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Pilbara traditional owners 'profoundly disappointed' as Equinox Resources lodges #Section18 request
By Tom Robinson, February 24, 2024
"#EquinoxResources wants to start drilling at its #Hamersley Iron Ore Project to move it towards commercialisation, but WGAC says that will impact two #Aboriginal heritage sites in the area and has called for the company to abandon its plans.
"#WGAC is also campaigning against the mine proposal as a whole, saying it will damage ground and surface #water connected to #HamersleyGorge in #Karijini.
"The parties have been unable to reach an agreement, and Equinox has lodged an #AboriginalHeritageAct Section 18 application β the controversial mechanism that allowed #RioTinto to destroy #JuukanGorge in 2020 β with the state government."
#Pilbara #Australia #Mining #SLAPPs #Lawsuits #CorporateColonialism #WaterIsLife #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism