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During their time at Appin, the 31 WDS dyke crew members were extremely productive and had maintained an exceptional safety record, even though their company was put into receivership during the last four months, according to information obtained by International Coal News.
Yesterday, KordaMentha was appointed as WDS's liquidators.
Eagle Downs Coal Management cashed an insurance bond for $14.2 million creating a new liability for WDS that lead to the coal contractor appointing KordaMentha as its voluntary administrators last September.
Illawarra Coal’s decision to step Longwall 707 around the 707 dykes was finalised in late January.
The key driver behind the decision is believed to be geotechnical risk, and more specifically the risk of lengthy production delays while shotfiring dyke 1A on the longwall face.
The company is expected to formalise plans for the development of the installation roadway on the North side of the dykes and detailed planning will start for the longwall step around.
