Administrators are seeking buyers for Tahmoor Coal, with the potential restart of the mothballed coking coal mine a key focus of the sale process.
Tahmoor has been non-operational since February 2025. Its owner, Liberty Primary Metals Australia, entered voluntary administration in November.
William Buck, the administrator of Liberty Primary Metals Australia, said the sale of Tahmoor is central to maximising returns for creditors.
“Now the DOCA [Deed of Company Arrangement] has been approved, one of the main questions we have is realising assets within the group,” joint administrator Michael Brereton told the ABC.
“The purpose of the expressions-of-interest process is to maximise value,” he said.
“In addition to that, we are hopeful of seeing the mine restarted — that is in the interests of all parties.”
Liberty Primary Metals Australia is part of the GFG Alliance group. Its SIMEC Mining division acquired the Tahmoor operation, located about 80 kilometres south-west of Sydney, from Glencore in 2018.
The Australian Financial Review reports the asset has attracted interest from coal industry participants and private credit firms.
Expressions of interest opened this week and close on 11 February.