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Agreement between the Far West Coast Native Title Group and Iluka Resources | ||
| Date: | 18 December 2007 | |
| Sub Category: | Land Use Agreement | |
| Place: | West Coast | |
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| State/Country: | South Australia, Australia | |
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| The Agreement concerns the Jacinth-Ambrosia deposit, located approximately 200km north-west of Ceduna in South Australia. The Jacinth and Ambrosia deposits contain high quality zircon. The mine will be Iluka Resources' first mineral sands project in South Australia. Production is tentatively scheduled to commence in mid-2010 (Holloway, 2007). | ||
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| Subject Matter: | Economic Development | Education | Employment and Training | Mining and Minerals | Recognition of Native Title or Traditional Ownership | Water | |
| Summary Information: | ||
| The Agreement between the Far West Coast Native Title Group ('the Native Title Group') and Iluka Resources ('the Agreement') was signed at Ceduna on 18 December 2007. The signing was attended by approximately 80 people, including representatives of the Native Title Group, management of Iluka Resources, the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc, the South Australian Minister for Mineral Resources Development, Paul Holloway, and the District Council of Ceduna (see West Coast Sentinel, 2007). | ||
| Detailed Information: | ||
| The negotiation of the Agreement took place over approximately two years (Holloway, 2007). Under the Agreement, the traditional owners grant Iluka Resources permission to: Iluka Resources have agreed to: The Agreement acknowledges that the Far West Coast people are the traditional owners of the area and does not extinguish the native title interests held by the Native Title Group. Cultural heritage survey requirement As at signing, the Agreement remained subject to the carrying out of a final cultural heritage survey of the area. Expected completion of the survey was set for February 2008 (West Coast Sentinel, 2007). | ||
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| Commentary by the signatories The chairman of the Native Title Group, Mitch Dunnett, described the Agreement as 'common sense' and as a means of ensuring 'that our children have a future, ... better health, better education [and] jobs' (West Coast Sentinel, 2007). Managing Director of Iluka Resources, David Robb, has said that '[t]he company is ... pleased to contribute resources and opportunities to the community in terms of employment, training, and other forms of social and economic activity' (West Coast Sentinel, 2007). Opposition to the Agreement According to a media release from the Kokatha Mula Nation (2007), members of the Kokatha Mula people observed the signing with a silent protest, to indicate that voices were excluded from the negotiation process. Bronwyn Coleman-Sleep, a member of the Kokatha Mula Nation, has stated that the mine will disturb the flora, fauna and soil in the area (ABC News, December 2007). A spokesperson for the Kokatha Mula, Coleman Haseldine, 'said that while there was not yet any mining exploration on Kokatha Mula land, there were agreements being signed for deposits very close to the area and it was only a matter of time before land was taken from the traditional owners' (Port Lincoln Times, 2008). In response to earlier opposition to the mine, a spokesperson for Iluka Resources said that the company 'can only deal with legitimate native title holders, which [do] not include the Kokatha Mula nation', but that 'the company is aware of its concern' (ABC News, August 2007). | ||
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