petra+denniston+plateau

. They believe the "devastating" decision is about politics, not conservation. “The plateau is home to an array of specialised wildlife. This mine tears right at the heart of the most important area of the plateau,” south field officer Debs Martin says. Bathurst Resources says the development will provide 225 jobs and contribute $1 billion to the New Zealand economy - however Ms Martin says the law prevents the Conservation Minister from taking economic considerations such as these into account when considering access arrangements. She says the "logical conclusion" under the Conservation Act should have been not to approve the mine. The National Government bowed to public protest in 2010 and promised public consultation for significant mining proposals on conservation land. With these law changes to the Crown Minerals Act due to come into effect tomorrow, Forest & Bird and the West Coast Environment Network claim that the minister rushed the decision through to avoid any public debate. "Open cast mining on high-value conservation land is not something the public of New Zealand support, and the Government knows that,” says West Coast Environment Network spokesperson Lynley Hargreaves. Dr Smith says he believes the way forward is to "come to a common agreement on the remaining areas of the plateau that should be set aside permanently for conservation and mining", rather than having "long protracted legal proceedings". He says Bathurst will pay a $22 million compensation package to fund conservation projects in the area - the largest ever negotiated by DOC for a mine or other commercial venture. 3 News Read more: [|http://www.3news.co.nz/Minister-gives-Denniston-Plateau-mine-the-go-ahead/tabid/1160/articleID/298866/Default.aspx#ixzz2UXTx8kpJ]


 * //Advantages of Mining the// ||||  //Disadvantages of Mining the Denniston Plateau//  ||
 * || *Can get lots of money.
 * can make more rings.
 * can sell the gold to other countries. || *They will cut all the trees down.
 * The animals will d
 * native plants will die. ||  ||



the gaoverment wants to trun the Denniston Plateau into a mining place. But people form the public want it to stay.