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Mangoola extension would destroy local community: LTGA

GLENCORE’s Mangoola open cut coal operation in New South Wales should not be granted approval to grow larger because the noise and dust from the mine has depopulated the district around the village of Wybong, according to the Lock the Gate Alliance.

Glencore's Mangoola open cut mine in NSW.

Glencore's Mangoola open cut mine in NSW.

The Mangoola coal mine is proposing to expand its operation closer to Wybong and continue mining for an extra five years, which local landholders say will have irreversible consequences for their community....

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