Huge Mt Charlotte gold mine blast leaves Kalgoorlie-Boulder families shaken
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MarMarch 2021 at 3:08am
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The owners of an underground mine in Western Australia s Goldfields have played down nearby residents concerns over a massive blast which had families running from their homes, terrified their roofs would collapse.
Key points:
The blast at the Mt Charlotte gold mine moved 128,000 tonnes of rock and used 62 tonnes of explosives
Residents say their homes shook for a minute and some feared their roofs would collapse