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UPDATE 1-Aboriginal group to rate miners like Rio, Fortescue on performance

By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read MELBOURNE (Reuters) - An Aboriginal group said on Wednesday it plans a scorecard to rate miners including Fortescue and Rio Tinto in Western Australia’s iron ore heartland, on how well they comply with various environmental, social and governance metrics. Slideshow ( 2 images ) The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corp (WGAC), which represents the Eastern Guruma region in the Pilbara, said it hoped the move would help educate investors and the broader public after the destruction of ancient rock shelters by Rio Tinto last year. “It’s not easy for people to hear from the native title holders, so you tend to get just the mining company’s view of the world,” director Tony Bevan told Reuters.

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Pat Dodson calls for mining royal commission after reports of damage at Aboriginal sites

Pat Dodson calls for mining royal commission after reports of damage at Aboriginal sites
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Mining giant Fortescue apologises for clearing land on Aboriginal sacred site without elders present

Share on Twitter Australia s Fortescue Metals Group has apologised to an Aboriginal group for clearing land on a heritage site while failing to meet a government condition for representatives of the community to be present when the damage took place. It is the week s second such incident, despite pressure on Australian iron ore miners to show they have improved practices to manage important sites after Rio Tinto destroyed two sacred rock shelters for a mine expansion last May. Fortescue had state government permission to clear the land in the Weelumurra Creek area registered as sacred to the Wintawari Guruma people, on condition that community elders were present to perform salvage and cultural rites, four documents reviewed by Reuters showed.

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Fortescue Metals facing probe after clearing land on Indigenous heritage site

Fortescue Metals facing probe after clearing land on Indigenous heritage site
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Fortescue Metals facing probe after clearing land on Indigenous heritage site

Fortescue Metals facing probe after clearing land on Indigenous heritage site
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