mount Owen expansion.