Mirrar
call on Jabiluka
From
AAP
26mar01
00:00
(AEST) THE Mirrar
people of
Kakadu last night
called on
mining giant Rio
Tinto to end
the Jabiluka
uranium mine
project once
and for all.
The call followed Rio Tinto's
decision not
to support
development
of the mine in
the short
term.
Mirrar spokeswoman Jacqui
Katona said
"half measures"
were not
acceptable, and the
Jabiluka
mineral lease should
be returned
to its traditional owners - the Mirrar people.
"The Mirrar do not want to see Jabiluka stalled, but permanently
closed and
the land returned to them unencumbered," she said
in a
statement.
Her comments followed Rio Tinto's announcement last week that
it would not
support mine owner Energy Resources Australia in
any
development of the Northern Territory mine in the immediate
future.
Ms Katona said concerns remained that unless permanent
closure was
secured, there was a danger there could be a
renewed push
to develop the mine in the coming years.
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