The Southland mine, in the NSW Hunter Valley, began production in November 2000 with a new pan line supplied by Long-Airdox,. This is the first Long-Airdoz AFC into an Australian coal mine. The supply consisted of 140 complete pans and the shearer haulage system.
A Long-Airdox high capacity AM500 shearer was also installed at the mine, replacing an Eickhoff shearer.
A new 1038 continuous miner (LA30M-3) has been supplied to Thiess Namoi, Glennies Creek colliery in the Hunter Valley, NSW. The 1038 miner is working alongside a Joy 12CM12 which has been operating at the mine.
Long-Airdox said it won the order for the 1038 against stiff competition from Joy and Eimco. The 1038 was selected due to its availability and based upon Long-Airdox Australia’s excellent reputation for after sales support and overhaul facilities, the company said.
Employee changes
A new president, Kenneth Dickson, was appointed in November 2000, see the related News story.
Two new service engineers have been appointed to be based in the Queensland coal fields.
Les Barbat and Robin Norman joined the company in October. Both hail from the sugar industry, though Norman worked in coal mining prior to joining Long-Airdox. Both are qualified electrical/fitter mechanics with extensive PLC and instrumentation experience. Barbat is also qualified on Auto Cad.
