Unity Mining has dropped a proposal to use cyanide at a gold mine in near Braidwood in southern New South Wales.
The company had sought approval to use the deadly chemical to process ore at the Dargues Reef Gold Mine.
But 84 per cent of the 400 public submissions to the NSW Department of Planning were opposed to the proposal.
In a statement today, the company said its board unanimously decided not to proceed with the application in light of "strong community and stakeholder objections" and the long timeframe for approvals.
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