Wet Weather Pummels New South Wales Coal Mines in Australia

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Flooding and strong winds have hampered coal mining operations throughout the state of New South Wales, Eastern Australia. The affected areas stretch across the Hunter Valley and Illawarra coal fields, with most of the affected coal mining operations being owned by Whitehaven Coal Limited (New South Wales).

Impacted mining operations include the Narrabri North Coal Mine, Werris Creek Coal Mine, Tarrawonga Coal Mine, Gunnedah Coal Handling & Preparation Plant and Maules Creek Coal Mine & Processing, which paused operations for about a week due to lack of site access caused by the flooding.

Adverse weather potentially could affect Hunter Valley mining operations, including BHP's (Melbourne, Australia) Mount Arthur mine and the Hunter Valley Operations, a joint venture between Yancoal (New South Wales) and Glencore (Baar, Switzerland).

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Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is having its wettest October in 159 years, which could mean more unplanned offline events in the near future.

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