[en] The author considers the issues raised by the decision of the Australian Government to approve the mining of uranium in the Alligator Rivers Region. These issues are associated with both the physical environment and factors of a social nature. A compromise needs to be reached between the various objectives - the mining interest, the minimum feasible disturbance of the Aboriginal society and culture, the needs of the Kakadu National Park, the reconciliation of white and Aboriginal Australian relationships and the protection of the natural environment