ENVIRONMENT

Chain Valley gets prohibition notice

A SIGNIFICANT ignition of methane at the coal face at the Chain Valley Colliery underground coal mine at the southern end of Lake Macquarie has led to the mine receiving a prohibition notice.

Noel Dyson
Underground mining at the Chain Valley Colliery has been shut down after a methane ignition at the face.

Underground mining at the Chain Valley Colliery has been shut down after a methane ignition at the face.

The methane ignition occurred about 7pm on January 23.  There were no immediate injuries as a result of the ignition. New South Wales Resources Regulator inspectors attended the site and issued the...

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