Billion Dollar Gold Mine in Limbo After Minister’s Last Minute Move

Published on August 22, 2024

A $1 billion (US$674 million) gold mining project is in doubt following last-minute intervention by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to protect the site on Indigenous grounds. Mining company Regis Resources had planned to operate a gold mine at the McPhillamys Gold Project site near Blayney in New South Wales for about 11 years. The project came with state and federal approval and would have created an estimated 1,000 jobs. But on Aug. 16, Plibersek moved a section 10 application regarding part of the Belubula River, which Indigenous groups say has massive cultural significance and is still used today. Under Section 10 of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act, an Indigenous person or someone acting on their behalf can apply to protect an area from development....

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