Rural
Wash-out at Mount Cuthbert
Feb 08 2019
1 min read
Andrew Parker

Balaklava local, Tom Lloyd, has been doing the FIFO (fly in fly out) thing for a few years now.

At present, he is working at the Mt Cuthbert copper mine in north Queensland about 140km from Cloncurry.

Lately it’s been a damn hot place to work.

This all changed about the middle of last week when the rains started.

Read the full story in our online edition: http://plainsproducer.realviewdigital.com

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