A rural community near Bathurst urges the state's Independent Planning Commission to reject plans for a gold mine due to environmental and social impacts.
The NSW Independent Planning Commission will determine if a gold mine at Blayney, near Bathurst, goes ahead.abc.net.au/news/nsw-ipc-hearing-blayney-residents-regis-mcphillamys-gold-mine/101936660The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has heard a gold mine proposed for the state's Central West must be rejected on the grounds it will destroy the lives of nearby residents and irreversibly damage a water source.
The company wants to extract up to 60 million tonnes of ore and produce up to two million tonnes of gold during its estimated 11-year life span. Several community members fronted the IPC commissioners today, speaking of their distress at the proposal.Bridie Kramer lived on her partner's fourth generation farm until 2020, when it was sold to Regis Resources.
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