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Bounty Mining says 21 workers have been laid off at Cook Colliery near Blackwater after rock falls at the coal mine last month forced changes to operations.

While there were no personal injuries and only minor damage to equipment, Bounty said the falls resulted in 23,000 tonnes (ROM) in lost production for October.

In addition, it expected an indirect loss of production of 150,000 tonnes ROM in FY20 and that about 135,000 tonnes of reserves would be lost as a result of necessary changes to mining operations.

"These changes to mining operations resulted from a review by. . .

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Bounty Mining says its Cook Colliery operations, south of Blackwater, are back on schedule after a roof fall interrupted production.

The company said a continuous miner damaged in the October 17 incident had been repaired and resumed mining on the night shift on Friday (October 25).

Cook Colliery was now operating as scheduled with two continuous miners cutting underground while a third was undergoing conversion for place change mining, due to commence in November, Bounty reported.

"We greatly appreciate the skill and care. . .

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