Rio Tinto sorry about damage to ancient Aboriginal site
The miner’s explosives damaged a site used by humans 46,000 years ago, that could have been avoided, heralding new community-legislation
04 August 2020 - 11:32
Melbourne — Rio Tinto Group, the world’s second-largest miner, missed key opportunities to prevent damage to one of Australia’s most significant Aboriginal heritage sites, according to its evidence to a parliamentary inquiry.
Explosions in late May to access areas of high-grade iron ore at the Brockman 4 mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, flattened two rock shelters in the Juukan Gorge, where archaeologists had found evidence that parts of the site were used by humans as long as 46,000 years ago...
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