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'Clearly there was a misunderstanding': Rio Tinto apologises for blasting Juukan Gorge

Radio interview on RN Breakfast with Hamish McDonald with guest, Chris Salisbury, Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Iron Ore.

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'Clearly there was a misunderstanding': Rio Tinto apologises for blasting Juukan Gorge

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Kaboom! There goes Rio Tinto's reputation

Report reveals Rio Tinto knew the significance of 46,000-year-old rock caves six years before it blasted them

Rio Tinto feels more heat on cave blast as investor pressure rises

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