Alcoa heeds community concerns, changes Perth Hills plans

ENVIRONMENT

Some sites in the Perth Hills to be exempt from exploration drilling

Alcoa's Huntly mine landscape.

Alcoa’s Huntly mine landscape. | Credits: Karma Barndon

Alcoa Australia has blinked in the face of rising community opposition to its rolling bauxite plans for the Perth Hills and removed several contentious sites from its exploration schedule. The areas…

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