Canadian mining company Vista Gold has been fined $160,000 after pleading guilty to damaging a sacred site near Katherine in the Northern Territory.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-14/vista-gold-fined-after-drilling-at-sacred-site-near-katherine/105291010
The NT's sacred sites authority took action against the company after its own shareholder release revealed the illegal exploration drilling.
In his sentencing remarks, Acting Judge Steven Ledek said the unlawful drilling was motivated by profit.
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