Brisbane-based QCoal runs the open-cut mine within the Bowen Basin, of which it owns 85%, in a three way partnership with Japan’s JFE Metal Corp.
A QCoal spokesperson mentioned in an announcement that the corporate “determined to ship the workforce residence on full pay pending preliminary end result of present investigations” into the most recent fatality.
On Friday, Queensland’s mining regulator suspended the usage of heavy autos on the mine after the incident involving two autos that triggered the employee’s dying.
“QCoal has chosen to droop operations on the mine, however we’ve taken this additional step to make sure actions involving heavy autos can’t happen till our inspector is happy that it’s secure to take action,” Assets Security & Well being Queensland CEO Rob Djukic mentioned in an announcement.
Djukic mentioned it was “disheartening and regarding to see a second fatality in lower than a month at Byerwen”, including that an investigation by the company was underway.
The employee who died this week was employed by contractor Macmahon Holdings, the Australian Broadcasting Corp reported.
The Byerwen mine produces as much as 10 million tonnes of exhausting coking coal, a steel-making ingredient, annually, based on QCoal.
(By Sam McKeith; Enhancing by Kim Coghill)