Miner Killed in Accident at Coronado Global Resources Mine in Australia

Miner Killed in Accident at Coronado Global Resources Mine in Australia
A coal train is seen moving parallel to the A4 Highway in the Clermont and Blackwater region in Clermont, Australia, on April 29, 2019. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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MELBOURNE—A miner was killed early on Sunday at an open-cut coal mine operated by Coronado Global Resources in central Queensland in Australia, a spokesperson for the company said.

Operations at the Curragh Coal Mine, located some 800 kilometres (497 miles) northwest of Queensland’s state capital Brisbane in the Bowen Basin, have been temporarily suspended to allow for investigation.