I-Anglo American, umvukuzi, ithe ikuhlehlisa ukuhlanganiswa okuhleliwe kwezimayini zayo zamalahle zaseMoranbah naseGrosvenor e-Australia kusukela ngo-2022 kuya ku-2024 ngenxa yezici eziningana.
I-Anglo yayihlele ukuhlanganisa izimayini zokupheka zaseMoramba naseGrosvenor esifundazweni saseQueensland ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukusebenza kahle kokukhiqiza futhi kwenziwe kube lula ukuhlanganyela ezindaweni. Kodwa-ke, ukuqhuma emayini yamalahle yaseGrosvenor ngoMeyi kanye nemikhawulo yokungeniswa kwamalahle okupheka ase-Australia aseShayina kuye kwabambezela ukuhlanganiswa okuhleliwe kwezimayini ezimbili.
Kusukela ngo-2016, iGrosvenor Coal Mine ibilokhu igxile emalahleni ensimbi asebenza odongeni oludeukumba. NgoMeyi, abavukuzi abahlanu balimala kabi ekuqhumeni ngesikhathi besebenza emayini. Imayini yamisa ukumba ngezingalo ezinde ngokushesha ngemva kwengozi.
I-Anglo ithe ihlehlisa izinhlelo zokwandisa izimboni ezimbili zokucubungula amalahle kuze kube ngu-2022, lapho amandla okuphatha amathani angama-20m amalahle kulindeleke ukuthi aqale ukukhiqizwa ekuqaleni kuka-2024, kusukela ku-16m. I-Anglo iphinde yehlisa ukubikezela kwayo kokukhiqizwa kwamalahle ngo-2022 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-22-24, kusukela kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-25-27 ngaphambilini, kanye nango-2023 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-23-25, kusukela kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-30 ngaphambilini.
Ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yezingozi zaseMoramba naseGrosvenor kanye nokuhamba kobuso be-longwall ezimayini zaseGrosvenor naseGrasstree, i-Anglo yehlise umgomo wayo wokukhiqiza ka-2020 kusukela ebangeni langaphambilini lamathani ayizigidi ezingu-16-18 kuya kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-17, kwehle ngamaphesenti angu-26 kusuka kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-23 ngo-2019. Njengoba iGrosvenor kulindeleke ukuthi iqale kabusha ukukhiqizwa ngoJuni ngonyaka ozayo, ukukhiqizwa kwamalahle kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuphuke kufike kumathani ayizigidi ezingu-18-20 ngo-2021.
I-Anglo ihlela nokuthuthukisa imayini yokupheka engaphansi komhlaba iMoranbah South engamathani ayi-14m, evunyelwe uhulumeni wobumbano. Kodwa-ke, lo msebenzi wawungekho ohlwini lwamaphrojekthi i-Anglo eyawakhiphela abatshalizimali muva nje.