Kingston Toxic Waste Dump collection
Collection
This collection includes government reports, briefing papers, community newsletters, clippings, photographs, media transcripts and reviews. Also included are assessments relating to the economic, environmental and health aspects of toxic waste produced by the former Kingston Gold Mine.
Gold-mining used cyanide during the ore-crushing process. When gold mining ceased in the 1950s, the site was used as a refuse tip. The combination of cyanide waste and the dumping of used engine oils and other unidentified wastes led to a toxic site. However, this was not discovered until the late 1980s when residents in the Diamond Street area found black sludge oozing up through the ground in their properties. The area had been filled and subdivided in 1967 for housing development. The State Government took action after complaints from residents. This involved the resumption of many houses and the rehabilitation of the site, which include desealing, capping and venting. In December 1991, the Mt Taylor parklands were opened on the once contaminated site. [Information taken from: http://www.logan.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/74764/6558491-H…, viewed 5 October, 2017]
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