Mining heritage

Updated October 30 2012 - 10:41pm, first published March 19 2011 - 1:00pm
Two faces of the Tarkine ... sludge from the Aberfoyle mine runs into the river at Luina, left, and deep in the rainforest of the Savage River National Park, right. Pictures: PETER SIMS; FAIRFAX
Two faces of the Tarkine ... sludge from the Aberfoyle mine runs into the river at Luina, left, and deep in the rainforest of the Savage River National Park, right. Pictures: PETER SIMS; FAIRFAX

An emergency heritage listing for North-West Tasmania's Tarkine was rejected by the federal government last week, but the debate still rages. Environmentalists say the iconic area needs to be protected, which was supported in an Australian Heritage Council report. Others say it already has all the protection it needs. Now three possible mining ventures threaten the area's national h

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