At least three environmental protesters have been arrested on the West Coast at the site of a proposed tailings dam.
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For the last 102 days, the Bob Brown Foundation has been protesting a plan by mining company MMG to build an additional tailings facility near Rosebery, next to the Pieman River.
Police arrived at the site on Wednesday morning and arrested three protesters.
"MMG are ignoring the community and scientific advice and pushing ahead with this toxic, acid producing tailings dam rather than a cleaner, safer paste fill option," Bob Brown Foundation takayna/Tarkine campaigner Scott Jordan claimed.
"They are preparing to destroy 285 hectares of verified National and World Heritage value rainforest and melaleuca forest to save a few dollars. That is the crime being perpetrated here.
"We will not stand by and allow this."
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