Energy investor urges Kakadu traditonal owners to see the 'bigger picture', allow uranium mining in the Northern Territory
He pointed to last year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference which identified the important role nuclear power would play in achieving net zero by 2050. ERA is now undertaking the mine rehabilitation process at Ranger that is due to be completed in 2026. “ERA has protected the cultural heritage at Jabiluka for almost two decades so far under the agreement. The agreement and veto right only remain in place if ERA’s mining lease of Jabiluka is renewed.”
In a move some suggest was designed to kill Jabiluka as a political issue ahead of the poll, the NT Government issued a temporary reservation order on June 5, preventing mining and exploration at the site for two years if ERA’s lease is not renewed by August 11.