Fire still burning at Peabody’s North Goonyella

US coal producer Peabody has issued force majeure notices to coal customers and certain of its vendors at the North Goonyella mine, in Queensland, as the company continues to work to extinguish a fire.

The US miner at the start of last week started implementing a multi-tiered plan to extinguish and contain a fire at the mine, after personnel observed black smoke coming from the mine, and elevated gas levels were detected.