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Rio Tinto and BHP battle Apache tribes to build North America s biggest copper mine at sacred Oak Flat site
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JanJanuary 2021 at 11:06pm
Apache elder Wendsler Nosie is one of those leading the campaign to save Oak Flat from mining.
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Wendsler Nosie Senior, an elder of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, is describing his people s land, Oak Flat or Chi chil Bildagoteel, in the Arizona desert in the US south-west.
The site in the Tonto National Forest is a popular camping and hiking ground and contains sacred cultural heritage locations that include rock carvings, burial sites and the Apache Leap, where Apache warriors jumped to their death after being driven to the edge of the cliff by the US cavalry.
Corporate donors flee Republican Party following Capitol Hill riot, and it s only the beginning
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JanJanuary 2021 at 2:41am
Even after the Capitol building was stormed, some 147 Republicans still challenged the the US election result, which saw Donald Trump lose to Joe Biden.
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So has Coca-Cola, Walmart, Hallmark, Amazon, Airbnb and Mastercard.
After last week s violent riot on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, which left five people dead, dozens of the world s biggest corporations are pulling their political donations from America s Republicans.
The companies many consistent Republican donors in the past are targeting the 147 Republicans who still challenged the results of America s presidential election
Juukan Gorge report leaves WA Government and mining industry facing pressure over Section 18 moratorium
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DecDecember 2020 at 11:55pm
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A shareholder advocacy group has hit out at the WA Government and mining sector over their rejection of a temporary halt on approvals that could disturb or destroy sacred sites.
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But shareholders say a temporary halt is fair while new laws are drafted
There is concern new laws will still fail to save ancient sites from destruction
Inexcusable : A federal inquiry has slammed Rio Tinto s destruction of the Juukan caves – and found the blame goes all the way to the top Jack Derwin Rio Tinto has been completely battered by a federal inquiry into its destruction of the Juukan Gorge Caves. (Aaron Bunch, Getty Images)
Rio Tinto has been blasted by a federal inquiry for its inexcusable destruction of the Juukan Gorge Caves. Rio knew the value of what they were destroying but blew it up anyway, it concluded in its interim report, recommending a moratorium of future approvals for Rio where it cannot prove it has the consent of traditional owners.