Buzzard Mine collapse leaves major contractor owed $43 million
Buzzard Mine near Woomera collapsed in October. Contractor Agile Mining is owed about $43 million.
South Australia's Buzzard Mine collapsed in October. About 200 workers lost their jobs.
Major contractor Agile Mining claims it is owed about $43 million. Workers kept running the site for weeks even though invoices were not paid.
Eventually it fell apart. State Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis publicly challenged the Chinese financial backer, Shaun Shan.
He demanded Shan pay his bills. Shan was barred from visiting the site for national security reasons.
The state government ordered an urgent review of the damage to workers and creditors.
- about 200
- Workers stood down
- $43 million
- Agile Mining's claim
- October
- Collapse month
- near Woomera, South Australia
- Location
Why it mattersHundreds of workers and contractors are seeking unpaid money from this collapse. It has major impacts on suppliers and creditors.
AustraliaSouth Australian workers and businesses are chasing millions in unpaid wages and invoices from a collapsed mining operation.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 27 min ago
