Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group said on Thursday that it would not support a shareholder resolution that urged it to halt mining activities that could damage Aboriginal cultural heritage sites because it already has proper procedures in place.<\/p>\n
A shareholder group backed by Aboriginal leaders on Thursday urged Fortescue to commit not to damage or disturb cultural heritage sites and lift any confidentiality provisions for traditional owners.<\/p>\n
The shareholder resolution comes amid heightened focus on agreements between Australia’s iron ore majors and Aboriginal groups, after rival Rio Tinto legally blew up a rock shelter in May that showed 46 000 years of human habitation, against the wishes of the traditional owners. The resolution asks the world’s fourth-largest iron ore miner to adopt a moratorium on activities that may impact the sacred sites until relevant Australian laws are strengthened, the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group said on Thursday that it would not support a shareholder resolution that urged it to halt mining activities that could damage Aboriginal cultural heritage sites because it already has proper procedures in place.<\/p>\n
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