On Monday, Rio Tinto released its annual report for 2020, a dichotomous year for the mining giant.

The company’s numbers are eye-watering, paying $US9 billion ($11.4 billion) in total dividends, up 26 per cent. Its reputation – for social performance, once the very best in the global mining industry – is decimated by the Juukan Gorge incident, and its appalling inertia in the aftermath.