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Making Appin safer, more productive

ACROSS South32’s Illawarra Metallurgical Coal operations in New South Wales, improved output is being targeted with a reduction in personnel on an operating longwall face.

With a strong focus on automation early in 2020, Appin achieved several key milestones.

With a strong focus on automation early in 2020, Appin achieved several key milestones.

This plan took on greater importance after a coal burst event at its Appin longwall in early 2020. A coal burst is a pressure burst event where coal is expelled into the workings. IMC longwall superintendent...

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