Noosa News
Critical delays prompt call to give McArthur Mine’s Independent Monitor more teeth
A regulation system intended to stop damage to the environment around a massive lead-zinc mine in the Northern Territory has contributed to critical problems, a University of New South Wales study has found.
Key points:
- Researchers found the independent monitoring system was set up to fail
- Their report found environmental management recommendations were ignored
- Mining company Glencore says it has controlled spontaneous combustion of rock dump
The Northern Territory Government has been trying to deal with major environmental issues at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine since its waste rock dump started spontaneously combusting in 2013.
The plume of sulphur dioxide smoke and news of acid seeping through the mine site near Borroloola on the Gulf of…
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