Glencore blocked from expanding McArthur River Mine port facility in High Court ruling

A group of Northern Territory native title holders has won a landmark High Court battle blocking the expansion of an open cut mine on one of the world's largest zinc and lead deposits, about 900 kilometres southeast of Darwin. The McArthur River Mine has faced fierce opposition from traditional owners over the mine's effects on native title rights. But this decision is being seen as setting an important precedent that will be able to be applied by native title holders in future cases.