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Wollongong Coal says Russell Vale mine expansion ‘no risk’ to Sydney’s drinking water, but locals are wary – ABC News
A coal mining company seeking to expand beneath Sydney’s drinking water catchment says it has “engineered out” any risk to the environment — but locals are wary…
A New South Wales coal mining company that wants to expand a mothballed operation beneath Sydney’s drinking water catchment says it has “engineered out” any risk to the environment.
Key points:
- Wollongong Coal is seeking approval to extract 3.7 million tonnes of coal from its Russell Vale colliery over five years
- The company plans to use a bord-and-pillar mining technique to reduce the risk to Sydney’s drinking water catchment
- The project is being considered by the Inde…
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