A COPPER mine in northwest Queensland has been charged with 19 offences of failing to meet its environmental obligations.
The Queensland government has charged Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd's Mount Gordon copper mine with one count of failing to improve on site water management and 18 counts of failing to comply with the Environmental Authority and to decrease the risk of environmental harm.
Department of Environment and Resource Management's acting Director of Litigation Reuben Carlos said Aditya Birla had allegedly failed to meet those requirements within set timeframes.
''The environmental protection orders included requirements for Birla to carry out investigations into its facilities, including seepage from two of its tailings dams, within a set timeframe,'' Mr Carlos said in a statement.
Mr Carlos said Birla allegedly failed to come up with action plans, timetables and costings for the rehabilitation of the mine's waste storage facilities.
All charges against Aditya Birla are due for mention in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court on August 10. The maximum penalty for each breach is $832,500.
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