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Coal safety Board of Inquiry kicks off public hearings

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal.

The Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry is set to begin public hearings in Brisbane today.

The Board of Inquiry was established to investigate the serious accident at Grosvenor mine near Moranbah on May 6 in which five coal mine workers were injured.

It is also looking into various high potential incidents involving long-wall related exceedances of methane at Grosvenor mine, Grasstree mine, Moranbah North mine, and Oaky Creek mine between July 1 last year and May 5 2020.

The first tranche of public hearings will not concern the serious accident at Grosvenor mine or other incidents there.

Chairperson. . .

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Grosvenor gas levels in the spotlight

Written by dev on . Posted in All News, Coal.

The State Opposition is questioning the role of the Queensland Mines Inspectorate in preventing incidents in mines and quarries, after more revelations on the history of high-methane incidents at Grosvenor.

The Australian reported today that the Anglo American coal mine had recorded dangerously high methane levels at least 98 times in the four years before the May 6 longwall explosion that seriously injured five workers.

Records showed the mines inspectorate was informed of the recurring high-potential incidents and visited the central Queensland metallurgical mine repeatedly, but never directed Anglo to suspend operations.

The May 6 explosion. . .

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