West Perth, WA / March 12, 2018 / JMN Wire / Newcrest Mining Limited (ASX: NCM) In the late afternoon of Friday 9 March 2018, a limited breakthrough of tailings material was identified at the Cadia northern tailings dam embankment.
This breakthrough has been contained within the southern tailings dam. Newcrest is monitoring the impact carefully and has observed no environmental damage. There were no injuries as a result of the event and Newcrest believes there is no ensuing threat to personal safety.
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sandeep Biswas, said “The safety of our people and the community, together with the highest standards of environmental compliance, are paramount and remain our focus as we investigate this event and enact our forward work plan.”
