ACTIONS AT THE BEVERLY URANIUM MINE. FREAC (Flinders Ranges Environmental Action Collective) and the Adnyamathanha people of South Australia have a new web-site. (http://freac.gibsonnet.net) Both the Adnyamathanha - local Aboriginal people of the Flinders Ranges and non-Indigenous citizens have taken their fight against the Beverly Uranium mine to conflict point. The mine located in South Australia's Far North are claiming the peaceful protests a success although police voilence has erupted in a isolated desert location. The Beverley uranium mine is due to start full production by August this year, however about 300 protesters have converged on the area in the past week to try to halt it's progress. Green groups are united with traditional Aboriginal elders of the region, to try to bring a halt to the mine, which they say is poisoning the land by its use of the in situ mining process, which pumps acid into underground aquifers to bring uranium to the surface. Adnyamathana elder Ron Coulthard says they should have the right to walk Beverley Land restored, and the uranium should stay in the ground. "We want this stuff to stay down the bottom of the ground, not to be taken out," Mr Coulthard said. The company that owns the mine, Heathgate Resources, says it's business as usual, against the wishes of important Aboriginal Elders and local environmental concerns. Not only is this mine a danger to the health of the local environment, but directly threatens the ancient Aboriginal heritage. The current Australian Government has recently come under severe attack from citizens due over the proposed Jabiluka Mine in Kakadu National Park. International pressure has helped Jabiluka go on the back burner for a while. Freac and the Adnyamathanha need your helping in getting this news out to all concerned - media outlets - webpages - friends etc. Lets see international pressure halt the destruction of land and culture once again. This news brought to you by Indigication On-line. (http://indigenous.gibsonnet.net) ------------------------------------------------------ RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED], and in the body of the message, include the words: unsubscribe announce or click here mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20announce This posting is provided to the individual members of this group without permission from the copyright owner for purposes of criticism, comment, scholarship and research under the "fair use" provisions of the Federal copyright laws and it may not be distributed further without permission of the copyright owner, except for "fair use." RecOzNet2 is archived for members @ http://www.mail-archive.com/recoznet2%40paradigm4.com.au/
