Allegations of fake analysis of coal samples have erupted in Australia’s mining and testing industries, ensnaring a leading laboratory business and a small miner whose board boasts former Leighton boss Wal King and Labor political powerbroker Jim Soorley.
Brisbane-based laboratory giant ALS on Monday said it had started an investigation into matters involving a “small” number of clients and suspended four staff at its coal testing unit.
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