Rio Tinto damages another cultural site
The FTSE 100 firm has paused its mining activities at an iron ore mine in Western Australia after an Indigenous rock shelter was damaged.
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The FTSE 100 firm has paused its mining activities at an iron ore mine in Western Australia after an Indigenous rock shelter was damaged.
Rio Tinto has apologised after iron ore blasting may have damaged a registered cultural heritage site, three years after the global Juukan Gorge scandal.
After the infamous Juukan Gorge blast caused global uproar for protecting Aboriginal heritage, Rio Tinto blasts ancient shelter near Pilbara.
Rio’s shares were trading 1.8% lower at A$113.82 as at 12:14 p.m. Sydney time Friday. The benchmark iron ore price has declined 3.3% this week.
The FTSE 100 firm has paused its mining activities at an iron ore mine in Western Australia after an Indigenous rock shelter was damaged.