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and as most intelligently Cr Dick Niven put it
QUOTE
"If we empty Gosling Creek and Lake Canobolas then in the short term
we have neither the mine, Gosling Creek or Lake Canobolas," .
UNQUOTE
The Hon Cr Niven is particularly right since there is NO RAIN
AUTHORISE THIS FALL & ENSUING WINTER
Sir Jean-Paul Turcaud
Australia Mining Pioneer
Discoverer of Telfer, Nifty & Kintyre mines in the Great Sandy Desert
Exploration Geologist & Offshore Consultant
Mobile +33 650 171 464
Founder of the True Geology
~ Ignorance is the Cosmic Sin, the One never Forgiven ~
for background info.
http://www.tnet.com.au/~warrigal/grule.html
http://users.indigo.net.au/don/tel/index.html
http://members.iimetro.com.au/~hubbca/turcaud.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s28534.htm
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SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/crucial-water-given-to-goldmine/2007/05/14/1178995079824.html
CRUCIAL WATER GIVEN TO NEWCREST GOLDMINE
Email Print Normal font Large font Linton Besser
May 15, 2007
Other related coverage
Goldmine could leave city high and dry
Let us buy water or we close, says mine
ORANGE City Council voted last night to supply 450 million litres of
water to Cadia goldmine from its own drinking supply after a heated
council meeting in front of a packed gallery.
In what one councillor described as a "test case of how communities
respond to climate change", concerns for the future of hundreds of
miners overwhelmed fears over dwindling water supplies.
"Which child do you feed?" asked Cr Jeremy Buckingham.
The city is on the cusp of moving into unprecedented level four water
restrictions.
Despite the decision, the mine may yet close if long-term supplies are
not found and it does not rain.
On April 30 Newcrest mining, which owns the Cadia Valley Operations,
made an emergency request to the council for up to 600 million litres
of town water, after warning the sharemarket about a potential
slowdown in production because of the drought.
Without the water Cadia mine could have closed within six weeks,
costing 450 jobs.
The lack of notice was heavily criticised by many of the city's
councillors last night.
Cr Reg Kidd asked why the mine had to remain in full production. "This
is purely a business decision of the shareholders of Cadia mine
because of where the price of gold is at the moment."
Cr Dave Hackett angrily told the Mayor, John Davis: "Shove it back on
them, mate. Why has this been shoved on us within a couple of weeks?"
During last night's meeting the mine's manager, Tony McPaul, admitted
there was a "huge risk" to Orange if the expected winter rains did not
fall.
"Our top priority would be to keep people employed," he said.
"Given the skills shortage we would run the real risk that people
would leave town and I can't give the guarantee that would not
happen."
The mine already receives 8 million litres a day of Orange's treated
effluent. It will now receive a total of 450 million litres from
Gosling Creek and Lake Canobolas, the city's secondary storages, for a
maximum of three months.
But some councillors said the water deal was just a short-term fix.
"If we empty Gosling Creek and Lake Canobolas then in the short term
we have neither the mine, Gosling Creek or Lake Canobolas," said Cr
Dick Niven.
The council estimates it has enough water in its Suma Park Dam for 33
months' supply - which the Mayor warned was perilously close to
triggering level four water restrictions.
Cr Kidd told the meeting the community was counting the cost of poor
water planning. "We knew we were going to have this problem four years
ago and the council has done nothing about it."
The State Government will have to ratify the council's position.
QUOTE
"If we empty Gosling Creek and Lake Canobolas then in the short term
we have neither the mine, Gosling Creek or Lake Canobolas," .
UNQUOTE
The Hon Cr Niven is particularly right since there is NO RAIN
AUTHORISE THIS FALL & ENSUING WINTER
Sir Jean-Paul Turcaud
Australia Mining Pioneer
Discoverer of Telfer, Nifty & Kintyre mines in the Great Sandy Desert
Exploration Geologist & Offshore Consultant
Mobile +33 650 171 464
Founder of the True Geology
~ Ignorance is the Cosmic Sin, the One never Forgiven ~
for background info.
http://www.tnet.com.au/~warrigal/grule.html
http://users.indigo.net.au/don/tel/index.html
http://members.iimetro.com.au/~hubbca/turcaud.htm
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing/stories/s28534.htm
*****************************************************************
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/crucial-water-given-to-goldmine/2007/05/14/1178995079824.html
CRUCIAL WATER GIVEN TO NEWCREST GOLDMINE
Email Print Normal font Large font Linton Besser
May 15, 2007
Other related coverage
Goldmine could leave city high and dry
Let us buy water or we close, says mine
ORANGE City Council voted last night to supply 450 million litres of
water to Cadia goldmine from its own drinking supply after a heated
council meeting in front of a packed gallery.
In what one councillor described as a "test case of how communities
respond to climate change", concerns for the future of hundreds of
miners overwhelmed fears over dwindling water supplies.
"Which child do you feed?" asked Cr Jeremy Buckingham.
The city is on the cusp of moving into unprecedented level four water
restrictions.
Despite the decision, the mine may yet close if long-term supplies are
not found and it does not rain.
On April 30 Newcrest mining, which owns the Cadia Valley Operations,
made an emergency request to the council for up to 600 million litres
of town water, after warning the sharemarket about a potential
slowdown in production because of the drought.
Without the water Cadia mine could have closed within six weeks,
costing 450 jobs.
The lack of notice was heavily criticised by many of the city's
councillors last night.
Cr Reg Kidd asked why the mine had to remain in full production. "This
is purely a business decision of the shareholders of Cadia mine
because of where the price of gold is at the moment."
Cr Dave Hackett angrily told the Mayor, John Davis: "Shove it back on
them, mate. Why has this been shoved on us within a couple of weeks?"
During last night's meeting the mine's manager, Tony McPaul, admitted
there was a "huge risk" to Orange if the expected winter rains did not
fall.
"Our top priority would be to keep people employed," he said.
"Given the skills shortage we would run the real risk that people
would leave town and I can't give the guarantee that would not
happen."
The mine already receives 8 million litres a day of Orange's treated
effluent. It will now receive a total of 450 million litres from
Gosling Creek and Lake Canobolas, the city's secondary storages, for a
maximum of three months.
But some councillors said the water deal was just a short-term fix.
"If we empty Gosling Creek and Lake Canobolas then in the short term
we have neither the mine, Gosling Creek or Lake Canobolas," said Cr
Dick Niven.
The council estimates it has enough water in its Suma Park Dam for 33
months' supply - which the Mayor warned was perilously close to
triggering level four water restrictions.
Cr Kidd told the meeting the community was counting the cost of poor
water planning. "We knew we were going to have this problem four years
ago and the council has done nothing about it."
The State Government will have to ratify the council's position.