Metropolitan Collieries mine fined after ‘sludgy substance’ spotted in river

The environmental regulator is investigating pollution incidents at Camp Gully Creek. Photo: AAP/NSW EPA

A coal mine near the Royal National Park in NSW has had its operating licence tightened after breaches resulted in “significant pollution events”.

Complaints over the Metropolitan Collieries mine arose last year after the operator’s alleged infringements resulted in “significant pollution events at Camp Gully Creek”, the NSW Environmental Protection Authority said in a statement on Tuesday.