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Moolarben longwall free of intrusions

YANCOAL does not anticipate any longwall moves at its Moolarben underground mine in New South Wales in the September quarter after it was forced to alter its mine plan in the June quarter.

 An underground intrusion forced the Moolarben longwall mine to alter its mine plan.

An underground intrusion forced the Moolarben longwall mine to alter its mine plan.

The mine implemented a longwall move in the June quarter to "step around" a volcanic intrusion in the coal seam. "This is a localised intrusion and it does not occur in subsequent longwall panels,"...

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