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Supreme Court makes Buller mine promoter's life harder

Crown Minerals Act not as 'special' as Rangitira Developments says it is, court holds.

Reweti Kohere Thu, 16 Jul 2020

Mining company Rangitira Developments has failed to convince the Supreme Court the Crown Minerals Act is more important than statutes protecting conservation and reserves, in a unanimous legal decision that makes plans for an opencast coal mine near Westport that much harder.

The company has

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Reweti Kohere Thu, 16 Jul 2020
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