Landslides buckled tracks hit Australia coal Reuters

SYDNEY MELBOURNE Reuters A critical mountain pass on the railway connecting Australia s biggest coking coal mines to ports has been hit by landslides and buckled tracks caused by Cyclone Debbie witnesses said crippling efforts to get exports of the steel making ingredient flowing again }

Australia floods force evacuations recede in coal mine

 · ROCKHAMPTON Australia Reuters Floodwaters eased in Australia s major coal mining region on Tuesday to allow some mines to slowly resume production although most remain idle as devastating floods affect some 200 000 people and force towns to be evacuated }

Australian coal mines braced for floods as La Nina wet

Five years ago floods linked to a La Nina weather pattern nearly brought Australia s coal industry to a standstill With another of the sea cooling events now forming and the risk of heavy rains returning mining }

Xstrata says Queensland rains hit northern Bowen Basin

Rainfall has interrupted production at Xstrata s Collinsville and Newlands export thermal and coking coal operations in Queensland s northern Bowen Basin coalfield and there are also delays to coal shipments from Abbot Point coal terminal an Xstrata Coal spokesman said Friday }

RPT WRAPUP 2 Australia floods hit consumers coal sector

PERTH SYDNEY Jan 19 Reuters Coal export terminals showed signs of recovery on Wednesday as Australia began a clean up process from massive flood damages that could take months and has undermined consumer confidence in the 1 3 trillion economy highly dependent on commodity exports Flooding }

Serbian flood hit power plant restarts af reuters com

 · BELGRADE Aug 1 Reuters Serbia s second largest coal fired power plant Kostolac restarted a 181 megawatt unit which was shut on Thursday as floodwater from heavy rainfall threatened to encroach on the plant state power utility EPS said on Friday }

Australia s coal mines hit by heavy rains flooding Reuters

SYDNEY Jan 29 Reuters Heavy tropical rains have inundated Australia s eastern coalfields among the largest in the world cutting rail haulage lines and halting production }

Anglo declares force majeure in Australia Miningmx

Torrential rains in Queensland state have plagued Australia s 51bn a year coal industry for weeks with coal production and coal export infrastructure heavily impacted by rains and flooding }

Cyclone brushes eastern Australia before heading back to

 · SYDNEY March 10 Reuters Meteorologists were on Mondaymonitoring a slow moving cyclone that has intensified off theeast coast of Australia but said it was unlikely to affect akey mining and}

Rio sees small rain impact on Australia coal mines Reuters

 · SYDNEY Jan 23 Reuters Rio Tinto Ltd said on Wednesday its coal operations in Australia s Queensland state had seen minimal impact from recent heavy rains and flooding and it expected to resume full production soon }

UPDATE 3 Australia coal production hit by Queensland floods

 · Adds Idemitsu comment in para 5 By Fayen Wong SYDNEY Jan 21 Reuters Australian coal production in the key mining state of Queensland has been hit by heavy rains and flooding forcing one mid sized producer to declare force majeure on immediate shipments and potentially pushing up coal prices }

Heavy Rains Floods Disrupt Australia Coal Mining Port

Heavy rains and flooding in Australia s key coal producing Queensland state have impacted mining operations and brought parts of the coal infrastructure including rail and ports to a }

Mining accident Wikipedia

A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year especially from underground coal mining although hard rock mining is not immune from accidents }

Cyclone Debbie threatens coal exports from Queensland

The tropical low resulting from Cyclone Debbie is threatening to dump flooding rains that could severely disrupt Queensland s multi billion dollar coal export industry }

Queensland coal mines hit by rains smh com au

Heavy rains are disrupting Queensland s coal industry with Yancoal closing two mines but the impact on supply is expected to be less severe than in 2011 }

Australia Flooding Coal Mines Closed In Queensland HuffPost

 · SYDNEY Feb 3 Reuters Heavy rains shut four coal mines in eastern Australia on Friday as military helicopters evacuated stranded residents from inundated towns and authorities warned of further flash flooding More than 11 000 people in Queensland state have been isolated by the flooding and }

Coal Sliding as Australian Flood Boost Lost in Drought

 · The drought across most of Australia s Queensland state means coal producers are exporting record volumes into an oversupplied market depriving them of }

Coal miner Peabody sees benefit in Australia floods Reuters

 · NEW YORK Reuters Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp whose fourth quarter earnings almost doubled said on Tuesday it expected to benefit from higher coal prices resulting from flooding in Australia the world s largest coal exporter }

Australia floods force more evacuations hit coal exports

Australia s biggest floods in decades forced more people in rural and mining areas to evacuate on Tuesday with waters yet to peak in one of the worst affected towns as the country s commodity export boom took a hit from coal mine closures }

UPDATE 1 Australia s coal mines hit by heavy rains flooding

 · By James Regan SYDNEY Jan 29 Reuters Heavy tropical rains inundating Australia s eastern coalfields among the largest in the world have cut rail haulage lines and shut down mines }

Australia coal mines brace for floods as La Nina looms

SYDNEY April 29 Reuters Five years ago floods linked to a La Nina weather pattern nearly brought Australia s coal industry to a standstill With another of the sea cooling events now forming and the risk of heavy rains returning mining companies say they are ready They have bought pumps }

Flooded Vietnam coal mines leaking toxic slurry into World

Heavy rainfall in northern Vietnam has killed at least 17 people and inundated major coal mines causing concern among environmentalists about the contamination of the nation s top tourist attraction and World Heritage listed Ha Long Bay }