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NSW EPA cracks down on Metrop licensing conditions

PEABODY Energy’s Metropolitan Collieries has been ordered to overhaul its operations after the New South Wales Environment Protection Authority revised the mine’s licence and imposed a suite of strict operating conditions.

 Peabody's Metropolitan coal mine conveyor in NSW.

Peabody's Metropolitan coal mine conveyor in NSW.

The licence has been scrutinised since November 2022, after being bought forward for review in response to multiple alleged non-compliances resulting in significant pollution events at Camp Gully Creek....

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