Article 74YJ0 Orange earthquake: gold miners fled to underground refuge chambers when 4.5-magnitude quake hit central west NSW

Orange earthquake: gold miners fled to underground refuge chambers when 4.5-magnitude quake hit central west NSW

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Lisa Cox
from World news | The Guardian on (#74YJ0)

Pub near the Cadia goldmine south of Orange leant one way and then came back' as windows and wine glasses rattled

More than 150 workers at the Cadia goldmine in regional New South Wales were evacuated after a nearby 4.5-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday evening, according to an internal company memo.

The mine has paused all underground operations pending a safety assessment.

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