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PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Yancoal Australia has halted production at its Austar coal mine, in New South Wales, following the death of two employees.
The miner reported on Wednesday that a team of employees had been working at the underground operation when a wall collapsed.
A recovery operation was initiated at the site, and local emergency services and the New South Wales Department of Trade and Investment were immediately notified of the incident.
The Austar mine started production in 2005, employs about 400 staff and produces about three-million tonnes a year of coking coal.