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Costly cleanup faced by mining company over Northern Territory train spill

Mining company ordered to clean up train spill, ABC Rural Radio By Matt Brann, 10/01/2012 A mining company has been ordered to clean up the site of a train de-railment on a river near Katherine in the Northern Territory. About 1,200 tonnes of copper concentrate was washed out of a freight train and into the Edith River during a flash flood a couple of weeks
ago.
NT WorkSafe has given Oz Minerals until the end of the month to clean up the mess and transport any remaining material to the South Australian border. Executive director Laurene Hull says materials which are not in the immediate vicinity of the de-railment site are not subject to the Direction. She says the company will face penalties if the job is not completed
by February.
“Yes they will be in breach of the law, but we didn’t make this direction without discussing it with them (Oz Minerals) and they’re confident they can do the job within that time.” The Country Hour has contacted Oz Minerals for comment.
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201201/s3404912.htm

January 11, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News