The announcement follows a similar decision by US aluminium giant Alcoa, which vowed to not mine an 8,400-hectare zone around Dwellingup that environmentalists call 'greenwashing'.
abc.net.au/news/rio-tinto-drops-plan-to-mine-wa-south-west-forest-after-protests/102502674Two major mining companies have backtracked on plans for mining exploration near jarrah forests in WA's South West following backlash from the local community.The company says concerns raised by local communities were a factorRio Tinto had submitted 10 applications to look at opportunities to mine lithium and nickel near the town of Dwellingup, south of Perth, catching local communities off-guard.
"I'm sure there are other areas where some of these minerals might exist, but this one's pretty special being the one and only one. "We are urging the state government to act decisively to securely protect these forests in a network of National Parks and Nature Reserves." But Tim Clifford from Wilderness Society Western Australia said the announcement was "greenwashing" claiming the company would never have mined there anyway.
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