by Alex Chuc | Jun 23, 2022
The U.S. Operations were heavily impacted by COVID-19 in 2021, with several employees hospitalised, and two of our employees losing their lives after contracting the virus. We had a total of 376 employees test positive, and 770 employees quarantined due to exposure....
by Alex Chuc | Jun 23, 2022
On 28 January 2022, Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) granted Buchanan Mine #1 the option to use a revolutionary new device called the CleanSpace EX Powered Respirator in the working faces of our coal mine. This is industry leading as there are no powered...
by Alex Chuc | Jun 23, 2022
Black lung, silicosis, and Progressive Massive Fibrosis (PMF) continue to be a focal point in the US mining industry. In 2019, US Operations conducted 7,755 respirable dust samples on our miners. The process of monitoring and collecting data has progressed and miners...
by Alex Chuc | Jun 23, 2022
We believe that our people’s mental wellbeing is equally as important as their physical wellbeing. That’s why we introduced a mental health working group comprising a cross-section of employees to lead the roll out of a health and wellbeing program at Curragh to...