South32 intent on resolving Appin, Cannington challenges

Having acknowledged challenges at its Australia operations, particularly at the Appin metallurgical coal mine in Illawarra, New South Wales, diversified miner South32’s focus remains on resolving operational challenges and improving operational efficiency. “We had an unacceptable year as we experienced a series of outages, which affected our production,” South32 CEO Graham Kerr noted during the group’s annual general meeting in Perth, on Thursday.