ENVIRONMENT

Narrabri gets rapped on the knuckles over environment mishaps

WHITEHAVEN Coal has been issued with a clean-up notice by the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority after disposing of more than 100 canisters used in underground miners’ breathing apparatus at the tip near to its Narrabri mine.

Underground at Whitehaven Coal's Narrabri mine in NSW.

Underground at Whitehaven Coal's Narrabri mine in NSW.

The company was required to dispose of the canisters properly after they ignited at the tip.   It was also fined $15,000 by the EPA after large plumes of black coal dust were observed at the Narrabri...

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