Whitehaven dam failure costs mining company a $15,000 fine

Andrew Messenger
May 28 2020 - 6:30pm
Costly: Whitehaven has been fined $15,000 for the breaches. Photo: File.
Costly: Whitehaven has been fined $15,000 for the breaches. Photo: File.

The failure of a dam wall, for which Whitehaven Coal failed to maintain an inspection schedule or a plan of maintenance, has landed the company a $15,000 fine.

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Andrew Messenger

Andrew Messenger

Northern Daily Leader journalist

Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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