Judge rules for Aboriginal landowners against mining company
`The native title in the land of the traditional owners in preventing mining are significant and genuine,” he said…. ‘the Kokatha people’s genuine, longstanding and consistently voiced opposition to mining weighed against approval.’
SA judge’s blow to Straits, Argonaut | Perth Now, 17 Jan 2011, A SOUTH Australian court has denied Straits Resources and its joint venture partner Argonaut Resources the rights to explore a region around Lake Torrens. Continue reading
Public anger at uranium mining exploration in Arkaroola Wilderness
Letters: Public opinion on mining Adelaide Now, 23 Dec 10,
Under the radar THE Government’s decision to allow miner Marathon Resources back into Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary shows a total disregard towards community opinion…..MATTHEW TURNERMiners broke laws …..Why grant a proven criminal the right to act, yet again, in the same area?… HORST WEBER
To come home to SA for Christmas and read about mining in Arkaroola makes me sad and angry... Stand up, be vocal. Be strong, SA….. LEW DUNGEY
Greedy politicians GREED knows no bounds….. KON KOURTEFF
Pressure of Chinese...Who cares of what the likes of John Quirke, Chris Schacht and Paul Howes put forward? Their self-interests are quite apparent…. JOHN HILLIER
Lobbyists in charge MORE and more unelected, unsolicited lobbyists are running policy debates….. RAY HILL,
Short-term profits …… There is more to life than money, Mr Rann, and more to life than self-serving companies like Marathon destroying this precious natural resource. It’s not too late to change your mind…….ADAM FURBANK
Hypocrisy of Labor …..SO the senior SA Labor heavyweights encouraging uranium mining at Arkaroola are now exposed (The Advertiser, 21/12/10). ……PATRICK NEVILLE
Perverse resilience I AM horrified that Mike Rann and his Government have extended Marathon’s lease at Arkaroola for another year, particularly in light of its illegal activities…..Where are our strong leaders when we need them? Obviously not in South Australia. ALISON DORN Letters: Public opinion on mining | Adelaide Now
Labor heavies and Chinese interests push for uranium mining in Arkaroola wilderness
Labor powerbroker and union heavyweight Paul Howes has also lent his support to mining in Arkaroola……”Greens MLC Mark Parnell said the project was being pushed by “a conga-line of Labor luminaries”. “The only reason it is still alive is due to powerful and influential lobbying by ALP mates,”
- Labor mates’ lobbying a ‘threat’ to Arkaroola | Adelaide Now, Sarah Martin, December 21, 2010 POWERFUL lobbyists connected to the Labor Party are winning the fight to mine Arkaroola, say the directors of its wilderness sanctuary. Continue reading
South Australian govt weak on protecting Arkaroola from uranium mining
Among opponents is Liberal powerbroker Nick Minchin, who believes Arkaroola’s outstanding environmental and heritage values must be protected by a ban on mining.
Marathon Resources gets conditional approval for uranium exploration at Arkaroola * Andrew Main * The Australian * December 21, 2010 MARATHON Resources has been given the green light by the South Australian government to resume exploration for uranium. Continue reading
Eyre Peninsula wants involvement in wind farm planning
“There is currently no published scientific evidence to positively link wind turbines with adverse health effects”….There is no evidence of wind farms having a negative effect on property values
EPLGA wants more involvement in planning Rural Report for West Coast: ABC Rural, December 16, 2010, Port Lincoln The Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association is not against any proposed wind farms in the region and has said locals aren’t either.The association wants to pursue more renewable energy options, but they want to be more involved in the planning process. Continue reading
Olympic Dam copper mine would be a goer without uranium recovery
expanding the project without uranium recovery was “clearly a realistic and technically feasible development option” but was not considered in BHP’s draft environmental impact statement for the upgrade.
South Australian govt bias in favour of BHP’s uranium mine
Acting Premier Paul Holloway said “It is top priority as far as the Government is concerned.”
Olympic Dam expansion our ‘highest priority’ | Adelaide Now, Christopher Russell, 3 Dec 10, TECHNICAL experts will spend the next eight weeks scrutinising more than 15,000 pages of data which address public and government concerns about the expansion of Olympic Dam. Continue reading
Wave energy for South Australia
Wave power could roll in to South Australia’s west, ABC Rural News, 23/11/2010 Waves on the west coast of South Australia could soon be powering up towns in the region.Renewable energy technology company, Wave Rider Energy, will set up a pilot plant in the waters near Elliston.
The plant will turn the waves kinetic energy into mechanical energy, with a potential 250 kilowatts of power available………Wave power could roll in to South Australia’s west
World renowned Arkaroola Wilderness still threatened by uranium mining
Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary director Marg Sprigg says the overhaul of the state’s mining laws has done little to beef up environmental protection. “Unless further conditions are imposed in any licence to explore for uranium within Arkaroola, bulldozers can again move in, carving tracks through fragile environments and flattening steep slopes to create closely spaced drilling pads,”
Arkaroola mining measures criticised, The Advertiser, ADAM TODD November 22, 2010 ARKAROOLA Wilderness Sanctuary is still under threat from miners despite new laws aimed at penalising those who breach exploration and mining licences, the sanctuary’s director says. Continue reading
BHP shareholder opposes dangerous expansion of Olympic Dam uranium mine
The production of radioactive tailings waste is projected to increase from 10million tonnes each year to 68million tonnes. The tailings dams now rise more than 20m above the landscape and cover many square kilometres. BHP Billiton intends these tailings piles to increase to 60m high and to cover up to 44sqkm.
BHP Billiton’s uranium quest has too many risksJohn Poppins, Canberra Times, Nov 15, 2010 Thousands of ordinary Australians, including my own family have benefited from BHP Billiton’s mining success. However, like increasing numbers of BHP Billiton shareholders, we are troubled by the long-term effects of some aspects of its mining projects. Continue reading
Woomera ‘prohibited’ zone to have both uranium mining and weapons testing
The region is synonymous with the testing of long range missiles and rockets during the Cold War and is still used by the military for weapons testing. The Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said that the new recommendation is that the miners and the military would be both operating at some sections of the land on a time share basis.
Australia May Tap Restricted Area of Woomera for Natural Resources [uranium mining] Azomining, By Joel Scanlon, 9 Nov 10, The Woomera weapons testing range in South Australia’s outback will be downsized to allow mining in the region as per a federal government report recommendation. Vast restricted areas of South Australia will be opened up to mining companies including foreign investors if the review is considered favourably. Continue reading
John Durie of THE AUSTRALIAN recommends nuclear waste storage industry for South Australia
South Australia’s Rann could do everyone a favour by realising the best way to maximise growth in the state is to look at some sort of environmentally friendly nuclear waste storage in the state. – John Durie writes in THE AUSTRALIAN 5 Nov
“This could be a new industry for the country, and as much as the environmental benefits of nuclear power are questionable, it is another source of power which should go into the mix.
It just so happens BHP is sitting on tonnes of uranium, and it just so happens its boss Marius Kloppers is a big advocate of a carbon tax to get Australia on to the greenhouse combat zone efficiently.
Next stop is to start pushing for nuclear power in Australia, powered by the Big Australian, which it seems has got too big to buy anything of any size offshore…..”
South Australia’s Labor govt set to fail Aboriginal Maralinga victims’ quest for justice
Maralinga victims denied legal help, MELISSA MACK,
Oct 29, 2010, ABORIGINAL victims of nuclear testing in the 1950s are likely to be denied the chance of claiming millions of dollars in compensation, with the state Government refusing to help fund the legal case. Continue reading
BHP Billiton held accountable for environmental impacts of uranium mine expansion plan
Call on BHP to answer over Olympic Dam impacts, Australian Conservation Foundation, David Noonan, 16 Oct 10
- BHP must present feasible alternatives to prevent or reduce the impacts of the proposed Olympic Dam open cut mine in the next phase of the Environmental Impact Statement process, including: considering copper mining alone – without uranium exports; properly managing radioactive liquid wastes and tailings; using renewable energy for its large new electricity demands; and protecting the fragile gulf environment from impacts from the mine’s proposed water supply. Continue reading
Slowdown in BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam expansion plans
BHP May Consider Phased Olympic Dam Mine Expansion, Review Says By Jacob Greber Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) — BHP Billiton Ltd. told analysts it’s considering a revised expansion of its Olympic Dam copper- uranium mine in South Australia, the Australian Financial Review said. The company is considering a phased expansion, resulting in a slower increase in production than originally anticipated, the newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. BHP May Consider Phased Olympic Dam Mine Expansion, Review Says – BusinessWeek
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