One of Australia’s largest gold mines has been issued with an environmental agency’s largest fine after it was found that the operator failed to “maintain appropriate levels of dust mitigation.”
Cadia Valley Operations, an operator of Cadia Gold Mine, located near Orange, NSW, was issued $15,000 (US$10,445) by New South Wales’ (NSW) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for not maintaining effective coverage of Hydromulch, a dust suppressant, at two facilities—Northern and Southern Tailings Storage Facilities.
