Flooding at Coles Hill area
Comment: Flooding is a problem for mines. Australia has plenty of mining experience but the mining companies violate laws because when it comes to flooding, no one can contain the waters! Wake up Virginia leaders, Coles Hill is a disaster waiting to happen if VA lifts the ban on uranium mining!
By Chrissy Arthur
Posted Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:08pm AEDT
In early 2009, unprecedented rainfall and widespread flooding in the north-west led to some mines discharging water from their operations.
Xstrata has now been told the Department of Environment is starting action under the Environmental Protection Act - over a stormwater discharge from the Ernest Henry mine near Cloncurry.
The company admits it did discharge water into the nearby Gipsy and Eliza creeks but says it invested almost $1.5 million to counteract affected areas and upgrade stormwater on-site.
Read more:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/11/2843072.htm
