Post by Brent George on Jan 23, 2023 19:21:21 GMT
Residents of small coastal community gear up for another mine battle
Stuff - Business: 24-Jan-2023
Residents of a small West Coast settlement fear an Australian mining company is readying for another run at a consent to mine thousands of tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate on remote farmland.
Western Australian mining firm Barrytown JV’s application for an open cast sand mineral mine, processing plant and load out facility was declined in February 2022, but the company, which has since changed its name to TiGa Minerals and Metals, seems set to try again.
The proposed site on the renowned State Highway 6 Coast Road tourist drive, between Greymouth and Punakaiki, is near wetlands, a coastal lagoon, a national park, significant natural areas and a tāiko (Westland petrel) breeding colony.
There’s also growing anxiety the councils involved – the West Coast Regional Council and the Grey District Council – could again deem the consent as requiring limited notification, which allows only a handful of closest neighbours to submit on the application.
Stuff - Business: 24-Jan-2023
Residents of a small West Coast settlement fear an Australian mining company is readying for another run at a consent to mine thousands of tonnes of heavy mineral concentrate on remote farmland.
Western Australian mining firm Barrytown JV’s application for an open cast sand mineral mine, processing plant and load out facility was declined in February 2022, but the company, which has since changed its name to TiGa Minerals and Metals, seems set to try again.
The proposed site on the renowned State Highway 6 Coast Road tourist drive, between Greymouth and Punakaiki, is near wetlands, a coastal lagoon, a national park, significant natural areas and a tāiko (Westland petrel) breeding colony.
There’s also growing anxiety the councils involved – the West Coast Regional Council and the Grey District Council – could again deem the consent as requiring limited notification, which allows only a handful of closest neighbours to submit on the application.