Wollongong Coal turns to bord and pillar

摘要

With a new mine plan on the verge of approval,New South Wales based Wollongong Coal hopesto return its Russell Vale pit to production, at anannualized rate of around 1 mt of hard coking coalwithin months.The company’s path to production resumptionis largely due to a decision to abandon longwallmining, highly contentious in the Illawarra region inwhich its two mines are located.