Rio Tinto will take over rehabilitating the former Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory following years of delays and budget blowouts.
Mining giant Rio Tinto will take control of the rehabilitation of the closed Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory, which has been beset by major delays and more than $1.7 billion in budget blowouts.
The Anglo-Australian mining giant said its aim was to complete the works in the safest and most efficient way and to a standard that would establish an environment similar to the adjacent to the Kakadu National Park, consistent with the wishes of the Mirarr traditional owners. Calling for “board renewal”, Rio Tinto at the time cited the need for new perspectives to address the Ranger rehabilitation. It also raised concerns that ERA’s board was failing to properly recognise Mirarr traditional owners’ long-standing opposition to mining resuming around Ranger – specifically, at the neighbouring Jabiluka deposit, one of the world’s richest known sources of untapped uranium.
Jabiluka was never mined, and ERA has pledged not to do so as long as the Mirarr people remain opposed to it. Last month, however, ERA drew the ire of traditional owners by applying for a 10-year renewal of its mining lease.
“In the shadow of Juukan Gorge, Rio Tinto will continue to be closely watched and long judged for its performance on this clean-up.”
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