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CLC Press Releases
- 28 October 2008
- Devils Marbles handed back to traditional owners ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Tanami Regional Partnership Agreement ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Warlpiri use royalties to build Yuendumu Pool ›› more
- 15 October 2008
- Minister looks for distraction ›› more
- 14 October 2008
- CLC response to NTER review ›› more
- 14 August 2008 2008
- Communities have their say on intervention ›› more
- 31 July 2008 2008
- Fairfax news in bad taste ›› more
- 24 July 2008 2008
- election: accountability needed ›› more
- 17 July 2008 2008
- Royal commission needed into NT funding ›› more
- 11 July 2008 2008
- Simpson Desert: the last land rights claim under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act ›› more
- 8 July 2008 2008
- Sacred site damage at Wilora ›› more
- 30 May 2008
- Seal the Mereenie Loop Road Now ›› more
- 27 May 2008
- Angela Pamela Negotiations ›› more
- 9 May 2008
- Angela Pamela and the native title process ›› more
- 18 February 2008
- Coalition should support permit system ›› more
- 15 February 2008
- Politicians threaten to derail fresh start ›› more
- 22 January 2008
- Police ignorance upsets Lajamanu community ›› more
- 26 November 2007
- Optimism for a fresh consensual approach on Aboriginal affairs ›› more
- 21 November 2007
- Concerns over Central Petroleum tactics ›› more
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More exploration in the Tanami The Central Land Council has signed nine more exploration agreements today covering more than 6000 square kilometres of land in the western Tanami region in Central Australia . The agreements between the CLC and five mining companies allow for the granting of 27 exploration licence applications in the Tanami. They will enable the companies to explore the area for minerals, mainly gold. CLC director David Ross said that these agreements involved several companies new to negotiating under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act. " The CLC has now signed off on more than 230 of these applications over the years, covering an area of 93,864 square kilometres and the process is comfortable and uncomplicated for everybody," he said. " Aboriginal land is not the ' no go zone' for development that the Northern Territory Government would have us all believe - the traditional owners main concern is respect for sacred sites. "About 80 percent of the value of mineral exploration in the Northern Territory comes from Aboriginal land and more than 24 percent of Aboriginal land in the CLC's region is under exploration. Mr Ross congratulated Otter Gold NL, AngloGold Australasia Ltd, Carpentaria Gold Pty Ltd, Western Mining Corporation Ltd, Delta Gold Ltd & Delta Gold Exploration Pty Ltd on the agreements. " These agreements are good news for traditional land owners and I wish the companies every success in these exploration ventures," he said. 1 March 2001 |