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Roof fall at NSW mine

MINE operators should review the critical controls in their strata failure management plans, Mine Safety New South Wales has warned, after a roof fall occurred at a four-way intersection just behind the main north conveyor loop take-up at a NSW underground coal mine.

Lou Caruana
Roof fall at NSW mine

It was about 4m high and about 10m in diameter. Strata failure management plans should identify and quickly respond to any areas of concern, Mine Safety said in an alert.  “Some mines have implemented...

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