Bowdens proposed mine in central NSW is under increasing pressure to ensure protection of the site’s heritage, cultural significance and water supply. Silver Mines Ltd has so far failed to properly survey Aboriginal cultural heritage for its proposed Bowdens’ lead, zinc and silver mine near Lue in central NSW. Aboriginal heritage for mining projects came into focus following the destruction of Juukan Gorge in May 2020, and controversy over Woodside’s operations across northern Australia. That cultural landscape context has never been properly integrated into Bowdens’ assessment, nor the site properly surveyed, Aboriginal groups say. WVWAC also points out that the Environmental Impact Statement itself concedes the Landscape 2020 Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment has “no separate reporting for each of the individual survey periods”.