Major Rio Tinto has launched a board-led review of its heritage management processes within its iron-ore division following the events at Juukan Gorge, with a focus on recommending improvements to the effectiveness of its internal processes and governance.
The company review comes after the Northern Australia Committee commenced an inquiry into the destruction of the Indigenous heritage site, to examine how the destruction of the caves came about, the processed that failed to protect the site, the impact on the Traditional Owners, and the legislative changes required to prevent such an incident from recurring.