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South Australian Premier Steven Marshall will argue against a legal bid from the Barngarla Aboriginal Determination Corporation to stop drilling on sacred land in the state’s far-north. Mr Marshall, who is also the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, will argue that the Barngarla people should not be allowed to proceed with their legal challenge, after he approved mineral exploration at Lake Torrens. In January this year, the Barngarla people launched a Supreme Court judicial review in an attempt to stop exploration company Kelaray, a subsidiary of Argonaut Resources, from drilling on a sacred site. The site is listed as an Aboriginal heritage place but is not protected under native title law. ....
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read MELBOURNE, March 17 (Reuters) - Miner Argonaut Resources said on Wednesday it would go ahead with final preparations for drilling at its Murdie project in South Australia, despite a legal challenge by an Aboriginal group which says it would damage a sacred area. The miner, whose subsidiary Kelaray received state government approval to drill on the shores of Lake Torrens in January, is set to start exploration this week. “Argonaut notes that exploration works being undertaken at the Murdie project have been duly authorised. The Company is confident that the State’s authorisation process was robust,” it said in a statement to the stock exchange. ....
By Jeff Lewis and Melanie Burton TORONTO/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Miners from Australia to Canada are expanding operations despite concerns from indigenous groups about damage to wildlife, water supplies and religious sites, rankling investors who are pressuring the industry to improve its environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. Prices for gold, copper and iron ore, which have recently hit record or multi-year highs, have spurred a hunt for growth that risks ignoring lessons the industry should have learned after the destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves in Australia by Rio Tinto last year, according to institutional investors. This is the second wave of pressure that investors concerned about ESG issues have laid on miners after successfully forcing mine waste standards updates in 2020, after a 2019 tailings dam collapse that killed 270 people in Brazil. I don t think there s an option of not changing behaviors, said Adam Matthews of the Church of Eng ....
Sacred Lake Torrens at centre of legal battle over Argonaut Resources drilling proposal updated 4 MarMarch 2021 at 10:42pm The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation has launched a bid for a judicial review into the decision to allowing drilling on Lake Torrens ( Print text only Cancel Legal proceedings have been launched against a minerals exploration company drilling for ore on the surface of Australia s second largest salt lake. Key points: In late 2020, Premier Steven Marshall approved the exploratory drilling, despite opposition from Aboriginal groups Despite the bid for a judicial review, the State Government has confirmed the company will be allowed to continue drilling ....