Climate Liberation Aotearoa protesters target Stockton Mine:
Protesters have climbed into a coal bucket on the rope way at Stockton Mine again to protest ...
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Key FactsProtesters Occupy Site to Halt Coal Mine Expansion
Apr 19, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsroom.co.nz
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newsroom.co.nz
- Seventy protesters have occupied the location of the mothballed Escarpment Mine on the Denniston Plateau to block Bathurst Resources' expansion.
- The group intends to carry out ongoing actions to disrupt coal mining in this environmentally sensitive area.
- Bathurst submitted a fast-track proposal to mine 20 million tonnes of coal over 25 years by extending Stockton and Escarpment Mines.
- The demonstrators criticize unfulfilled economic promises from mining and advocate for more stable jobs in sectors like tourism and care work.
We’re here to send back a warning shot, that if they actually try to progress with this plan, this is just a small preliminary action. They will face sustained, continued resistance from New Zealanders at every step of the way.— Adam Currie, a protester at the site speaking from the protest camp about the planned fast-tracked coal mine on the Denniston Plateau
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