“Initial information indicates one man was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and one other man remains unaccounted for,” a Queensland Police spokesperson said.
The incident happened about 1km underground, Nine News reported.
Mine safety watchdog Resources Health and Safety Queensland said it was “made aware of an incident involving a roof collapse” at the mine, the Courier-Mail reported.
“RSHQ, along with emergency services and mines rescue, is responding to the incident,” an RSHQ spokesperson said.
“Our current focus is on supporting efforts to recover a worker involved in the incident.”
A spokesperson for Mammoth Underground Mine Management, the contracted mine operator, told news.com.au: “Emergency response teams, in coordination with relevant authorities, are currently undertaking response and rescue activities on site.
“Mammoth is providing its full cooperation and mining operations have been suspended until further notice.”
Workplace support has also been made available to all Mammoth personnel who may have been affected by the incident.
The mine is located approximately 14km north of Blackwater in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland – one of the world’s largest coal basins and Australia’s largest source of metallurgical coal.
The mine is operated by Coronado.
The company’s website says Curragh has been operating since 1983 and was acquired by Coronado in 2018.
Two open-cut mines – Curragh South and Curragh North – are currently active.
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