ENVIRONMENT

Smelly blasts costs Mt Pleasant $15K

THE New South Wales Environment Protection Authority has issued Mach Energy with a penalty notice for $15,000 after an alleged pungent smelling blast fume occurred at its Mount Pleasant mine on June 15.

Blast fumes from Mt Pleasant drifted over to nearby neighbourhoods.

Blast fumes from Mt Pleasant drifted over to nearby neighbourhoods.

The blast fume could be seen and smelt in the vicinity. The nearby Muswellbrook community immediately reported their concerns and sent photos to EPA's Environment Line for investigation, following the...

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