ACHIEVING HUGE PRODUCTION GAINS USING SSR “The proven benefits of the SSR give us confidence that we are maximising production potential and improving safety on site. ” Ben Ploughman, Geotechnical Engineer, Leigh Creek Coal Mine. Leigh Creek is a coal-mining town in the north of South Australia. On the edge of the desert, to the west of the northern Flinders Ranges, the current town is 13 km further south than the original town—it was moved in 1982 to allow the expansion of the mine. The area was named Leigh’s Creek after its first settler, Harry Leigh, in 1856. Coal was discovered and small quantities mined from 1888. However, the coal was not mined in a significant commercial manner until 1943 in an effort to make South Australia more self-sufficient for its energy needs, wit

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