Directors of Bathurst Resources Limited announced that the Canterbury Coal mine is to be closed. Operating 70 kilometres west of Christchurch, the mine produces low sulphur coal primarily for the local dairy industry. Ongoing costs and the delays associated with obtaining regulatory consents for the current operations, as well as an inability to reach an agreement on a longer-term economic solution with the local regulatory bodies has resulted in the company's decision to cease operations at Canterbury. Following the decision, coal will continue to be supplied to customers until June 2021, after which point the mine will formally move to care and maintenance. The Canterbury Coal mine is the smallest mine that BRL manages, with expected FY21 EBITDA of $2 million.