sentence: Mining is still a major activity in the area, with gold, manganese and copper mines.
sentences_before: There was a gold rush to Tennant Creek in 1930, Australia's last gold rush.
sentences_after: In 2011 the Australian government proposed building a nuclear waste dump near the town despite protests from the traditional Aboriginal land owners. There will be a federal court case of the traditional owners in June 2014.
concept_name: mining
headings: Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
categories: Towns in the Northern Territory 1870s establishments