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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Save the Mintabie Town and Opal Fields From Closure
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<blockquote data-quote="Lefty" data-source="post: 397585" data-attributes="member: 2976"><p><a href="http://minerals.statedevelopment.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/311174/Review_of_the_Mintabie_Lease_Township_Agreement_Report_Final.pdf" target="_blank">The reveiw of the Mintabie lease and township lease agreement itself</a></p><p></p><p>I would need to re-read it several times to fully digest it but the tone of the report all but implies that Mintabie is the crime capitol of the world and that it is the source of much of the problematic issues experienced by surrounding indigenous townships. It is scathing of the appearence of the mining township - while being silent on the the fact that you could replace the name Mintabie with those of many other remote settlements and the issues identified would be identical.</p><p></p><p>The residents themselves do not appear among the signatories to the report. Indeed, the report states that the Mintabie Miners Progress Association were offered the chance for input into the the review but declined - which sounds quite remarkable. </p><p></p><p>For some reason they appear to be expecting trouble (can't imagine why) as they state that the SA police will maintain a heavy presence during the eviction procedure.</p><p></p><p>It is 34 km from Mintabie to Marla township, less than 20 km to the border of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands - it seems logical to me that any illicit substances will continue to make their way over with little difficulty.</p><p></p><p>Again, re-reading might somewhat alter my conclusions but first impression is that the review appears designed to paint Mintabie in the worst light possible and that that the push for closing the settlement and evicting the residents is driven by politics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lefty, post: 397585, member: 2976"] [url=http://minerals.statedevelopment.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/311174/Review_of_the_Mintabie_Lease_Township_Agreement_Report_Final.pdf]The reveiw of the Mintabie lease and township lease agreement itself[/url] I would need to re-read it several times to fully digest it but the tone of the report all but implies that Mintabie is the crime capitol of the world and that it is the source of much of the problematic issues experienced by surrounding indigenous townships. It is scathing of the appearence of the mining township - while being silent on the the fact that you could replace the name Mintabie with those of many other remote settlements and the issues identified would be identical. The residents themselves do not appear among the signatories to the report. Indeed, the report states that the Mintabie Miners Progress Association were offered the chance for input into the the review but declined - which sounds quite remarkable. For some reason they appear to be expecting trouble (can't imagine why) as they state that the SA police will maintain a heavy presence during the eviction procedure. It is 34 km from Mintabie to Marla township, less than 20 km to the border of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands - it seems logical to me that any illicit substances will continue to make their way over with little difficulty. Again, re-reading might somewhat alter my conclusions but first impression is that the review appears designed to paint Mintabie in the worst light possible and that that the push for closing the settlement and evicting the residents is driven by politics. [/QUOTE]
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