The Gold Ridge Landowners and Guadalcanal Provincial government has warned both the government and St. Barbara, they will not accept decisions regarding mining on their land without being involved in the consultation process.
A joint statement from the Gold Ridge landowners and Guadalcanal Province says while they share Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo’s disappointment over St Barbara’s absence from its legal and technical obligations on Gold Ridge in the aftermath of the April floods, the Government must not sideline landowners in any dealing regarding Gold Ridge mine.
It also calls on the government to take a more comprehensive approach to secure the mine for the benefit of all stakeholders now and future.
