Hundreds of locals have rallied against a proposed silver and lead mine in central west New South Wales (NSW) as they consider whether to legally challenge the open-cut project’s approval.
Bowdens Silver Project, about 2 km outside the village of Lue, was given conditional approval earlier this month to operate until 2046.
About 200 locals rallied against the decision at the Mudgee Showground on April 27 night, hearing speeches from locals and NSW upper house Greens MP Sue Higginson as well as farm operators living near a gold mine in Orange.
“The large majority of the community is opposed to the project. They are the people on the ground that are going to have to suffer the consequences,” Lue sheep and cattle farmer Tom Combes told AAP….