People involved		Normandy Gold Ltd Tennant Creek Operations & Warrago Mine On arrival at Tennant Creek airport the Delegation were met by the Mayor, Paul Ruger. They were then taken driven to Warrago Mine where Michael Coughlan, Manager Indigenous Affairs Tennant Creek Operations, gave a detailed presentation about the background of the mine and the role of the Indigenous Affairs Department.   He told us that in 1995 they only had 10 indigenous people working in the mine and now they have 31, representing 10% of the total workforce of 314. The 1976 Northern Territory Landrights Act has required that mines negotiate mining operations on Aboriginal land. Whilst the mine currently occupies an area of land that is part of a pastoral lease owned by the company, Normandy is currently exploring opportunities for mining on Aboriginal land nearby. To do this they will need to negotiate with traditional owners. Normandy have already made an assessment of community needs and wants and have responded to deal with them and in the process produced a number of positive outcomes including providing employment and training to members of the local community. All good care has been extended to the protection of sacred sites and advances have been made on conservation of the environment (ie. the creation of a wetland flora and fauna reserve).   On returning to Tennant Creek we stopped at the wetlands project and were impressed by efforts to offer an alternative habitat for wildlife away from the contaminated siltation dams. On a visit to Mungalawarra outstation we heard from David Curtis of the Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation and Richard James from Julalikari Buramana Outstation Research Centre about efforts to improve land management practices in these areas.