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The resurrection of the push to tap into Jabiluka has pitted the Mirarr people and Rio Tinto against investors who trumpet uranium’s green credentials
The Mirarr people, determined to protect Jabiluka from uranium mining, have backed Rio Tinto’s calls for Energy Resources Australia chairman Peter Mansell to resign.
Rio Tinto wants to fund rehabilitation but Ranger mine owner’s minority shareholders are pushing for further development
Rio Tinto may need to spend another $1 billion to clean up the Ranger mine, but traditional owners welcomed the more ‘realistic’ estimate.