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WA minister makes case for Thunderbird

WESTERN Australia’s Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt has come out in support of Sheffield Resources Thunderbird mineral sands mine in the Kimberley, in light of the on-going dispute over whether Sheffield had negotiated in good faith to reach a native title agreement with the local Mt Jowlaenga group.

 The Thunderbird site

The Thunderbird site

Sheffield's $348 million Thunderbird project midway between Broome and Derby in WA's Kimberley is expected to create 220 jobs in construction and 280 local jobs in production over 42 years, and deliver...

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