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28/11/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 7022H  Rio Tinto PLC  28 November 2022

 28 November, 2022

 

PKKP and Rio Tinto to create Juukan Gorge Legacy Foundation

The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) Aboriginal Corporation and Rio
Tinto have agreed to create the Juukan Gorge Legacy Foundation after signing a
remedy agreement regarding the tragic destruction of two ancient rock shelters
at Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia in 2020.

 

In accordance with the right to self-determination, the agreement reflects the
desire of the Traditional Owners to create a foundation that supports the
cultural, social, educational and economic aspirations of the group. The
foundation, to be led and controlled by Traditional Owners, will also enable
the delivery of broader benefits through commercial partnership opportunities.

 

Under the agreement, Rio Tinto will provide financial support to the
foundation to progress major cultural and social projects including a new
keeping place for storage of important cultural materials.

 

The agreement forms part of Rio TintoÕs commitment to remedying and
rebuilding its relationship with the PKKP people. In addition to supporting
the creation of the Juukan Gorge Legacy Foundation, remedy discussions have
centred on agreeing a new approach to co-management of Country as well as the
ongoing rehabilitation of the rock shelters and their surrounds at Juukan
Gorge.

 

Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said, ÒWe fell far short of our
values as a company and breached the trust placed in us by the PKKP people by
allowing the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters. As we work hard to
rebuild our relationship, I would like to thank the PKKP people, their elders,
and the Corporation for their guidance and leadership in forming this
important agreement.Ó

 

At the request of the PKKP Aboriginal Corporation, the financial terms of the
agreement will not be disclosed.

 

 

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This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Steve Allen, Rio
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