Kurrama people

Rio Tinto publishes submission to Parliamentary Inquiry on Juukan Gorge

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Energy, Natural Resources, Other Energy, Mining, Minerals, Hamersley Range, Rio Tinto, Pilbara, Companies, Kurrama people, States and territories of Australia, Geography of Australia

Rio Tinto today reiterated its determination to ensure that the destruction of heritage sites of exceptional archaeological and cultural significance, such as the Juukan rockshelters, never occurs again.

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  • Rio Tinto today reiterated its determination to ensure that the destruction of heritage sites of exceptional archaeological and cultural significance, such as the Juukan rockshelters, never occurs again.
  • In its submission to the Australian Parliamentary Inquiry into the destruction of the rockshelters at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, Rio Tinto sets out in detail its relationship with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people (PKKP) from 2003 to 2020 and the circumstances over this period that led to the events that occurred in the Juukan Gorge.
  • Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said The destruction of the Juukan rockshelters should not have occurred and I have unreservedly apologised to the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people.
  • J-S Jacques will give evidence to the Inquiry Committee at 9.00am AEST on Friday, 7 August.