BREAKING: The head of mining giant Rio Tinto will leave the company immediately after the company destroyed a sacred 46,000-year-old cave.
In an announcement to the Australian Stock Exchange on Friday, Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques said he would step down from the top position, as a result of the major miner’s bungled handling over the Juukan Gorge scandal.
In May, Rio Tinto blew up caves in the WA Pilbara region that had significant importance to traditional landowners. The company’s chief executive of iron ore, Chris Salisbury and head of corporate relations, Simone Niven, will also leave the mining group by December 31.“What happened at Juukan was wrong and we are determined to ensure that the destruction of a heritage site of such exceptional archaeological and cultural significance never occurs again at a Rio Tinto operation,” Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson said.
“We are also determined to regain the trust of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people and other Traditional Owners.”
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