Original article by Paul Garvey
The Australian – Page: 17 & 21 : 18-Aug-17

The High Court has upheld Andrew Forrest’s challenge to the validity of licences that were issued to Yarri Mining and ­Onslow Resources to mine sand on his Minderoo cattle station in Western Australia. The court ruled that the private companies’ mining proposals and mineralisation reports had been lodged after their mining lease applications, in breach of the Mining Act. The ruling could have implications for other mining licences in WA, and Gilbert + Tobin partner Marshall McKenna estimates that around five per cent of mining leases in the state could now be invalid.

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