Rio Tinto is no stranger to ethical problems. It currently is involved in tussles from the Gobi desert in Mongolia to Guinea in Africa, where it has been embroiled in bribery allegations. Given this torrid recent history one might have expected chairman Simon Thompson to have taken the protests from big Australian and UK investor … Read more
Calls for Rio Tinto boss to be sacked following firm’s destruction of two 46,000-year-old Aboriginal cave shelters to make way for iron ore mine By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 9 September 2020 The future of the boss of Rio Tinto was hanging in … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Rift between chairman Simon Thompson and two of Rio Tinto’s most powerful independent directors presages a bumpy ride ahead By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 When Rio Tinto slashed the financial rewards of key executives last month over the … Read more
Rio Tinto cutting bonuses of three senior executives by almost £4m following destruction of Aboriginal site – but they will still keep their jobs By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 24 August 2020 The world’s biggest iron ore miner is cutting the bonuses of … Read more
Mining giant Rio Tinto has apologised to traditional land owners after demolishing Aboriginal shelters of cultural significance dating back 46,000 years. The caves in Western Australia’s Pilbara region were legally destroyed by explosives last Sunday. Explosives were detonated in a part of the Juukan Gorge, demolishing two ancient rock shelters and prompting outcry and renewed national debate … Read more