Cadia mine closed, tailings dam wall breach under close scrutiny

By David Fitzsimons
Updated March 12 2018 - 2:47pm, first published March 11 2018 - 6:00pm
PARTIAL COLLAPSE: Damage to the wall between Newcrest Cadia Valley Operations mine's two tailings dams on Friday is shown in this aerial image taken over the weekend. Photo: RACHEL GOODSIR
PARTIAL COLLAPSE: Damage to the wall between Newcrest Cadia Valley Operations mine's two tailings dams on Friday is shown in this aerial image taken over the weekend. Photo: RACHEL GOODSIR

A dam wall at Newcrest‘s Cadia Valley Operations which partially collapsed on Friday night causing a spillage is being closely monitored for any further breaches.

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