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Schmidt steps in as New Hope CEO as Bengalla dragline shuts down

NEW Hope Coal’s newly appointed CEO Reinhold Schmidt will attempt to maintain the high production levels at the company’s Bengalla open cut mine production after maintenance of the mine’s dragline.

The Bengalla mine commenced a scheduled major mid-life shutdown of the dragline.

The Bengalla mine commenced a scheduled major mid-life shutdown of the dragline.

Schmidt, who was recruited from Yancoal to replace long standing New Hope Coal CEO Shane Stephan, had wide experience in optimising open cut operations and was credited with expanding production at Yancoal's...

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