Nabalco
| Industry | Mining, mineral extraction |
|---|---|
| Successor | Alcan Gove Pty Ltd (2002) |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
Nabalco, (North Australian Bauxite and Alumina Company) was a mining and extraction company set up in 1964 to exploit the mineral reserves (bauxite) of the Gove Peninsula, Australia. It was renamed Alcan Gove Pty Ltd in 2002.[1]
Nabalco was formed from a consortium including Switzerland based Alusuisse (70%) and Australia CSR.[2][3]
The development was opposed by indigenous people which resulted in the case Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (Gove land rights case), which resulted in a ruling against intrinsic native land rights in 1971.
References
- ↑ "Nabalco Pty Ltd - Corporate entry", www.eoas.info (Encyclopedia of Australian Science)
- ↑ Melanie Wilkinson; R. Marika; Nancy M. Williams (2009), "17. ‘This place already has a name’" (PDF), in Harold Koch; Luise Hercus, Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and Re-Naming the Australian Landscape, ANU E Press, p. 404
- ↑ David Charles Rich, The industrial geography of Australia, Methuen LBC, p. 337, ISBN 0-454-01459-7
External links
- "Alcan Gove. Investing in the Northern Territory", www.alcangove.com (Alcan), archived from the original on 28 September 2007, archive of Alcan Gove company webpage
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