Burrup fertilizer plant moving ahead

摘要

Perdaman Industries,which is developing the US$4.5 billion Burrup fertilizer project in northwest Australia,says that it has now received the backing of the local Murujunga Aboriginal Corporation(MAC),and can proceed to planning and environmental approvals.The agreement will see Perdaman contributing more than $11 million over the estimated 25 year life of the project to MAC,which represents the Yinjibarndi,Yaburara,Mardudhunera and Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo peoples.The funding is partly for support and preservation of indigenous art and culture,including the Burrup Peninsula's extensive rock art,which has been submitted for World Heritage status,and about which there were concerns that emissions from the plant could degrade the petroglyphs.