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Andrew Forrest’s FMG keeping $1.9m in royalties from Indigenous owners, Juukan Gorge inquiry told – ABC News
An Aboriginal corporation has told the Juukan Gorge inquiry the WA mining giant is restricting access to country and “will only pay royalties when we sign off o…
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) is withholding $1.9 million in royalties from a group of Pilbara traditional owners because they asked for more information about a mining proposal, a Federal inquiry has heard.
Key points:
- An inquiry into Indigenous heritage destruction has been told FMG is withholding $1.9m in royalty payments owed to native title holders
- The Eastern Guruma people were paid $7m for mines that are estimated to generate $10b annually for Rio TintoClick here to view the original article.
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