Rebecca Connor warned a mining lease approval was unlawful in late 2017, and the government finally agrees

By Joanne McCarthy
April 17 2019 - 5:00am
Sacked: Former Hunter mining titles operations manager Rebecca Connor was sacked after arguing a "world first" scandium mine approval was unlawful. Picture: Marina Neil.
Sacked: Former Hunter mining titles operations manager Rebecca Connor was sacked after arguing a "world first" scandium mine approval was unlawful. Picture: Marina Neil.

THE NSW Department of Planning has conceded a "world first scandium mine" approval at Nyngan is invalid nearly a year after Hunter department whistleblower Rebecca Connor was sacked after arguing the 2017 approval was unlawful.

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