Uranium mining and economic development
Local issues - National
issues - Global issues
Local issues
Exploration Licence Application Process
http://www.urg.org.au/exploration/exp_aboract/
exploration_licence_process.htm
The current exploration licence application process is outlined.
However, the exploration licence agreement is not invalidated if
the NLC fails to meet the requirement of acting with the consent
of traditional owners.
The Northern Land Council and Exploration Licience Agreements.
http://www.urg.org.au/exploration/exp_aboract/
nlc%20agreements.htm
Mining companies entering into joint venture arrangements with Aboriginal
corporations, outside the framework of the Land Rights Act, is applicable
to the West Arnhem Land situation.
We will not agree to this mine
http://www3.silas.unsw.edu.au/~greenlft/1996/252/252p4b.htm
Our people fought for the right to land, for the Land Rights Act.
We don't want to be managers for any more destruction on our land.
The Gumdjehmi Aboriginal Association
http://www.green.net.au/gundjehmi/jan98.htm#intro
The Facts of Jabiluka; graphics
National issues
The Proposed Jabiluka Uranium Mine
http://www.environment.gov.au/ssg/austuran/jabiluka.html
The Jabiluka lease pre-dates and is surrounded by the world famous
Kakadu National Park, which has been inscribed on the World Heritage
list due to its outstanding natural and cultural values. Site Maps,
Uranium mining in Australia. Environmental issues, occupational
radiation exposure, water management, tailing disposal.
Jabiluka Mill Alternative: Synopsis of Key Issues and Processes
http://www.erin.gov.au/portfolio/epg/eianet/
notifications/MIJ_synopsis.html
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd., (ERA) document Links to Environmental
Assessments by Evironment Austraslia; Legislation; summary of Austalia's
submission to UNESCO
Jabiluka Uranium Mining Project (Northern Territory, Australia)
http://www.antenna.nl/wise-database/uranium/upjab.html
Latest update 20 May 1999
Jabiluka : Energy Resources Australia Ltd.
http://www.energyres.com.au/jabiluka/
Jabiluka overview; EIS Executive Summary; Commonly asked questions
and answers; The Jabiluka Proposal in Kunwinjku.
Australia's Uranium Deposits and Prospective Mines
http://www.uic.com.au/pmine.htm#jabiluka
Maps; Background information
Hill Delivers on Jabiluka Commitment
http://www.erin.gov.au/portfolio/minister/env/96/mr28jun.html
Senator Robert Hill Leader of the Government in the Senate Minister
for the Environment. Media Release. Hill Delivers on Jabiluka Commitment.
28 June 1996.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Studies
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/archive/ntru6-96.htm#c
Native Title Newsletter; links to site index
Energy and Resources
http://www.legalprofiles.com.au/aol/energy.html
Definition;Legal profile; links to other areas of law
ERA
http://www.north.com.au/era/
Links to ERA Web Site; Uranium Information Centre; The Jabiluka
Project Executive Summary.
ABC Radio National Search Engine
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/
Search for recent reports on Jabiluka by typing "Jabiluka"
or a related topic into the search box.
Global
issues
The Case Against Uranium Solution Mining
http://www.sea-us.org.au/proposed/islsuks.html
Links, overview of Insitu Leaching, a detailed research report documenting
the international experience and environmental history of ISL mines
across the globe, as well as a critique of the mining technique.
The New Australian
http://labyrinth.net.au/~gjackson/news99lunn.html
(link is temporarily inactive)
Government right on Jabiluka uranium mine: : Our World Heritage
areas are not protected by international treaties, they are protected
by Australian taxpayers and it is for them to decide what should
be done with them, not superannuated foreign activists and their
media mates.
Kakadu - World Heritage In Danger
http://www.wilderness.org.au/member/tws/projects/
Jabiluka/in_danger.html
Background information; Suggested Corrective Measures; Cultural
Mapping; Recommendations
Honour our earth
http://www.honorearth.com/newarticles.html
Environmental justice; Nulear waste; Indigenous knowledge
The Nuclear Page
http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd/nuclear/index.html
Media Releases; Reports & submissions; links
Stop Jabiluka Mine
http://aucwa.iinet.net.au/australian_industry/
nt_industry/jabiluka.html
Excellent anti-uranium mining site with information on historical
background and economic and social impacts
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