[miningmx.com] – UNIVERSAL Coal said blasting activities had resumed at its Kangala Colliery in South Africa’s Mpumalanga province after safety stoppage order had been lifted by the government.
“To date, the Kangala Colliery has had an impeccable safety record, having been recently commended by Coal Safe 2014 (an annual coal safety conference) and Management will continue to demand best practice from its contractors and employees,” the company said in a statement.
There had been no “significant production losses” due to the safety order at Kangala Colliery which produces 2.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) run-of-mine (ROM) thermal coal, with capacity to increase to 4.25 mtpa ROM.
