"The NT has not had a major new mine in decades, and this sort...

"The NT has not had a major new mine in decades, and this sort of bureaucratic imbecility is the reason. The EPA needs to have its wings clipped. Lets not get too excited about the economic fillip Darwin is getting from Covid tourism. That won't last. What we need is new long lived major projects. There are other vanadium projects competing with TNG. If this gets delayed others will get the market first mover advantage and the project may be lost forever. The politicians and public servants are either a bit slow or don't care it seems."

Whoever made this comment about competition from other V producers should have also pointed out that the reason for the refinery is TNG is value adding in Australia. Something everyone in the country seems to be crying out for.