Perth’s water supply at ‘high risk’ from Alcoa bauxite mining, expert study finds
Exclusive: GHD identified 22 pathways for Alcoa’s mining to contaminate dams inland of PerthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlcoa’s plan to vastly expand its strip mining of forest near Perth’s dams poses a high risk to the water supply for the city’s 2.3 million...
<p><strong>Exclusive:</strong> GHD identified 22 pathways for Alcoa’s mining to contaminate dams inland of Perth</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Alcoa’s plan to vastly expand its strip mining of forest near Perth’s dams poses a high risk to the water supply for the city’s 2.3 million people, according to global engineering consultancy GHD.</p><p>The US aluminium producer commissioned the detailed analysis as part of its bid for approval to mine an additional 67 square kilometres of jarrah forest for bauxite – the source material for aluminium.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/20/perth-water-supply-risk-alcoa-bauxite-mining">Continue reading...</a>
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