Rio Tinto board could face pressure on Indigenous broken promise claim
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A sign adorns the building where mining company Rio Tinto has their office in Perth, Western Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson is set to face further pressure over the board’s handling of the destruction of sacred rock shelters in Australia after an Indigenous group accused him of breaking a personal promise, analysts said.
The traditional owners of the rock shelters said Thompson had told them Rio’s acting head of iron ore, Ivan Vella, who had led reconciliation efforts, would see the process through to its end, The Australian newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a letter to Rio from the traditional owners.
Damning letter puts Rio Tinto back in hot water over destruction of Juukan Gorge Aboriginal rock shelters
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Juukan Gorge in 2013, left, and then in 2020 after it was cleared but before Rio Tinto blasted and destroyed two rock shelters.
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Multinational miner Rio Tinto is facing a fresh and highly-charged disagreement with the Aboriginal traditional owners of the Juukan Gorge heritage site, which the company blew up last year.
Key points:
Juukan Gorge traditional owners have written a scathing letter to Rio Tinto criticising executive movements
The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura peoples say the miner s attempts to repair relationships ring hollow
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LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Mining and metals company Rio Tinto Plc. (RTPPF.PK, RIO.L, RIO, RTNTF.PK) Thursday said it created a Chief Operating Officer role, appointing Copper & Diamonds Chief Executive Arnaud Soirat as Group COO.
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm also added a permanent Chief Executive of Rio Tinto s Iron Ore business, and a Chief Executive Australia role.
Simon Trott, currently Chief Commercial Officer, will become Iron Ore Chief Executive; and Kellie Parker, now Managing Director Pacific Operations Aluminium, will join the Executive Committee as Chief Executive Australia.
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The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia (CME) congratulates Ivan Vella on his appointment as Rio Tinto's Aluminium Chief Executive. CME.