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A safer approach to secondary support

The solution won the 2017 Peabody Global Safety and Health Innovation Awards.

Noel Dyson
The Fenner Dunlop system used at Peabody Energy's North Goonyella mine in Queensland.

The Fenner Dunlop system used at Peabody Energy's North Goonyella mine in Queensland.

Secondary support must be completed before the longwall can advance along the coal face. It involves the installation of a series of additional specialised rock bolts into the roof above the main gate...

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