Mining Issues in the Northern Territory
Mining is one of the Northern Territory’s largest industries.
While the Northern Territory mining industry has been good at locating and exploiting resources over the last 100 years, the industry has not been so good at minimising environmental, social and cultural impacts.
The following links discuss some of the important mining issues in the NT:
Mine site rehabilitation – It should be simple. A mining company finishes mining an ore-body. It then implements the rehabilitation plan. All environmental and safety hazards are removed from the site and the area is returned to a ‘natural’ state. Then the site is decommissioned and returned to the landholders. Why then has rehabilitation of mine sites been so unsuccessful in the Northern Territory? Click Here for more
Mining in National Parks in the NT – BIG NEWS this month was the Territory Labor party’s complete backdown from its pre-election promise to ban mining and mineral exploration in National Parks. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) surveyed all parties on a range of environmental issues prior to last year’s Territory election. Click Here for more
Uranium mining in the NT – Most of Australia’s uranium is concentrated in the Top End, in the ruggedly beautiful Alligator Rivers area east of Darwin. Most of the Alligator Rivers Region falls within Kakadu National Park. The largest single deposit is Jabiluka which ERA is now planning to mine. Click Here for more
Natural Gas and greenhouse emissions
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Natural Gas and greenhouse emissions Discussion Paper (PDF – 499KB)
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Die-back at Dyson’s cut, Rum Jungle Northern Territory Australia
Rehabilitated? Die-back at Dyson’s cut, Rum Jungle, 1997
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