Methane build-up around tailgate shield triggers warning

SITE senior executives have been warned by the Queensland Mines Inspectorate to review maintenance practices for tailgate infrastructure installations after power to a longwall face was tripped by an automatic methane sensor located at the tailgate in a Queensland coal mine.

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It was determined the discharge end of a pipe range delivering stonedust into the tailgate.