The destruction of one ancient rock shelter is devastating. But there's a greater loss to cultural heritage that is occurring from the 'cumulative impacts' of mining operations in WA.
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Rio Tinto's own staff wanted the blast stopped.
For far too long, mining companies have let their social and cultural heritage commitments slide. The inquiry report should be a wake-up call for the industry.
Heritage is non-renewable — just like the mineral wealth of this country.
This mine has destroyed thousands of lives and livelihoods in Bougainville, an island in Papua New Guinea. It’s time Rio Tinto cleaned up its mess.
The way Rio was set up explains a lot about how it came destroy 46,000 years of Indigenous heritage.
There are many possible outcomes from the closure of the smelter – just don't expect lower electricity prices to be one of them.
There are many questions about the inquiry into the destruction of an Aboriginal heritage site, including how it will be conducted, what will be publicly disclosed and who will be protected.
The destruction of the 46,000 year old site Juukan Gorge forces us to confront archaeology and history in Australia.
It's a devastating loss, but the destruction of a culturally significant Aboriginal site is not an isolated incident. Rio Tinto was acting within the law.
Mineral-rich Mongolia is experiencing a mining boom, but its growth is creating distrust and conflict with herder communities.
The success of the rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine will be judged by criteria created by the mining company.
The shareholder resolution on climate change at Rio Tinto's AGM is another indication of how much investor culture is tilting towards demanding that companies take a responsible climate stance.
Many contracts have been ended in cases of war or changes in the law. But government action making a contract more expensive does not mean it will be terminated.
'Social licence to operate' is a term describing how much community support a project or company has. As the Northern Rivers CSG experience shows, failing to get it can have costly impacts for firms.
Increased competition and weak commodities prices will pressure to the mining sector to cut costs.
High cost iron ore producers should either reduce their costs or leave the market if they cannot compete.
While it's easy for the large miners to argue increased iron ore production is business as usual, the overall cost to the sector warrants a closer inspection.
There are hundreds of derelict mine sites across New South Wales – and the state planning department has admitted it is "not aware of the total size" of large mining voids currently being left behind.
This latest part of our series on Russia’s relations with its neighbours focuses on the huge empty land of Mongolia, Moscow’s original Soviet satellite state in the 1920s. These days it sits on the verge…
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Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Australian National University
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Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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retired, University of Western Australia
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Associate professor Head of Management Discipline Group UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Environmental and Climate Law, The University of Melbourne
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Bond University
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Shelley Marshall is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor and Director of the RMIT Business and Human Rights Centre, RMIT University
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Researcher and Sessional Academic, University of Sydney
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Research Director, University of Western Australia
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Lecturer, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University
