Case Study
Austar Coal Mine
Client: Main contractor: Date of construction Designer: Products used: ROCKFALL PROTECTION Product: Steelgrid MO AUSTAR COAL MINE PAXTON, NSW, AUSTRALIA Problem In the early 1920’s, a railway cutting was constructed to allow the transport of coal from the Bellbird and Kalingo Collieries to the Port of Newcastle. Over the last thirty years, the railway cutting which consists of weathered sandtones and mudstones showed signs of w