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Indigenous peoples from around the Bismark and Solomon Seas gathered at Karkum village, Madang last week and signed a statement seeking to halt the current fast tracking of deep sea mining in their territorial seas.
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Indigenous people of the Bismark-Solomon Sea declare their rights to Free Prior Informed Consent over anything potentially impacting their land or sea resources.
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A day before their London based Annual General Meeting, Senior Elder of the traditional owners of the country impacted by the Hope Downs mine site has requested Rio Tinto to halt operations and reconsider its proposed mining activities on site. Slim Parker urged the company: "In light of what they have done in the past destroying important sites in the area, they have the opportunity to make amends - they have the capacity today to make the decision not to mine this area at all. Our wish is to protect the scientific, historical cultural and spiritual heritage values of the area, and that they be preserved so everyone can share the significance. I have always maintained that this area should not be mined at all, that it should be preserved. Rio Tinto should halt their operations. The traditional owners, the Fortescue Martidja Banyjima people and the Nyarparli people are united in our desire to preserve this area."
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