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Next longwall phase for Appin

South32 completed panel 901 at its Appin mine in New South Wales, Australia at the end of August as planned, and is now moving the longwall to the 902 panel as part of its Phase 2 plan for the mine

Lou Caruana
A longwall shearer underground at South32's Dendrobium mine, which is also part of the Illawarra coal operations

A longwall shearer underground at South32's Dendrobium mine, which is also part of the Illawarra coal operations

Appin has endured outages due to gas and geotechnical issues. South32 also plans to complete the design of a staged ramp-up and recommence activity at longwall 707 in September, according to a presentation...

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