“QCoal sadly confirms there was a fatality … this morning,” it mentioned in an announcement. It was unclear if the mine, which produces as much as 10 million tonnes of coking coal a 12 months, was nonetheless working.
A fireplace in June at Anglo American’s Moranbah coal mine within the area helped underpin costs for the steel-making ingredient.
(By Melanie Burton; Modifying by Clarence Fernandez)