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2. Kakadu National Park - Wikipedia

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   Kakadu National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km (106 mi) southeast of Darwin.It is a World Heritage Site. Kakadu is also gazetted as a locality, covering the same area as the national park, with 313 people recorded living there in the 2016 Australian census.

3. Uranium mining in Kakadu National Park - Wikipedia

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   The Jabiluka site. The United Nations voiced its official opinion the mine would not endanger the environment or traditional sites: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ruled against placing the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park on its "in danger" list after accepting assurances the mine would neither harm its environment nor endanger sacred ...

4. List of inquiries into uranium mining in Australia - Wikipedia

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   1999: Australia's Kakadu – Government response to UNESCO World Heritage Committee regarding Kakadu National Park. 1999: Senate Inquiry into Jabiluka Uranium Mine Project referred to ECITA Committee; 1999: Report of ECITA Committee into Jabiluka Uranium Mine Project released; 2002: Senate Inquiry into Environmental Regulation of Uranium Mining

5. Coronation Hill - Wikipedia

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   Coronation Hill is a sandstone outcrop within Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia.. The area had been briefly mined for uranium at El Sherana in the 1950s and in 1988 proposals for new mining of gold were made.

6. Ranger Uranium Mine - Wikipedia

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   The site is surrounded by, but separate from Kakadu National Park, 230 km east of Darwin. The orebody was discovered in late 1969, and the mine commenced operation in 1980, reaching full production of uranium oxide in 1981 and ceased stockpile processing on 8 January 2021. Mining activities had ceased in 2012.

7. Gunlom Falls - Wikipedia

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   A steep 15-minute climb leads to the top of the falls, with views over the southern region of the park. There is also a series of swimming holes at the top of the falls. The waterfall is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Kakadu Highway on a gravel road, just inside the southern entry to the park. During the wet season (December to ...