Jabiluka

Jabiluka was a planned uranium mine in Australia's Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. After the discovery of large uranium deposits in 1971 was started by the tribe of the Mirarr 1996 with the construction of the mine against the resistance of traditional landowners, Aboriginal.

In 1998, the area for eight months by environmental activists was occupied, during the occupation of up to 550 activists were arrested. After international protests, a delegation from UNESCO visited the area and confirmed the feared environmental hazard for the World Natural Heritage by uranium mining.

In the degradation of uranium ore arise mortal danger because radioactive substances, such as radon gas, are released and the tailings still contain up to 85 percent of the original radioactivity. The Wind Gone with radiant particles in all directions, contaminated water seeps into the soil and retention basins for radioactive sludges are not safe against dams.

The increasing political resistance, several lawsuits and a slumping uranium market prompted the company Rio Tinto in September 2002, the development of the mine set. The nearby Ranger uranium mine is not affected by this decision. The Mirrar demanded that the site will be cleaned and restored. On 12 August 2003, the work of Rio Tinto began in Jubiluka mine and 50,000 tonnes of material of the mine were brought to the original location.