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Whitehaven finds thunderbolts and lightning very, very trying

Working with Queensland regulator to allow its trucks to keep rolling longer when lightning about

Lightning has caused some production delays at Whitehaven's Blackwater mine.

Lightning has caused some production delays at Whitehaven's Blackwater mine. | Credits: Shutterstock

Lightning crashes, Whitehaven Coal's trucks stop – at least in Queensland. This is a sub-optimal outcome in a state where thunderstorms are the norm at this time of the year and something Whitehaven is...

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