Cadia goldmine operators fined $350,000 for breaches of NSW clean-air laws
by Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#6W9HT)
Testing had previously revealed the mine was emitting more than 11 times the legal limit of dust containing heavy metals
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The operators of Cadia goldmine have been ordered to pay $350,000 in fines and convicted of three offences after a prosecution by the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority.
Cadia Holdings Limited, trading as Cadia Valley Operations, pleaded guilty to three offences under the environmental protection act relating to breaches of clean air regulations at the mine in central west NSW.
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