However, Queensland senator Barnaby Joyce stated that the government has failed to address the issue of contaminated water in Mt Morgan’s pit lake.
He said the pit lake is almost full and could leak into the Dee River, exacerbating residents concerns of contamination.
Joyce did state, following the funding, “thankfully now they are doing something”.
QLD mines minister Stirling Hichliffe stated that the government had also just completed a $1.8 million upgrade of the Mt Morgan mine water treatment plant to increase capacity to one billion litres each year, to allay fears of uncontrolled releases.
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