Rio’s CEO Says Miner Made Key Changes Since Heritage Blasts
- Producer is revising agreements with Indigenous landowners
- Industry faces critical moment in community relations: Jacques
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Rio Tinto Group has made key changes to its cultural heritage management since the May explosions that damaged two Aboriginal Australian sites, outgoing CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques told a Parliamentary hearing Friday.
The miner is modernizing agreements with traditional landowners, won’t enforce clauses that restrict communities from speaking publicly about their concerns and is examining other measures to increase the economic benefit Indigenous people derive from Rio’s operations, Jacques said.