Mines Minister David Michael says the state's policy will not change, despite state and federal opposition pressure.
WA Mines Minister David Michael has ruled out any change to the Cook government's long-standing policy on uranium mining .
Speaking on the sidelines of this week's Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Mr Dutton said the WA policy should be scrapped. Only one of those projects, Mulga Rock, about 300 kilometres north-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the Great Victoria Desert, still has approvals in place to mine after it achieved "substantive commencement".Mulga Rock was acquired by Perth-based Deep Yellow via its 2022 merger with Vimy Resources.
"I think it's more important to focus on critical minerals in terms of the renewable future," he said."We know that's what we need to tool up for in WA, and we're doing it."Speaking at Diggers and Dealers on Monday, Mr Dutton said WA's opposition to uranium mining was "ideologically based". "Why would we be stopping ourselves from earning additional income for our country, creating extra jobs?"
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