ENVIRONMENT

Report muddies McArthur waters

GLENCORE has hit back at a report that warns 22 sacred Indigenous sites and an important river system in the Northern Territory face irreversible cultural and ecological damage if McArthur River mine operations continue, by declaring the river is healthy with good water quality and fish are safe to eat.

 McArthur River, NT

McArthur River, NT

Glencore has been mining zinc, silver and lead at McArthur River since 1995. The report by the University of New South Wales' Global Water Institute and the Environment Centre of the NT looked at water-related...

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