MELBOURNE, May 7 (Reuters) - Anglo American expects
to resume operations at its Moranbah North coal mine in
Australia in May after safety inspections and work on restoring
systems began on Friday.
Operations at the mine, which produces coking coal used in
steelmaking, were suspended in February after a coal heating
issue that led to elevated gas readings underground.
"It is expected that operations will restart during May,"
Anglo American's metallurgical coal CEO Tyler Mitchelson said in
a statement.
Re-entry to the mine had been delayed because water had to
be pumped out to restore undergound ventilation.
"This has now been addressed and our team can continue
taking steps to get Moranbah North back up and running,"
Mitchelson said.
(Reporting by Sonali Paul
Editing by David Goodman)
Anglo American (AAL)
