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Anglo American suspends production at Grosvenor
Anglo American suspends production at Grosvenor.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\n30 June 2024\n\n\n\n\nAnglo American suspends production at Grosvenor steelmaking coal mine\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnglo American has suspended production at its Grosvenor steelmaking coal mine in Queensland, Australia, following an underground coal gas ignition incident on 29 June 2024.\n \nAll emergency protocols were followed and the workforce was safely evacuated from the mine without injury. The mine team is working with specialist teams from the Queensland Mines Rescue Service and the regulatory authorities to extinguish the underground fire, prior to being able to assess the steps towards a safe re-entry into the mine. These procedures are expected to take several months as a result of the likely damage underground.\n \nAnglo American's steelmaking coal business expects to produce c.8 million tonnes of product in the first half of 2024, of which Grosvenor will contribute c.2.3 million tonnes. For 2024 as a whole, production guidance for the steelmaking coal business is 15 to 17 million tonnes, of which Grosvenor was expected to contribute c.3.5 million tonnes, representing lower production in the second half of the year due to a planned longwall move.\n \nAn update to steelmaking coal production guidance will be provided once more information is available.\n \n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nMedia\n\n\n\n\n\nInvestors\n\n\n\n\n \nUK\nJames Wyatt-Tilby\[email protected]\nTel: +44 (0)20 7968 8759\n \nMarcelo Esquivel\[email protected]\nTel: +44 (0)20 7968 8891\n \nRebecca Meeson-Frizelle\[email protected]\nTel: + 44 (0)20 7968 1374\n \nSouth Africa\nNevashnee Naicker\[email protected]\nTel: +27 (0)11 638 3189\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \nUK\nTyler Broda\[email protected]\nTel: +44 (0)20 7968 1470\n \nEmma Waterworth [email protected]\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7968 8574\n \nMichelle Jarman\[email protected] \nTel: +44 (0)20 7968 1494\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \nNotes to editors:\nAnglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitiv...