Awards triple treat for Mangoola Open Cut mine

Media release

Glencore's Mangoola coal operation in the New South Wales Upper Hunter is celebrating an award-winning trifecta at last week's annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.

The site's Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) was named overall Australian Mine of the year, Coal Mine of the Year, and also picked up the award for Excellence Occupational Health & Safety.

The CHPP processes mined coal to remove any unwanted materials and then sizes the coal prior to its transport to domestic and export markets. In 2019, 12.7 million tonnes of coal will be handled by the Mangoola CHPP.

"Our Mangoola coal operation makes a major contr4ibution to employment, to local businesses and to local government in the Muswellbrook Shire Council and more widely and these awards are well deserved recognition for all our workforce," said Nick Slater, Operations Manager at Mangoola Coal.

"The health and safety of our workforce is our number one priority and our CHPP team has done an excellent job in designing a rail and hydraulic system for one of the higher risk maintenance tasks at the plant—replacing chain feeder plates. I'm delighted their importaqnt work has been acknowledged in this way."

The chain feeder transfers material from the ROM coal bin to the coal sizer, with top and bottom plates bolted to the main frame of the chain feeder. Historically, replacing these plates is a lengthy task undertaken in restricted spaces and under suspended loads.

"By using a combination of rail and hydraulics, we've been able to take our people away from areas of higher risk as well as significantly reducing the time needed to replace the plates," explained Chris March, Mangoola's CHPP Manager.

The Mangoola innovation uses a hydraulic, trolley-mounted lifting table, travelling on a rail system. It allows old plates to be removed and railed out, and new plates to be railed in and lifted squarely into position without exposing employees to suspended loads.

"We have maintained a strong focus on safety at Mangoola. In fact, our CHPP team has not sustained a single Lost Time Injury since we started operating in 2011," Chris said.

"These types of innovations are designed to help us maintain that record."

The award is the second time that Mangoola has won the Mine of the Year at the Prospect Awards. The site was also successful in 2013.

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Notes for editors

Glencore

Glencore is one of the world's largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. The Group's operations comprise about 150 mining and metallurgical sites and oil production assets.

With a strong footprint in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore's industrial and marketing activities are supported by a global network of offices located in over 35 countries.

Glencore's customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Glencore's companies employ around 158,000 people, including contractors.

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Glencore Australia

Glencore has operated in Australia for over 20 years and holds significant interests in a range of commodity industries across all mainlaind states and the Northern Territory.

Headquartered in Sydney, we are a major Australian employer, with 18,000 people working across industries that include coal, copper, zinc, nickel, oil and agricultural products.

During 2018 in Australia, Glencore contributed more than $15.6 billion to the regional, state and national economies. The most significant economic contribution came from core business activities: employing people, sourcing from local communities, and paying taxes to host governments.

Glencore's coal business in Australia

Glencore is one of Australia's largest coal producers with 16 operational mines across New South Wales and Queensland.

We provide employment for around 10,000 Australians and in 2018 managed the production of about 108 million tonnes of thermal and coking coal, predominantly for export. We have a strong safety and environmental performance and play an active role in the development of low emission coal technology.