Conservationists say fine will have ‘little impact’ for Centennial Coal which caused 15 cracks, with the largest 250 metres long
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A major coalmining operation has been fined $150,000 for damaging sandstone rock formations in New South Wales, some of which are estimated to be millions of years old.
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) has fined Centennial Coal’s Mount Airly operation after an investigation found the sandstone formations had been cracked and damaged by the mine.
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