Irwin wildlife reserve to be mined
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A bauxite mining company has won the right to continue mine studies on a wildlife reserve owned by the family of the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.

The Queensland state Land Court in Brisbane ruled on Wednesday that Cape Alumina was lawfully entitled to continue with its exploration and environmental surveys on a portion of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Australia's north-east Outback.

The company hopes to open a mine within the former cattle ranch within four years.

Terri Irwin, the American widow of the media personality and renowned conservationist, argues that the property is home to vulnerable plant and animal species and has vowed to maintain the land as a haven for wildlife.