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Neve Brissenden

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

The High Court has unanimously allowed an appeal by traditional owners over a Glencore mine project. (HANDOUT/ESSENTIAL MEDIA)

Traditional owners from the Gulf of Carpentaria region have won a High Court appeal preventing a mining giant expanding onto Aboriginal land without having their say.

In 2013 Glencore applied for a mineral lease for the McArthur River mining project, with plans to build a facility on land to deposit sediment dredged from shallow gulf waters to allow bulk-carrier vessels to ship the mine's ore.

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