Anglo American (LON: AAL)听is ramping up听work听to resume longwall mining at its听Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland, Australia,听almost 18 months听after a听methane听explosion听seriously injured five workers.听
The company, which was听granted permission to bring back workers听to the mine in April听to conduct safety and compliance inspections,听said it听has since been听implementing听a staged听resumption of operations.听听
Delivering its third quarter results, Anglo noted it aimed to resume operations by the end of the year, subject to approval.
Since the accident, the company said it has completed works to permanently seal the impacted area of the mine, installed additional gas monitoring infrastructure and completed a risk assessment process, drawing on both internal and external experts.听
Anglo American鈥檚 export metallurgical coal production dropped听11%听to 4.3 million tonnes for the September quarter, as operations at its Moranbah North coal mine in Queensland were impacted by challenging geological conditions for most of the quarter.听
Grosvenor,听located about 190km south-west of Mackay,听produced its first coal in 2016 and听has听an anticipated mine life听of over听30 years.听
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