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What went wrong at Appin collapse?

“An estimated 100 tonnes of sandstone roof material and gas has then abruptly ejected from above the coal seam”

Apr 29, 2025
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The NSW mines regulator has released more information into an underground gas and rock burst at the Appin coal mine earlier this month that partially buried a continuous miner and seriously injured four miners.

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