{"id":115,"date":"2020-08-19T08:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T22:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2020-08-23T12:00:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T02:00:12","slug":"but-their-only-exploration-licenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"But they are only exploration licenses&#8230; Aren&#8217;t they?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Keep in mind when a mining company discusses exploration activities&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">&#8230;the objective of an exploration phase is to move onto a mining phase.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meaning&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>making big money for the company,<\/li><li>minimal compensation for landholders and community,<\/li><li>significant environmental damage,<\/li><li>abuse of local water sources and aquifers,<\/li><li>likely contamination of groundwater and catchment areas,<\/li><li>no long term responsibility, no long term community care,<\/li><li>unlikely rehabilitation.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Be prepared for no real community input, pressure, attempts to split the community, and lawyers&#8230; until they get what they want.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?attachment_id=312\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?fit=1280%2C1279&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1279\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"im-48597\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?resize=768%2C767&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?page_id=157\">Register for <strong>email updates<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep in mind when a mining company discusses exploration activities&#8230; &#8230;the objective of an exploration phase is to move onto a mining phase. Meaning&#8230; making big money for the company, minimal compensation for landholders and community, significant environmental damage, abuse of local water sources and aquifers, likely contamination of groundwater and catchment areas, no long [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/im-48597.jpg?fit=1280%2C1279&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=21","url_meta":{"origin":115,"position":0},"title":"Mining threats and impacts","author":"adminnmmr","date":"08\/07\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"With the assumption these miners will uphold the usual poor standards of mining exploration and mining responsibility, and operate in accordance to the inadequate laws and regulations of the state. Here are the potential impacts: What is under threat by mining exploration and mining in Macedon ranges: Your livelihoodYour land.Your\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Information&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Information","link":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Macedon-Ranges-dd1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Macedon-Ranges-dd1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Macedon-Ranges-dd1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Macedon-Ranges-dd1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/files\/2020\/08\/Macedon-Ranges-dd1.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":60,"url":"https:\/\/www.no-mining-macedon-ranges.com\/?p=60","url_meta":{"origin":115,"position":1},"title":"Who are Syndicate Minerals Pty Ltd?","author":"adminnmmr","date":"08\/10\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Local residents are doing some research and calls to find out who they are, who owns them, who are the investors, from where do they come? Up until 10th August the Syndicate Minerals website contained little information except information directly relating to the numerous exploration applications it has submitted. 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However it does not mean the fight in these areas is over. In many cases a revised application covering the same areas or part thereof will or has been initiated by the same or another mining company. 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Exploration east of MR (Romsey \"Evergreen\"Project) EL007329 by Red Rock Australasia. 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