Alcoa mines probe over plan to clear ancient forest

An environmental regulator will examine alumina giant Alcoa’s mining operations and its plan to clear ancient Jarrah forest. The Environmental Protection Authority says it will “comprehensively scrutinise” parts of the US-listed company’s five-year bauxite mining program for its Huntly and Willowdale sites on the Darling Range in Western Australia. “These proposals involve the clearing of […]

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