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Chris Schloss identified as miner killed in Byerwen tragedy

Investigations continuing into what went wrong at Qcoal's Byerwen mine last week

Aug 09, 2024
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The miner killed at the Byerwen mine last week has been identified as Chris Schloss. Chris is survived by five children – Magan, Thomas, Kate, Memphys and Zara.

In an update, Qcoal Group Executive James Black said Mr Schloss was an experienced long-time employee of Qcoal.

“Chris has been part of the QCoal family for many years and has been integral in dev…

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