Ban all Toxic Mineral and Gold Mining Exploration on the Dorrigo Plateau in New South Wales

The negative impact of mining for minerals in high rainfall water catchments could include:
potential irreversible environmental degradation and pollution of waterways due to the inability to prevent toxic runoff entering them during high rainfall events. Blicks River, the site of the latest exploration licence, is one of the largest tributaries of the Nymboida River, which provides water to the Coffs-Clarence regional supply system, on which more than 80,000 people rely. It is mooted that gold is the most likely mineral at the site and may require open-cut techniques and the use of cyanide in the separation process - which may have the potential to destroy one of the most pristine water supplies in Australia.
http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/water-more-precious-than-gold-a-petition-to-nsw-parliament-to-ban-all-toxic-mineral-and-gold-mining-exploration-on-the-dorrigo-plateau