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Conveyor fire in underground coal mine

MINE operators should ensure conveyor idlers are designed with the appropriate life for the intended duty, Mine Safety New South Wales has warned, after a dangerous incident at a conveyor at an underground coal mine where a fire had occurred.

Lou Caruana
Conveyor fire in underground coal mine

The outbye deputy smelled smoke and went with another deputy to identify the source.  They found fires on a collapsed conveyor return idler on the main truck belt. They put stone dust on the fire,...

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