'Clearly there was a misunderstanding': Rio Tinto apologises for blasting Juukan Gorge

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'Clearly there was a misunderstanding': Rio Tinto apologises for blasting Juukan Gorge

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Australia: Rio Tinto mining blast destroys ancient Aboriginal sacred site

Australia: Rio Tinto releases second progress report on Communities and Social Performance (CSP) practices including direct feedback from Traditional Owners

Juukan Gorge traditional owners sign agreement with Rio Tinto to co-manage WA mining land

Juukan Gorge inquiry calls for overhaul of Australia’s ‘grossly inadequate’ Aboriginal heritage laws

Indigenous group requests UN review of Western Australia cultural heritage bill

Indigenous groups demand judicial inquiry into Rio Tinto's Marandoo mine

Rio Tinto appoints first Aboriginal director after sacred cave blasts

A year on from the Juukan Gorge destruction, Aboriginal sacred sites remain unprotected

Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson to resign over Juukan Gorge destruction but First Nations leaders and investors say more heads should roll

Rio Tinto should pay compensation for Juukan Gorge caves blast, inquiry recommends

Australian institutional investor sees heritage risk across mining industry

National Native Title Council welcomes Rio Tinto dismissals

Rio Tinto board must admit mistakes to rebuild standing

Rio Tinto CEO, top executives resign amid cave blast crisis

Removal of Rio Tinto CEO a welcome step towards accountability for Juukan Gorge blasting

Rio Tinto takes the first step to recovery

‘Test for the board’: UK pension fund heaps pressure on Rio Tinto boss over Juukan Gorge blasts

Rio Tinto CEO's fate in balance as board to meet after blasting of Aboriginal site

Rio Tinto's board under pressure to review cave blast sanctions

Rio Tinto boss to meet with traditional owners in Pilbara after company blasted ancient rock shelters

Australia: Statement by CEO of Institute of Company Directors’ on AMP and Rio Tinto cases

Rio Tinto didn't tell traditional owners there were options to save ancient Juukan Gorge rock shelters

Rio Tinto chief faces calls to resign after Aboriginal site demolition

Expansion of Pilbara mine threatens 60,000-year-old sacred site, inquiry hears

Rio Tinto blew up Juukan Gorge rock shelters 'to access higher volumes of high-grade ore'

Rio Tinto’s full submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia’s Inquiry

'Gutted': Former Rio Tinto VP says blast threatens decades of progress

Comment on Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and World Benchmarking Alliance Statement on Juukan Gorge

CHRB response to the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site by Rio Tinto at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia on 24 May 2020

Global human rights body tears strips off Rio over cave blasts

Aboriginal & human rights org’s call on CHRB to strip Rio Tinto of its ranking following the destruction of Aboriginal heritage sites

Aboriginal groups call for Rio Tinto to be stripped of human rights recognition

Marcia Langton knocks back Rio Tinto approach

How Rio Tinto can ensure its Aboriginal heritage review is transparent and independent

Leaked tape reveals Rio Tinto does not regret destroying 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock shelter to expand mine

Rio Tinto Loses Australian Indigenous Backing After Blasting Sacred Caves

Rio Tinto's response

Statement on Rio Tinto

'Clearly there was a misunderstanding': Rio Tinto apologises for blasting Juukan Gorge

Report reveals Rio Tinto knew the significance of 46,000-year-old rock caves six years before it blasted them

Kaboom! There goes Rio Tinto's reputation

Rio Tinto feels more heat on cave blast as investor pressure rises

Commentary: Rio Tinto’s values and culture—failing to walk the walk

Mining firm Rio Tinto sorry for destroying Aboriginal caves

Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine

Australia: Extractive companies’ projects threaten to destroy Aboriginal heritage sites

NSW government pays Shenhua $100m to cancel coalmine project

‘Another Juukan Gorge’: First Nations leaders warn environment laws risk more destruction

Big investors challenge miners over traditional owner consent

Mining companies have operated with a free rein and few consequences for too long

Indigenous leaders, investors urge BHP to halt works at sacred sites

Mining industry opposes new laws for Aboriginal heritage sites despite Juukan Gorge failures

Expansion of Pilbara mine threatens 60,000-year-old sacred site, inquiry hears

Aboriginal heritage: Gomeroi elders attack 'useless' law after Shenhua mine setback

Bid to save sacred sites dismissed by federal court

China Shenhua Energy could not be reached

澳洲：向神华能源投资的黑石集团和CBUS被要求解释为何要投资不利于环保和破坏文物的开采煤矿项目

How Rio Tinto can ensure its Aboriginal heritage review is transparent and independent

BlackRock and CBUS faces pressure over investee company China Shenhua Energy’s plans to destroy Aboriginal artefacts

Leaked tape reveals Rio Tinto does not regret destroying 46,000-year-old Aboriginal rock shelter to expand mine

Rio Tinto Loses Australian Indigenous Backing After Blasting Sacred Caves

Australia: BHP agrees not to damage 40 Aboriginal heritage sites without further extensive consultation with traditional owners

Australia: BHP mine expansion threatens to destroy up to 86 sites of historical and cultural significance to Aboriginal community

Rio Tinto's response

Australia: Fortescue Metals Group mine expansions threatens to destroy Aboriginal heritage sites representing 60,000 years of history

Statement on Rio Tinto

'Clearly there was a misunderstanding': Rio Tinto apologises for blasting Juukan Gorge

Kaboom! There goes Rio Tinto's reputation

Report reveals Rio Tinto knew the significance of 46,000-year-old rock caves six years before it blasted them

Rio Tinto feels more heat on cave blast as investor pressure rises

Commentary: Rio Tinto’s values and culture—failing to walk the walk

Mining firm Rio Tinto sorry for destroying Aboriginal caves

Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine