Rio blew up Juukan Gorge 'for extra $135m'

By Michael Ramsey
Updated August 7 2020 - 4:51pm, first published 4:49pm
"The events at Juukan should not have happened," Rio Tinto's Jean-Sebastien Jacques told an inquiry.
"The events at Juukan should not have happened," Rio Tinto's Jean-Sebastien Jacques told an inquiry.

Rio Tinto proceeded with destroying ancient and culturally significant sites in Western Australia so it could dig up an extra $135 million worth of high-grade iron ore, the mining giant's chief executive has told a Senate inquiry.

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