Country & community
Respect for Country is core work.
Jabari does not yet hold tenure, so we can't point to a track record on our own ground. What we can do is state, plainly and in advance, how we will work.
Jabari Energy acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country across the Northern Territory, where we explore, and Western Australia, where our parent company is based. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture, and that their knowledge of Country is older than any record we will ever read. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
Traditional Owners
Working with Traditional Owners.
Exploration in the NT happens under laws that put Traditional Owners at the centre of decisions about their land.
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
On Aboriginal freehold land, applications go through the relevant Land Council (the Northern Land Council in the north, the Central Land Council in the centre), and Traditional Owners decide whether to consent to exploration.
Native Title Act 1993
On pastoral and other land with native title interests, the Native Title Act processes apply.
Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989
Sacred sites are protected. Jabari will obtain Authority Certificates from the Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority (AAPA) before any ground disturbance.
Our commitments
- Attend meetings in person.
- Use independent interpreters where needed.
- Respect a “no”.
- Avoid sacred and restricted sites.
- Share employment and contracting opportunities where they arise.
Landholders
Pastoralists and landholders.
- Notice
- Proper notice before entering any property.
- Access agreements
- Written agreements on when, where and how we access land.
- Gates and water
- Gates left as found. Stock water and bores protected.
- Fire
- Fire breaks respected and fire-risk work planned around the season.
- Rehabilitation
- Every drill pad and track rehabilitated.
Environment
Low impact first.
- Low-impact exploration first: desktop data review and airborne surveys before anything touches the ground.
- Approvals in place before disturbance, including an environmental mining licence or mining management plan where required.
- Rehabilitation of every drill pad and track.
Uranium
Uranium, plainly.
Is Jabari mining uranium?
No. Jabari is an explorer. Any future mine would need separate Northern Territory and Commonwealth approvals, including under the EPBC Act, and would be a decision for a future developer.
Is exploring for uranium dangerous?
Exploration is mostly mapping, sampling, geophysics and drilling. Radiation levels from uranium-bearing rock at surface are low, and any work that handles samples follows the Northern Territory’s radiation-safety requirements, including monitoring and safe sample storage and transport.
What happens to the land after exploration?
Drill sites and tracks are rehabilitated as work finishes, and an environmental security bond is held by the Northern Territory Government until rehabilitation is signed off.
Governance
Safety and governance.
Our governance framework covers the areas below. Copies of our policies are available to investors on request.
- Code of Conduct
- Health & Safety
- Environment
- Heritage
- Privacy
- Cultural heritage protection