Rio Tinto investors welcome chair’s decision to step down after Juukan Gorge scandal – The Guardian

Rio TintoSimon Thompson accepts he is ultimately accountable for the destruction of ancient rock shelters
Investors and First Nations groupshave welcomed the Rio Tinto chair Simon Thompsons decision to leave the company after accepting he was ultimately accountable for the mining companys decision to blow up ancient rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara.
Thompson will not stand for re-election to the board next year in a decision that follows the resignations in September of the chief executive…

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