Birchfield Coal Mines Limited is a privately owned family company whose directors have widely established mining interests on the West Coast. There is a strong emphasis on all mine sites to exceed environmental expectations. Restoration methods at the coal mine sites developed in conjunction with Land Care New Zealand have set the bench marks for the West Coast mining industry. The Giles Creek mine began production in 1984, and has established an infrastructure to extract and process coal at a rate of 500,000 tonnes per annum.
Birchfield Coal Mines sources coal from the Rotokohu coal measures in the Giles Creek Valley near Reefton, the coal is sub bituminous, low in sulphur and has clean burning, heat retaining characteristics making it ideal for enclosed domestic burners and inner city industrial use.
Restoration methods at the coal mine sites developed in conjunction with Land Care New Zealand have set the bench marks for the West Coast mining industry.
Giles Creek coal is one of the cleanest burning coals available on the energy market today as little or no chimney cleaning is required. The coal burns away to a fine clean ash, which should be disposed of carefully as it may retain heat for several days.
Giles Creek coal is perfect for blending with faster burning, higher heat value coals as it captures the hotter heat and ensures thorough & economical combustion. These hotter coal blends are available from our Kaiata outlet & the Giles Creek Mine site.
left: Birchfield Coal's Giles Creek mine
Birchfield Coal Mines supplies industrial coals to meat and wool processing, horticulture, wood and moss processing, rubber and service industries throughout Canterbury, Nelson and the West Coast.
Please contact us for a no obligation quote on your industrial or domestic coal requirements. We can also deliver bulk tonnages locally for your convenience.