Re-entry to Anglo American’s Moranbah North Mine began today, following approval from Resources Safety & Health Queensland (RSHQ). This is the first step towards resuming mining operations.

CEO of Anglo American’s Metallurgical Coal business, Tyler Mitchelson, said the Moranbah North re-entry team had safely entered the mine to undertake safety and compliance inspections, and restore operating systems.

“Re-entry had been delayed due to the accumulation of water in a roadway, which needed to be lowered to restore ventilation underground. This has now been addressed and our team can continue taking steps to get Moranbah North back up and running.

"Our processes worked to safely remove people when an issue was detected in February, and since then, we have worked to review our risk assessments and safety systems and invested in additional monitoring bore holes and other measures.

“We are continuing to engage with our workforce and their representatives throughout the re-entry process and a comprehensive risk assessment for re-entry was completed with a cross-section of the workforce.”

Operations at Moranbah North Mine were suspended on 20 February 2021 following the identification of a coal heating issue. It is expected that operations will restart during May. 

For further information on Anglo American’s safety initiatives, please click here. 

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**The risk assessment process is undertaken with a cross-section of coal mine workers, technical experts and a workforce-elected Site Safety and Health Representative (SSHR).