Rio gets the government cold shoulder Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Rio gets the government cold shoulder Save Normal text size Advertisement It has been a terrible year for Rio Tinto since the mining giant blasted 46,000 years of history to smithereens at Western Australiaâs Juukan Gorge in May. Since then, the company has turfed some members of its executive team deemed responsible for the catastrophe â including then-chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques â and has issued an apology. On that front, Rio is âabso...