South32 to shut Dendrobium coking coal mine in NSW 20 years early - The Australian Financial Review

Steel maker BlueScope expects a “critical” source of coking coal for its Port Kembla mill to be available for the next decade despite South32’s decision to abandon a NSW government process that looked set to add decades of life to the Dendrobium mine near Wol…

The accelerated project status was awarded to South32 because of Dendrobiums important role as a source of coking coal for the steelworks, which consumes a blended coal product sourced from Dendrobiu… [+7494 chars]

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