Rio Tinto Seals Heritage Protection Plan For Iron Ore Project
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Rio Tinto Group, the world’s top iron ore producer, has agreed a heritage protection plan with an indigenous landowner group for a project in Western Australia, as it looks to guard against a repeat of the 2020 destruction of a sacred site at Juukan Gorge.
The agreement with the Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation will ensure that significant social and cultural heritage values are protected as part of the proposed development of the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara region, Rio said in a statement. Decisions on environmental matters, mine planning and closure will be made jointly with the Yinhawangka people.