Newcrest's Cadia mine issued final notice for dust pollution

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29/05/2023 03:21

May 29 (Reuters) - Newcrest Mining Ltd's  NCM.AX  Cadia
mine in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state has been issued
a final pollution prevention notice over the emission of dust
and other air pollutants, the state's Environment Protection
Authority (EPA) said on Monday.
    The notice comes a week after a fresh investigation into
Newcrest's flagship goldmine was announced. The mine was fined a
maximum penalty of A$15,000 for dust pollution last year. 
    "We will continue to utilise all necessary regulatory tools
over the coming weeks until we are confident the mine is taking
all necessary steps to meet their obligations and minimise their
impact on the community," said NSW EPA Chief Executive Officer
Tony Chappel.
    "Cadia must now provide robust information and evidence
about what's being discharged at and from the site," he added.  
   
    Newcrest is currently the subject of a A$26.2 billion
($17.77 billion) takeover offer from Newmont Corp  NEM.N . 
    The mining company did not immediately respond to a Reuters
request for comment. 

 (Reporting by Harish Sridharan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia
Cheema)
 ((Harish.Sridharan@thomsonreuters.com; Twitter: https://twitter.com/damnit_saladin;))