Anglo American suspends operations at Moranbah North coal mine on safety concerns

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Singapore—Operations at Anglo American’s Moranbah North coking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, is suspended on safety concerns following detection of a gas leakage, the company said in a statement Feb. 22. The suspension of operations was due to “a change in underground conditions” at Moranbah North Mine on Feb. 20, and the company had evacuated workers as a precaution. “The trigger for the underground withdrawal was elevated levels of some gases in the goaf, which would indicate a coal heating issue and an overpressure event,” a spokesman for Anglo American said in an emailed reply to S&P Global Platts queries.