Severe weather conditions associated with Cyclone Debbie have seen coal production at the Curragh mine, in Queensland, decline during the three months ended June.
ASX-listed Wesfarmers on Tuesday reported that coal production for the quarter under review was down 3.2% on the previous quarter, to just over three-million tonnes, with metallurgical coal making up 2.04-million tonnes, down 10.1% on the previous quarter, and steaming coal production down 14.4% to 1.01-million tonnes.