Editing Darling Scarp (section)

=== Bauxite mining ===
{{See also|Bauxite mining in Australia}}

In the late twentieth century, the proving of bauxite deposits correlating to the extensive [[jarrah forest]]s saw wide-ranging protests against the proposals to mine the forests. [[Campaign to Save Native Forests]] was one group to oppose the activity.

The lengthy process of protest forced the government and miners to check their original proposals, and wide-ranging processes to guard segments of the jarrah forests from mining ensued.

The current mining activity in the region is extensive - the main mines being Huntly and Willowdale.<ref>'Alcoa has two bauxite mines operating in the Darling Range in Western Australia: Huntly, which has been operating since the early 1970s and is the world's biggest bauxite mine, producing 20 million tonnes per annum; and Willowdale, established in 1984 and currently supplying 8.5 million tonnes per annum to Alcoa's Wagerup alumina refinery. source: {{cite web |url=http://aluminium.org.au/australian-bauxite/bauxite-jarrahdale-huntly-willowdale |title=Jarrahdale, Huntly, and Willowdale Mines |access-date=2014-04-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302094013/http://aluminium.org.au/australian-bauxite/bauxite-jarrahdale-huntly-willowdale |archive-date=2 March 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
[[File:Darling Scarp from Serpentine Dam.jpg|thumb|600x600px|Darling scarp from Serpentine Dam]]