Helensburgh mine given approval to work under key water reservoir

Glen Humphries
Updated April 2 2020 - 9:42pm, first published 11:00am
Approved: Metropolitan mine at Helensburgh has been granted approval for mining under the water under a water reservoir. Picture: Robert Peet
Approved: Metropolitan mine at Helensburgh has been granted approval for mining under the water under a water reservoir. Picture: Robert Peet

A Helensburgh coal mine has been given approval for a mining program that involves excavating under the catchment that is the sole water supply for the area.

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Glen Humphries

Glen Humphries

Senior journalist

I'm an award-winning senior journalist with the Illawarra Mercury and have well over two decades' worth of experience in newspapers. I cover the three local councils in the Illawarra for the Mercury, state and federal politics, as well as writing for the TV guide. If I'm not writing, I'm reading.

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