New coal mine to get US $38 million automation and electrification

摘要

ABB, a power and automation technology group, has won a US $38 million order to design, engineer and supply an integrated automation and electrification system for Anglo American's new Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland near Moranbah, about 1000km northwest of Brisbane.The Grosvenor coal mine is expected to produce 5Mt/a of metallurgical coal for export markets over its projected life of 26 years. Metallurgical coal is a key raw material in steelmaking that is used by 70% of the worlds steel producers.