 | Two 46,000-year-old heritage sites in the Juukan Gorge were destroyed by mining company Rio Tinto. After being approved for destruction in 2013, significant archaeological discoveries were made at the site in 2014. The destruction was one of the worst violations of an important archaeological site in recent memory. Experts compared the blast to the destruction of artifacts by the Islamic State.  |
 | A decision by Rio Tinto Group to destroy Juukan Gorge delivered about $135 million in extra value to its iron ore division, according to the miner’s top executive. Rio rejected three other options that would have avoided damaging the two rock shelters in Western Australia in order to access about 8 million tons of high-value ore, Chief Executive Officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques said. “The destruction of the rockshelters has triggered some reflection in our company.” He is under increasing pressure to resign. |  |
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