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Floods play havoc with Yancoal open cuts

YANCOAL’s March quarter run-of-mine coal production has plunged by 21% as wet weather and COVID-19 restrictions impacted its operations.

The teams at each Yancoal mine are once again revising the recovery plans to minimise the production impacts.

The teams at each Yancoal mine are once again revising the recovery plans to minimise the production impacts.

The company reported 13.3 million tonnes of production for the quarter, compared to the 16.9Mt previously. "Excessive wet weather struck again during the quarter; it impacted all the open-cut mines,...

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