national park is a great outcome, page-2

There are other mines in National Parks, one being Ranger Mine in Kakadu National Park, owned by ERA and RIO

Kakadu National Park is on the World Heritage List, both for its cultural and natural value, a rare feat because few sites are featured for both reasons


Also possible that major compensation would need to made to MNM if it was made a National Park. As found out by NSW

"THE centrepiece of the Coalition's environment platform for the state election has become a legal minefield with revelations that its planned national park on Sydney's fringe is layered with previously unpublicised mining licences.
The discovery of the licences, over Dharawal State Conservation Area, has shocked the Coalition and potentially exposes taxpayers to tens of millions of dollars in extra compensation before the park can be created....."