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Walsh told Rio not to mine Juukan caves

A report into Rio Tinto's egregious destruction of a 46,000-year-old Indigenous site in Western Australia is missing key information, according to former Rio chief executive Sam Walsh.

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Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh has questioned the integrity of Rio's submission to the joint parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara.

Walsh says he issued instructions in 2013 not to mine the gorge, but it is missing from the company's explanation of what happened.

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Tony Boyd is the former Chanticleer columnist. He has more than 35 years' experience as a finance journalist. Connect with Tony on Twitter. Email Tony at tony.boyd@afr.com

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