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Narrrabri problems continue to dog Whitehaven

STRONG run-of-mine production figures from Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek open cut mine in New South Wales could not offset problems at its Narrabri longwall mine or prevent the company reporting a 34% decline in production for the June quarter.

 Narrabri’s June quarter RoM production of 0.4Mt was 86% below the previous corresponding June quarter.

Narrabri’s June quarter RoM production of 0.4Mt was 86% below the previous corresponding June quarter.

The company reported June quarterly RoM production of 5.4 million tonnes compared to 8.2Mt for the previous corresponding period. Whitehaven CEO Paul Flynn said coal prices staged a remarkable recovery...

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