"I think it's fair to say that every country has legacies that have to be confronted, China would not be isolated in that area. It's important not to isolate a country because it still has those legacies to resolve.”
Tom Albanese – Chief Executive, Rio Tinto. 27 March 2008
This story starts, as always these days, with China
in a move that underlines the undiminished appetite of the world's most dynamic new economy for raw materials
On June 13 the Federal Court in Darwin, Australia delivered a blow to the spirits of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa, Garrawa and Mara peoples.
“That's it. You've killed us. That's it. I can't say any more"
In a long and drawn out process, Xtrata first proposed an open cut mine five years ago.
This expansion plan includes a 5.5 kilometer diversion of the river which
will interfere with major rainbow serpent sites the mine's general manager Brian Hearn says they will not be negotiating an agreement with the traditional owners.
"The only option for us is we have to divert the river or close up and go away,"
Xstrata also had issued trespass notices to a number of traditional owners who visited the mine site on May 21.
“We must strike a balance between development and the environment”
Northern Australia's rivers are generally the best in Australia that are left today
"There's a lot of money spent by explorers and mines within the Territory”
If the expansion does not proceed, the mine will close and 270 jobs will be lost.
"We've got to prove to you mob that we've lost everything"
"The argument that you should not touch that river on spiritual and cultural grounds has never changed"
to tap a large deposit of zinc, a mineral which is skyrocketing in value
"They have dug up the remains of my people. What are they doing with these bones?"
Xstrata denies link to flesh-eating disease
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