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Mining Costs Just Got Higher in Australia, and the Precedent Reaches Further
On February 27, an Australian federal court handed down the largest native title compensation award in the country's history. The mine at the centre of the case produces silver. The precedent it sets affects every future mining expansion on the continent, and beyond. The silver supply story is usually told in terms of geology, grades, and mine development timelines. It is less often told in terms of courtrooms. That is beginning to change. On February 27, 2026, Australia's Federal Court handed down a ruling in the case of Davey v Northern Territory that Norton Rose Fulbright's legal analysis immediately identified as ... (full story)