Australian mining company prospects Banaba Island once more | ABC News

Its lands were once a rich source of high-grade phosphate. But after decades of destructive mining, Banaba Island was left in ruins, and its people displaced.
Now an Australian company, Centrex, is pushing to exploit the island’s resources further, something Banaba’s traditional owners say is happening without their approval.
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