Nabalco, (North Australian Bauxite and Alumina Company) was a mining and extraction company set up in 1964 to exploit bauxite reserves on the Gove Peninsula, Australia. Nabalco was renamed Alcan Gove Pty Ltd in 2002.[1]
| Industry | Mining, mineral extraction |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1964 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Successor | Alcan Gove Pty Ltd (2002) |
Nabalco was formed from a consortium including the Swiss-based Alusuisse (70%) and the Australian company CSR Limited.[2][3]
The development was opposed by the indigenous inhabitants, which gave rise to the legal action Milirrpum v Nabalco Pty Ltd (Gove land rights case). That resulted in a ruling against intrinsic native land rights in 1971.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nabalco Pty Ltd - Corporate entry", www.eoas.info, Encyclopedia of Australian Science
- ^ Melanie Wilkinson; R. Marika; Nancy M. Williams (2009), "17. 'This place already has a name'" (PDF), in Harold Koch; Luise Hercus (eds.), Aboriginal Placenames: Naming and Re-Naming the Australian Landscape, ANU E Press, p. 404
- ^ David Charles Rich, The industrial geography of Australia, Methuen LBC, p. 337, ISBN 0-454-01459-7
External links
edit- "Alcan Gove. Investing in the Northern Territory", www.alcangove.com, Alcan, archived from the original on 28 September 2007, archive of Alcan Gove company webpage
