Saturday, November 28, 2009

Indigenous leader maintains mining protest

Comment:  No to uranium mining!

Posted Fri Nov 27, 2009 1:39pm AEDT

A Goldfields Aboriginal leader has vowed to continue opposing plans to establish uranium mining in the region.

Geoffrey Stokes was among a group of elders and conservationists protesting outside BHP Billiton's annual general meeting in Brisbane yesterday.

Mr Stokes is opposed to the development of the company's Yeelirrie uranium project near Wiluna.

State Government of failing to listen to the concerns of local Aboriginal people.

Read more at:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/27/2755566.htm