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YALLOURN HIGHWALL FAILURE

Date: 2007
Client: Crawford & Co as loss assessors for the insurance underwriters
Type: Insurance loss assessment



Description:

Investigation of damage and loss to TRUenergy assets for the North Highwall failure at the Yallourn Open Cut, including technical assessment of major highwall slip, damage to mining equipment, diversion of Morwell River and cost of coal winning to restore Yallourn W Power Station operation in interim period.

Key aspects of the role included:

  • Assessment of cause and loss.
  • Review of recovery operations
  • Evaluation of like-for-like replacement.

 

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