Cracks above mine spark fears for city's water catchment

By Peter Hannam
Updated September 13 2017 - 8:28am, first published 8:22am
MERCURY NEWS DENDROBIUM MINE Pic shows the front gates of the Dendrobium mine at Mt Kembla. 7th of September 2017.  Photo: Adam McLean
MERCURY NEWS DENDROBIUM MINE Pic shows the front gates of the Dendrobium mine at Mt Kembla. 7th of September 2017. Photo: Adam McLean

The ground is bulging and cracks are reaching from the surface to the coal seam in a section of Sydney's drinking water catchment that sits above a mine, according to an independent study commissioned by the state government.