Mulga Downs mine is on the traditional lands of the Banjima People. Facilities will support production of up to 12 Mtpa, and subject to approvals earliest first ore is expected in CY2028.

Future transport options (e.g. new rail) will be subject to a separate referral. The Proposal is located within a 16,848.53 ha Development Envelope and will require the clearing of up to 4,339.16 ha of native vegetation. 1. Referral. 2. Decision on whether to …

Hancock Prospecting has scaled back its proposed Mulga Downs iron ore mine in the Pilbara, reducing annual production from 20 million tonnes (Mt) to 12Mt after reducing the project’s footprint.

They are also likely to reduce direct impacts to Aboriginal cultural heritage as the development area no longer intersects with the site known as Mungurrdu. The project will also have a reduced impact on inland waters and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

In addition, there is no suggestion that Mulga Downs was not the contested traditional land of “Hamersley Ranges” or “Hills natives”. The reports cited below indicate fights between Aborigines on Mulga Downs were conducted with traditional weapons according to traditional rules up to …

Feb 6, 2019 · Wittenoom Gorge sits between Karijini National Park and the Hancock family's pastoral station, Mulga Downs. Part of the Hamersley Range, it's rich and bursting with iron ore. And blue asbestos.

The Muruwari, also spelt Murawari, Murawarri, Murrawarri and other variants, are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of New South Wales and the southwestern area of Queensland.

Lang Hancock's Aboriginal Granddaughter Naydene Robinson tells how her mother was removed from Mulga Downs station by government officers and taken to the Moore River settlement when she became...

In the 1990’s our Executive Chairman Mrs Gina Rinehart gave a significant land area which was part of Mulga Downs Station to the local community at the request of a senior Elder so that he could provide cultural learnings to younger Indigenous people, which continues to exist today.

Naydene Robinson's mother was removed from Mulga Downs Station as a child. She was the child of Lang Hancock, the Mulga Downs leaseholder, and born to an Aboriginal Station worker named Gertie, or Gardie. This is Naydene's story. “My traditional country is Banyjima Country, which is where my mum and her parents were from.