DONKIN, N.S. — Nova Scotia's only operating underground coal mine has been hit with new safety warnings, compliance orders and penalties just five months ...
The province’s Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration is monitoring the Kameron Coal-owned Donkin Mine. Since its reopening this past September, the coal mine has already received 14 warnings, 19 compliance orders and eight administrative penalties between mid-September 2022 and Jan. 5, according to information provided by the department. CAPE BRETON POST FILE - Cape Breton PostDONKIN, N.S.
Coal is once again being mined in Cape Breton. This photograph from 2017 shows coal coming off the conveyor belt at the Donkin mine. – SALTWIRE NETWORK - ContributedFred Jeffers, executive director of Labour, Skills and Immigration’s OHS division, said the violations report are part and parcel of ongoing regular inspections, both announced and unannounced, to ensure the Donkin Mine is in compliance with safe operations.
“If our inspectors are in the mine and they discover an imminent risk, they’re going to shut things down and stop production,” he said. “From there, they’ll do what they need to do to deal with that imminent risk. Area residents complained of incessant noise pollution even though the mine had been shut down. Nonetheless, the mine went ahead and reopened once Kameron Coal received regulatory approval to reopen from the province. And in December, the Environment and Climate Change department approved a Kameron request to renew its industrial approval for the mine — now in effect until December 2029.
The Cape Breton Post reached out to both Kameron Coal and Morien Resources for comment. Neither company returned calls or emails by publication time.
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