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Stephanie Gardiner

Gold producer says future of $1b mine remains unclear

Gold producer Regis Resources hasn't given up on its $1 billion mining project near Blayney. (Stephanie Gardiner/AAP PHOTOS)

The developer of a stalled $1 billion gold mine insists it could take a decade to get the project back on track as a federal protection order sparks fierce debate about Aboriginal heritage and planning.

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek issued an Indigenous heritage protection order rejecting the proposed site of a tailings dam at the mine near Blayney, in central western NSW, in mid-August.

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