Mining Weekly reported that FerrAus has been granted consent by the Western Australian government to mine for iron ore at tenements located within the Jigalong Aboriginal Reserve.

The consent to mine was granted following a recommendation and agreement of support for mining by the relevant indigenous stakeholder groups, the Jigalong community and the Nyiyaparli native title clement group.

Mr David Turvey MD of FerrAus said that “A commitment has been made between FerrAus and the indigenous stakeholders groups towards a long and mutually beneficial relationship that supports community development and resource development.”

Mr Turvey said that by developing the iron ore assets, FerrAus had a unique opportunity to provide employment, training and other benefits to indigenous residents at the Jigalong community.

He said that “The consent to mine enables FerrAus to progress with development of an initial mining operation at its Robertson Range project. We will immediately advance approvals of our mining proposal for iron ore production of 2million tonnes a year, that is currently with the Western Australian Department of Mines and Energy.”

(Sourced from Miningweekly.com)