Alcoa refuses to rule out mining the Perth Hills
A letter from the US miner raised hope that the jarrah forest inland from Perth would escape its strip mining for bauxite, but Alcoa is keeping its options open.
Hancock Energy, part of Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, owns half of Senex Energy in Queensland and acquired Perth Basin gas company Warrego Energy in 2023.
With WA's days of cheap and abundant gas coming to a close, the chances of onshore gas being exported are shrinking fast.
The Belisama project inland from Dongara could supply up to 20 per cent of WA's demand from 2029.
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