Blasting

Blasting obscenity: Court’s verdict finds Maules Creek mine guilty on all counts

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The long-awaited judgment in NSW Environment Protection Authority’s prosecution of Maules Creek Coal mine blast, which caused the nearby Boggabri Coal mine to evacuate workers in the path of horrendous shockwaves and a wall of dust and fumes, has been delivered by Justice Sarah Pritchard of the NSW Land and Environment Court. 896,256kg (or around … Read more

Whitehaven Coal fails in Court of Criminal Appeal to derail blasting prosecutions

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IMAGE NWPA (FEBRUARY 2023) BOGGABRI COAL MINE WHICH SUFFERED IMPACTS FROM A BLAST OVER 2KM AWAY AT THE MAULES CREEK COAL MINE ON 20TH AUGUST 2020

The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal has rejected an appeal by Whitehaven’s Maules Creek Coal mine to interrupt and derail a series of four blasting prosecutions, based on accusations of “apprehended bias” of Justice Sarah Pritchard who has been presiding over the cases since February 2023. As reported by ABC New England & North West: … Read more