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Western Australia government challenges Federal government on taxes affecting mines

International Mining | October 03, 2011 | 12:15 am Base Metals Europe Nickel 

wa-region-map-large3.gif WA Mines Minister, Norman Moore, told the Paydirt 2011 Australian Nickel Conference, last week that “the federal government’s proposed Mineral Resource Rent Tax (M-R-R-T), and the carbon tax are challenges this government and industry are facing. The M-R-R-T is...

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