Uranium industry re-states confidence in NT mine approvals process

The Australian Urancement plant vertical raw mill german madeium Association has reaffirmed its confidence that the Northern Territory mine review process could successfully address all the matters raised by Chief Minister Henderson justifying his opposition to the Angela Pamela project near Alice Springs.

"The procedures available under the NT Mining Act could deal with all the concerns the Chief Minister says he has about a prospective mine at Angela Pamela," the Chief Executive Officer of the AUA, Michael Angwin, said today. "There is no need for him to pre-empt his Government's own processes". In justifying his Legislative Assembly motion opposing the project, Mr Henderson cited public concerns about the reputation and culture of Alice Springs; Environmental and health concerns, and Fears expressed by the local tourism industry...