The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has heard a gold mine proposed for the state's Central West must be rejected on the grounds it will destroy the lives of nearby residents and irreversibly damage a water source.
Regis Resources is seeking approval for its McPhillamy's Gold Mine at Blayney, near Bathurst, which includes an open cut pit and tailings storage as well as a pipeline to transfer water from Lithgow's Mount Piper Power Station.
