ASX-Listed Miner Bets WA Government Will Drop Its Uranium Mining Ban

Published on November 19, 2024

In 2017, Labor leader Mark McGowan was swept into power in Western Australia (WA), winning the largest majority government and seat tally in the state’s parliamentary history until that point—taking 41 of the 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly. McGowan resigned last year, handing over the reins to Roger Cook. It would seem to make little sense for Cook to contemplate overturning one of McGowan’s first policies: a ban on uranium mining in the state. Four remote projects were excluded, but they were given exemptions as they had been approved before the ban. Three are now on hold indefinitely, and the fourth, Deep Yellow’s Mulga Rock, is still in the test work phase....

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