December quarter coking coal sales were 32% higher than the corresponding 2004 quarter and export thermal coal sales were 19% higher. Gloucester achieved coking and thermal sales prices of $A133 and $A52 per tonne respectively.

For the December quarter, the Duralie opencut produced 415,000 tonnes and the Bowens Road North opencut recorded output of 244,000t.

Gloucester’s operations also managed to achieve four years of Lost Time Injury Free.

For 2005, Gloucester’s shipping allocation under the Port Waratah Coal Services capacity allocation scheme was 1.823Mt, but the company managed to ship extra coal for no cost by acquiring additional tonnage from other Newcastle producers. Total coal shipped for the year was 1.97Mt.