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Rio Tinto did not tell traditional owners blowing up Juukan Gorge site was just one option for mine – The Guardian
Three of four options would have avoided destruction of sites of ‘highest archeological significance’ in Australia, inquiry hears
Rio Tinto did not tell traditional owners that it had the option of not blowing up significant cultural heritage sites in the Juukan Gorge and the companys senior executives were not aware of the significance of the site until after it was destroyed, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.
Two rock shelters in Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia were blown up in the expansion of one of Rio Tintos open-cut iron ore mines, dubbed Brockman 4, on 24 May.
One of the rock shelters sho…
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