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UNBELIEVABLE: Lease renewal on jabiluka uranium mine rejected | History Defined

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Mining company ERA's 10-year lease to dig up uranium in Jabiluka will not be renewed. (HANDOUT/Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation)

A decision to not renew the Northern Territory's Jabiluka uranium mine lease has ended an intense, decades-long fight against industry giants, traditional owners say.

Energy Resources Australia (ERA), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, had applied for a 10-year lease renewal on the Jabiluka uranium mine, which the company previously held for 42 years, but was knocked back on Friday.

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