December 2008
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A project to improve the quailty of dam water at Kestrel Mine has had an unusual offshoot - a crop of basil and tomato plants.
The plants are being grown in the dam in a system of floating units called "Aquaponics", helping to keep harmful blue-green bacteria at bay.
RTCA Mine Matters
In this edition:
- Employee profile - Kerry Mudge
- Word of the month - cast blasting
- News in brief
- Coal mine of the year
- Celebrating 10 years at Bengalla
- Driving our safety message home
- Emergency response teams compete at MTW
- Trial recovers oil
- Rio Tinto extends partnerships for the future
- Singleton shopfront opens
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