Continent will not be opened to mining
Political reporter The aim of a minerals convention for Antarctica is certainly not to open up the continent for mining, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Marshall, yesterday. New Zealand, as a leading Antarctic Treaty country and one with close ties to Antarctica, had no interest in encouraging minerals activities which posed unacceptable risks to a unique and' fragile environment.
Mr Marshall said New Zealand’s interests demanded that the Antarctic environment was protected. The negotiations, which resume today, were designed to fill a gap in the Antarctic Treaty system. “At present there is .no effective mechanism to stop anyone going to Antarctica and exploring for minerals and exploiting them,” he said.
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