Australia: Heavy rainfall hits coal sector
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Report summary
At the end of January, the east coast of Australia experienced extreme rainfall. Queensland has been hardest hit: some parts of the state have received over 400 millimetres of rain in a single week, more than the average for a month. The wet weather has impacted coal mines and infrastructure, potentially restricting production and exports. A variety of mines, largely in the Blackwater region, will be directly impacted. But the key constraint will be the availability of rail capacity;
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Wet weather hits Queensland, New South Wales
- Rail infrastructure to determine rain impact
- Disruption likely to be less than 2011
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- Queensland rainfall, week ending 29 January 2013
- Mines most likely to be affected by Queensland rainfall, million tonnes
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