ABC News – Australia ·australia ·1 hour ago

Mining prohibited 'in perpetuity' from culturally significant reserve

Queensland declared Pilungah Reserve, a 229,000-hectare property southwest of Mount Isa, its third special wildlife reserve on Tuesday, permanently banning all mining activity. The designation grants the privately-owned land national park-level protections, ending exploration permits for lithium, copper, and petroleum.

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