Coal traders have said Chinese buyers are also looking to fix cargoes from the United States. Cyclone Debbie has put coking coal supplies at risk leading to price rallies as major buyers Japan , China , India and Turkey are forced to look to Russia , Mongolia , Mozambique and the US to secure supplies . Around 13 million tonnes is expected to be disrupted resulting in lost business for Australia 's miners . Landslides on the busiest rail line connecting the coal mines in Australia 's north to ports have halted operations and are expected to take around five weeks to repair . As we previously noted , both Billiton and India 's Jindal Coal and Power , which has coking coal operations in NSW have been affected by non - stop rains and have declared force majeure .
Cyclone Debbie has put coking coal supplies at risk leading to price rallies as major buyers Japan , China , India and Turkey are forced to look to Russia , Mongolia , Mozambique and the US to secure supplies . Around 13 million tonnes is expected to be disrupted resulting in lost business for Australia 's miners . Landslides on the busiest rail line connecting the coal mines in Australia 's north to ports have halted operations and are expected to take around five weeks to repair . As we previously noted , both Billiton and India 's Jindal Coal and Power , which has coking coal operations in NSW have been affected by non - stop rains and have declared force majeure .