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Anglo American’s Moranbah North mine shut after gas levels spark fears for workers’ safety
One of the largest underground mines in Queensland has ceased operations to ensure worker safety after increased gas levels were detected.
Key points:
- Moranbah North mine owned by Anglo American stopped operations on Saturday night
- The CFMEU says the closure due to a gas exceedance is a serious concern
- The Mining Board of Inquiry continues to investigate a mine blast, which injured five men, at a nearby site last year
Anglo American found a gas exceedance along its longwall at the Moranbah North mine on Saturday.
The mine is less than 15 kilometres from where five men were injured at the Grosvenor coal mine, also owned by Anglo American, last year.
The men suffered horrific injuries when methane ignited in an underground section of the mine.
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