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An illustration of the McPhillamys mine, with Kings Plain houses in the bottom left.

Lies, damned lies and gold mines: What you need to know about the Blayney bunfight

The McPhillamys mine proposed by Regis Resources has become a political football since Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek decided to block a key part of the project on Indigenous heritage grounds.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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Tanya Plibersek, NSW Premier Chris Minns.

‘Nonsense’ or ‘rigorous’: Premier and Plibersek in blow-up over $1 billion gold mine

Minns has doubled down on his criticism of federal Labor Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, saying he believed the decision to knock back the proposal had been made in error.

  • Max Maddison and Nick O'Malley
An illustration of the McPhillamys mine, with Kings Plain houses in the bottom left.

This miner claims Plibersek’s decision sets them back a decade. She says it’s ‘nonsense’

Regis Resources claims that its project in the NSW Central West has been delayed by up to a decade due to a federal decision to veto the location of its tailings dam.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Mike Foley
Site of a proposed gold mine near Blayney in the Central West region of NSW. Access to water could be key to its development.

Goldminer in talks to convert 192-megalitre water licence for new pit

The proponent of a new gold mine in the state’s Central West is pressing the NSW government to hand over a large water licence that opponents say would damage the environment and farming.

  • Peter Hannam

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/rrl-1b2